Diamonds in The Rough - Full Interview with Mitch Hedberg! "I used to bomb all the time"

[@ignatiusd]

"Pluralize that immediately." Who says things like that!? The man was an absolute genius, dropping a full necklace made of pearls of wisdom in this interview.

[@rab46290]

"I first appeared at 0." That line is gold

[@DesignRhythm]

It was cool to see an interviewer who is just genuine and laughs... good stuff. Mitch is my all time favorite comedian because he is positive and never craps on anyone else to make people laugh. What a terrible loss for the world.

[@andrewcausey1231]

The host was kickin his feet while interviewing mitch lol, bro really appreciated his sense of humor.

[@eucalipto9724]

the interviewer (barry farber) is such a nice guy, dude cant hide the fact he loves mitch and his comedy and that makes this interview such a lovely gem

[@SewakS108]

This is a great interview of Mitch. The interviewer seems like a nice gentleman who showed much respect to Mitch.

[@averagejoe5524]

Mitch literally is changing my outlook on life. Life is terrible right now but he makes me happy man.

[@fivecitydirttracker4776]

Im glad I've found his comedy too. The guy is funny as fuck. Peace Friend ✌️

[@Bill-jb6yx]

He's the best, hang tough man, it'll get better.

[@averagejoe5524]

@@Bill-jb6yx I know bro. I'm just being impatient. Hope you're doing well

[@averagejoe5524]

@@fivecitydirttracker4776 homies hilarious 😂 have a good one amigo

[@bluffem]

I liked the host. This seemed very genuine.

[@911jedi8]

I used to like Mitch Hedberg. I still do, but I used to too

[@bigmiked6390]

Love it... hilarious

[@blucat4]

How long did you search for a Mitch Hedberg video which did NOT already have that joke?

[@bigmiked6390]

@@blucat4 for some weird reason, I can't find the DuFraiens any more. Yes, I know that I spelled that wrong

[@RS54321]

@@bigmiked6390 Dufresnes :)

[@markayers1810]

This is literally the top comment on every one of his videos

[@radrcer]

The news host is actually asking all the right questions at the right time. I hope he made it

[@sitbone3]

Who, Mitch ?

[@Hugo_Tate]

Maybe I’m just too much a fan. But Mitch is on a roll talking and the interviewer makes one sound at 3:21 and Mitch stops right away and says “go ahead”. I just find that really respectful of him. Such a funny guy and all around cool dude.

[@c.sanchez4521]

💯 yes

[@occamseraser]

As brilliant as he was, I think the thing I took away from this is he was so genuine and so kind hearted. The good die young :(

[@analogdaniel]

Love this interview. Mitch is about as relaxed as I've ever seen him. The interview is fantastic. It's great to see him as a huge giggling fan without all the usual pretense of an interview. Not formal at all and Mitch seems to take to it. Thanks for posting

[@robertholik8300]

I was today years old when I saw my first Mitch Hedberg interview

[@0to100_RealQuick]

One of my favorite all time comedians. The way he looked at life was something else.

[@markmartin3152]

Met mitch in the early 90's, we all were in our early 20's. This interview is how I remember him. Some people just come from the land of cool. He seem to always be vibing in his own mind. Mitch was one of those guys....

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

Except what was up with him wearing 1970s/80s styled hair, when he was performing in the 1990s-early 2000s? Lol. Dude’s hair straight-up reminds me of Kelso from “That ‘70s Show” and guys my big brother went to high school with (my brother graduated in 1987, but he personally rolled with a classic mullet lol).

[@paullayfield]

@@anti-ethniccleansing465 dudes have had long hair in every decade for centuries

[@TessAvelland_1]

That hair is not 80s-styled. More dudes had long hair in the 70s and 90s.

[@christiekaye5013]

To me, that style suits him perfectly & he wears it well 😊 I favor longer hair on men who have a nice batch of it

[@brandi33]

He was vibing on the drugs.

[@surf101-]

This is the most in depth personal and real I've seen Mitch, ever!! This was so great to see this side

[@MarshHouse]

Miss you Brother.😥Im so glad we have these little clips to remind us of your genius. RIP

[@TheRealEdFreak]

I’ve never seen Mitch so lively in an interview

[@sitbone3]

Meth.

[@ShivaRainchild]

@@sitbone3 Yeah, because taking meth makes you super likeable and interesting. 🙄 Taking drugs was a part of his personality, it didn't define him tho. He still was a genius when it comes to writing and telling jokes.

