Mitch Hedberg
Mitchell Lee Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian and filmmaker known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes mixed with absurd elements and non sequiturs.
Career Journey
Background
- Born in
- Saint Paul
- Educated at
- Harding Senior High School
Trending & Selected Quotes
Trending topics shown first"Look at all the limes in this goddamn thing! This fuckin' thing is tropical! Look at the limes, how they float. That's good news. Next time I'm on a boat and it capsizes, I will reach for a lime. Like…"
"I can't tell you what hotel I'm stayin' in, but there are 2 trees involved. They said "Let's call this hotel 'Something Tree'". So they had a meeting, it was... It was quite short. "How 'bout 'Tree'?"…"
"My hotel doesn't have a 13th Floor because of superstition, but c'mon man... People on the 14th Floor, you know what floor you're really on. "What room are you in?" "1401". "No, you're not. Jump out o…"
"If I had a dollar for every time I said that, I'd be making money in a very weird way."
"I love my fed-ex guy cause he's a drug dealer and he doesn't even know it...and he's always on time."
Works & Publications
No works or publications documented yet.
Timeline
1968
Born
Birth2005
Died
Death
Influenced By
Thinkers whose ideas shaped Mitch's philosophy


Influenced
Thinkers whose work was shaped by Mitch's ideas
Source Attribution
Information about Mitch Hedberg is sourced from curated knowledge bases and cross-referenced for accuracy. Influence relationships are scored by thematic overlap and historical plausibility.
Related Thinkers
See all →Explore Further
Related Quotes
"For those of you who are keeping score at home, I just want to make something very clear: Martin Scorsese, …"
— Jon Stewart"“Located in a low-income Philadelphia neighborhood, the Patch Adams free clinic will provide community-bas…"
— Paul Glover"I am the teller of the tale, not the creator of the story."
— Michael Powell (director)"Arrested Development opened a lot of doors for me, and once I sort of became, I guess what you'd say "avail…"
— Will Arnett"I myself have experienced the volcanic existential depths of the Greek language. It was during a performanc…"
— Angelique Rockas"I am a confectionary-based existentialist."
— Bill Bailey


