Me and my friends loved mitch because we spoke in the same tone and cadence, and we'd already written the "used to too" joke on our own. It was like listening to ourselves. We had to loose the affectation because people thought we were imitating him. lol
Even late in his career he was like that, watching (or listening) the crowd go from "wtf is this guy..? talking about...???" to just absolutely slaying was a treat. I miss him :(
He was so shy. It is sad that he never really knew how amazing he was. Wherever he is, I hope he is happy and can see how his work continues to bring people joy.
I wish I had more info but I recently seen one that was in the early stages like this one , ugh . I’ll try to get back cause I think it predates this .
I thought I've seen most of his clips, but this was a first time since his early ones and I totally see his improvement on his later jokes. this one is also good tho. I wish he was alive now then make pandemic jokes.
@@marsstubblefieldhe wasn’t bombing at all. Audience was laughing and he got a good round of applause at the end of his set. What the hell is your definition of bombing?
This is how I remember Mitch, we shot Comedy on the Road together with John Byner..this same year...in Nashville, his character was developing, but not quite where he ended up...I remember his hair being longer than this...shortening the hair and added the sunglasses made a big difference. Great comedian. Great guy.
Hello Joby. You are right. There were glimpses of the character that was on the horizon. Glad to see the "I used to do drugs" joke. I saw him a few times back in those days then lost track of him for a few years. When I saw him again in about 1998 I could not believe how great he had become. He's one of the most original comedians of all time. Loved this video.
Is kinda interesting how he seems to be more "confident" in this early performance compared to the years after. Even his eyes, open and looking the audience in a relaxed way
Probably haven't hit that point in his life where The heroine was a huge Part of his life yet. I kind of get why he wears the glasses. Back when I used to smoke weed It just kept getting stronger and stronger quickly. And I would just get stuck on stupid mode. Till 1 day when I was at a ball game with my ex and her friends. And we smoke half a blood walking up to the stadium. I was like shit, why did I do that? I'm about to meet new people. Well, since it was a day game I happen to be wearing my sunglasses the whole time and it really helped me By not having to make direct Eye contact. And have them see my eyes just Be in a daze. At least for me It helped when I got too high and I wonder if it did the same for him
I just love it when these little bites of Mitch pop up.I almost went to see him back in about 2002 Indianapolis....I had only heard him say a few jokes on the Bob and Tom show.I missed that chance because i had to call off work......and figured he will come back another day.I love Mitch's comedy and his one line deliveries. RIP Mitchel Lee Hedberg....you are sadly missed by millions.
I love this dude, never got to see him b/c I never heard of him until after he died. You can see his discomfort and anxiety on stage. I know he must have felt bad a lot of the time, but to me that's a courageous individual. He has blessed my life with a lot of laughs, someone who never even heard of him until after his death. A pretty meaningful life if you leave something of yourself behind that people who never even met you enjoy.
good stuff, you can hear all the noise and chatter when he started, a lot of people drunkenly and rudely talking, but his perfect quiet and reflective delivery did the trick, this is not easy to do, the jokes have to be good... but the noisy ones heard the laughter and had to shut up to hear him. by the end he had their complete attention.
Just found this as an Mitch fan who found out about him in the early 2000's and saw him twice before he passed, even shook his hand after one of the shows! Interesting to see that he had more of a 'story line' for his jokes early on, from the 2000s stuff you can see he started cutting down on the elaboration.
wow, one i havent seen.. Thank you so much for sharing it... I remember seeing him live, thinking to myself, "Its going to be great to watch this dude go big".. tragic.. much love my fallen brother.. RIP
Idc what anyone says its one of the funniest jokes ever. “I used to do drugs, i still do but i used to too”. Its brilliant. I miss that man and wonder where hed be today if he was still here. Rip Mitch.
This is better than most "comedy" today. He didn't say the f-word as periods between all his sentences. he didn't point at some guy in the crowd and call them an f-word. Just solid witty jokes...
Well he's still technically in a place, either 6 feet under or spread out as ashes somewhere dispersed around us . RIP Mitch, we still love you. Thankfully his comedy made him immortal.
That running from the bread man had me burst out and laughing! Mitch Hedberg‘s mental struggles are very sad looking back at. People see depression and drug addiction very different today than they did 20 years ago. It’s just sad, but this dude truly had a gift.
Thank you for sharing this! It absolutely made my day. Mitch is a legend in my eyes and still one of my favorite comedians. His style was impeccable and I love hearing him tell jokes. RIP!
5:26, when he quotes himself, you can hear the drawl of his later routine. It's like he found out being "in character" the whole set was the way to go.
I thought I knew all his material, but there was new stuff in here that was spectacular. (Cows, shoes, bread toasters, etc). So glad I listened. Thanks for the upload.
I saw Mitch at the Punchline comedy club in Atlanta in the late 90s. He literally asked the crowd - "anyone have a good hookup on heroin - come see me after the show". I thought he was joking at the time.
❤ Gotta add to the appreciation pile here! Like many others, i am a lifetime fan of M.H. & this is also the oldest video of his ive ever seen... With a surprisingly high number of jokes i haven't seen which is an absolute delight... 🎉😅😂 So great! And i live in Louisville and have been to the C.Caravan! Had no clue Mitch had ever done a set there!