[@siggyretburns7523]

I thought this interview was better than most of the others he did. He explained his drive, how he listened to his own advice. When you tell others what others want to hear, they're never going to hear you. All 1 million of them. But when you tell others what you want to say, they will only hear what you have to say. And wether its one or 1 million, you know your audience is as original as you are. And that is priceless.

[@calho7297]

OrO 💫

[@Yahoo886]

RIP Mitch…you were a great addition to the planet.

[@Redeyez318]

Mitch seems like he was so genuine and kind. He's absolutely the GOAT. I wish there were more interviews of him

[@garnetnard4284]

“Success is getting up when you want and not having to tuck your shirt in.” This is incredibly accurate and very deep. I once read a comment where a guy said his friend owned a Ferrari dealership and he said “The guy who comes in on Saturday in a suit can’t afford a Ferrari. The guy who comes in on Tuesday in a t shirt and shorts already has 2.”

[@stevestarscream5182]

This is the first time I’ve heard him talk normal…. He was so damn cool and a good dude and bums me out way more than we lost him

[@housethegrate6093]

Barry did a great job of teeing up topics for Mitch to talk on. Great interview.

[@wadaphuq]

“Advice, man… don’t listen to it.” Mitch is an absolute legend

[@bingcrosbymusic]

this is the most i have ever heard "him" talk

[@warshipsatin8764]

"i appeared at zero" lmao

[@jeffallanday]

He was better than seinfeld in my opinion.

[@sublime_]

Mitch doesn’t seem like a complete butthole like Seinfeld does.

[@CLSGL]

Mitch is totally chill and likes to make sure the person talking to him is having a good time. Seinfeld is a jerk off who wants the person he’s talking to to know he’s richer than them.

[@endokrin7897]

Nearly everyone is better than Seinfeld, comedians and otherwise. That Seinfeld guy was a real jerk.

[@johnschaefer2238]

Jeff I agree and I’ll go even further and say if Mitch was still with us he might have been the new George Carlin.

[@comediantomryan]

Mitch is one of the greats. If I remember correctly, he was cooking at a place called Haggerty's in Boca Raton, FL. They started doing comedy nights and Mitch did his first open mic there. A few days later or maybe a week later he drove 45 minutes north to the Comedy Corner in West Palm Beach. I"m pretty sure I saw Mitch his second time ever on stage. He did a bunch of spots at the Tuesday night Comedy Corner open mic night over the next few months and then he disappeared. A few years later I started hearing other comics quoting his lines and they were incredible. Then I saw him on Letterman and I couldn't believe how great he had become. He cracked the code and figured it out. Mitch is one of the all time comedy originals.

[@droskifullcircle]

dam that's so dope I just discovered him and im from west palm beach didn't know he lived here

[@briangrant2426]

Every time I see Mitch I'm transported back to the 90's. Lot's of good memories from those times. Really wish Mitch was still here. RIP

[@CarsonBrockOfficial]

He seems like the kindest guy you’d ever want to meet. He even takes the time to hear the interviewer try to add a note onto what he’s talking about, and Mitch stops dead in his tracks to say, “I’m sorry, go ahead?” He was a true blue genuine human being.

[@annrodriguez2891]

I just discovered Mitch a week ago..!!!!How stupid I was !!!!Pryor is my favorite comedian..but I adore this guy...sad to hear he died❤

[@greennin]

"I appeared at zero" LOL

[@BrianAlexander-eg5dd]

Is anyone else still worried about the Dufranes? 😗

[@DeSoto1986]

Who can eat at a time like this?

[@CentaurPress]

🤣

[@AndyMize-d4w]

Yes indeed,truly a sad story and hungry too.just awful

[@BartWebster]

If they return, tell em thier table is still ready

[@ifyournotpissedyourenotpay2064]

😂

[@timskolnik3819]

Type of guy Mitch was, he gave his ex credit for all her help in making it, instead of taking all the credit himself. Solid guy.

[@fivecitydirttracker4776]

Humility is not a common behavior. Makes his comedy and his timing all the more missed. RIP Mitch🎉

[@jussiniemi9560]

"We'll have a show for her some other time, right now is about me" LoL :D One of my favourite jokes from him is this: "I don't have a girlfriend. I just know a girl who would get really pissed if she heard me say that"

[@notanyonespecific]

Feels like the interviewer really begged a lot of people to make this happen because he knew how great Mitch was and just needed to capture a bit more of him while he could.

[@gravyholicbear]

Yeah, I mean, he said in this interview he's talked to Rickles. Yet, he laughed at Mitch, just shooting the shit. Goes to show how funny Hedberg was. And props to this guy, doing his thing, he just was like, "I don't care how famous anyone is, I want to talk to people that make me laugh." Where other Comedians tell long stories and build up suspense while dispensing wisdom; Mitch Hedberg got on stage every night and told jokes. When you adjust his success for that hell of a handicap, there's no one even in the same ball park as Mitch Hedberg.

[@LucasLima-gz4ew]

Extremely funny, humble, smart and perceptive guy.

[@BurningMarmite]

I don't think he was humble in this interview.

[@lytch458]

Mitch was humble; he never bragged about himself. He was one of those rare people…other people talked him up; he didn’t have to. I met Mitch in 1998 in Toronto. We spent some time together….developed a crush on each other. He went back to NYC, where he lived. A few days later, I was watching David Letterman- and he was a guest, doing stand up. I couldn’t believe that he hadn’t mentioned that he was going to be on Letterman! I was “Dude! That’s the kind of thing that gets you laid!” lol

[@LucasLima-gz4ew]

@@lytch458 must have been a great guy to hang out with.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@lytch458 Dud, you have 2 ears on the side of your head??

[@daysleepnightread6905]

It’s a good interview, makes you feel like it’s like hanging out with friends. It’s fun to see them start out more serious and then loosen up as they tell jokes together

[@whiskeymonk4085]

That was a beautiful interview.

[@712rocketman]

Mitch always seemed like a genuinely good human being. I love how gracious he is, he's in the middle of a story (at about 3:20) and the interviewer says something and the way Mitch immediately stops and says "Go ahead." So wish he were still around to see where he could have gone with his talent.

[@daysleepnightread6905]

My all time #1 favorite comedian

[@station4358]

Today you see many bad interviews. This one is so great, both of them just being respectful to each other and it just seems like such a “solid” interview… idk I’m drunk rn I might not make sense. But to me, this interview is pretty refreshing

[@lytch458]

You make total sense. ❤️❤️

[@china_is_asshole]

Ahhh... a nice conversation with understanding as the goal👌

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

The interviewer is actually pretty cringe though. There are so many awkward moments in this with him - the kind that gives secondhand embarrassment lol.

[@oompaloompadoompa-de-doo3614]

Hey man you’re making more sense that a LOT of people do sober lol

[@markayers1810]

Great give and take one of the best interviews with a comic you’ll ever see….. was so great we didn’t deserve him any longer he would have changed the world just such a amazing spirit

[@corporalclegg914]

nice work, Barry. this has to be one of the best TV show interviews of a comic in existence. Barry caught & maintained Mitch’s attention & respect, because he was listening, processing and tossing it back & forth…not just knocking out a list of generic questions to fill time. it was a conversation between 2 strangers that seem to have parted as pals. I’ve been protective of Mitch (like many of you here) since the 1st set I saw/heard him do, up to present day; seeing a host honestly enjoy their time with Mitchell is refreshing; it was sincere. I hadn’t seen this interview/spotlight until now, so I just got fresh Mitch Hedberg content in 2023…and that’s Proof that there is a God. I watched this while my Kitchen Clock/Power Interruption Indicator/Non-Portable SpaceHeater/Sometimes Makes the House Smell Funny Machine/Baker cooked my handmade pizza. it was no half-assed commitment. yeast was involved. Rest Easy, Mitchell, my Dude. we miss you Dearly. our world has turned so silly & ridiculous that you’d be running pens out of ink faster than an Earnhardt in Talladega, AL.

[@Terence.McKenna]

This interview has aged incredibly. Feels a lot like a podcast. RIP

[@zodiacsnowwolf]

I miss his perspectives so much.

[@nickj.7876]

Mitch seems like such an observant and sensitive guy. One really can pick up how he is very in tune with the interviewer if one looks after it. This was great, thanks for this!

[@BrokedDownPalace]

Mitch hedburg is the coolest cat on earth. Like he sounds like he came straight out of the 60/70s, with a 90s twist. The definition of a "hep cat" I think

[@josevilla8586]

He’s that Hep-C

[@lytch458]

Love this Mitch really valued…just looking at life. I think he realized that being mellow was the best way to observe the world around him. If that makes sense.

[@zrayburton]

My first appearance was at zero. Lol

[@jacksonrichardjones]

What I used to like about Mitch was that instead of following his dreams, he just asked where they were going and caught up later. I still like Mitch, but I used to too.

[@dollarbil0579]

I feel bad for the people who never heard of this man.

[@bowlingforhenry]

Love the instant response and the delivery @4:15 . I’m going use “pluralise that immediately” in my work emails from now on

[@davidbramos]

This is a great interview, a true diamond in the rough. RIP ❤

[@chancesinroll3996]

I’ve never seen an interview with Mitch and him talking about his father. It made me so sad, almost to tears, to think how cool this guy was and how his family felt losing him to drugs after watching him rise to so much success Life is crazy. I hope we all keep an eye out for those we care about and inspire us.

[@jackgreenstalk777]

such a legend. love his comedy, unique style and delivery he is a funny dude in his own lane 100% of the way

[@VillemarMxO]

Mitch is the GOAT. Highest LPMs (Laughs per per minute)😢 ever. Miss him. 😢🎉😢

[@AndrewGardner-v5g]

Yer but what happened to the dufrains

[@stevemendiola3696]

The interviewer does an excellent job interviewing

[@pwk22]

Mitch: "I used to bomb all the time. I still do, but I used to, too".

[@stephenagosto6198]

I miss him so much.

[@alexvignolo7798]

Refreshing to have an interviewer with this level of openness. Especially with a guy like mitch.

[@Czechbound]

He is my all time favourite comedian. He's jokes are so simple, and yet so clever. You can tell he is highly intelligent. It's so sad he OD'd

[@charlesw7397]

Yeah, I'm not into stand up comedy at all but love watching Mitch's old sets. Dude is hilarious. I like his delivery way more than the over the top screaming and story telling of most comedians I love comedians like Artie Lange, Norm McDonald, and Gilbert Gottfried because of the things they've done off stage but can't ever get into their stand up for some reason

[@edwardmazzeo6885]

Wish I had the chance to meet mitch.

[@siggyretburns7523]

When you think you've failed, take advice from a yogurt lid...."Try again"

[@TJ-kk5zf]

I used to miss Mitch after he died. I still do, but I used to too.

[@snoookie456]

I guess he is the definition of genuinely funny. Even when he's being himself, the host can't keep it together.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

The host was super weird though. Mitch wasn’t even being funny tryin’ to be funny in this interview… He was just having a conversation. But the interviewer inexplicably acted in the most bizarre fashion I’ve ever seen an interviewer act. Like, mega cringe.

[@patestep178]

Great comic..sorry I missed him..Love listening to him..

[@Hugo_Tate]

What a great interview.

[@SACosby-lp5td]

God I miss him so much

[@kahwigulum]

"You remember that movie Straaaange Brew?"

[@anothercomment-]

I can’t ever think of hearing his name before but he’s funny : )

[@edwardestes8038]

I used to listen to Bob and Tom out of Indy.Mitch would call in once in a while.Then i discovered his great different humor.And when i had a chance to go see him live......i couldn't get off work.Then Bob and Tom one morning on my way to work said.....Mitch had passed because of drugs.......I was very sad and angry.And i blame his wife for not helping him better. RIP Mitch Lee Hedberg.Now he lays next to his mom Mary for eternity up in St. Paul ,Minn.

[@alanmckendree8981]

I don't think he was married. But he knew a girl who would be mad if he said he didn't have a girlfriend.

[@brandi33]

Such a good interview! Thanks for posting.

[@SewakS108]

I want more of this

[@m.r.sutcliffe5860]

Way ahead of time, this guy is honest was the best.

[@End3rWi99in]

Mitch Hedberg is the Kurt Cobain of comedy.

[@user-qt5eh9wb7g]

That's funny, because his goal was to be the Jim Morrison of comedy.

[@anti-ethniccleansing465]

@@user-qt5eh9wb7g Well, same difference, right? They all were all love with H. : / But at least they entertained so many, and continue to do so even in death. I happened across Jim’s grave during my little vacation to Paris two decades ago. The sad state of his grave really showed just little respect hoodlums have for the dead. One would be absolutely amazed that it was the grave of a fallen rockstar. It looked nothing like it does on the wiki... It looked like someone had swept up the floor of some po-dunk bar, and dumped some that on his grave - cigarette butts and empty packs, broken empty alcohol bottles, etc.. The cement rectangular frame was hugely cracked apart, the dirt was all dried out like desert ground, and there was sparse dead weeds on top. Very sad. I would’ve never thought that someone who was adored by a generation in life not all that long ago would be laid to rest in a grave that doesn’t seem to be maintained at all.

[@paullayfield]

@@user-qt5eh9wb7g Jim Morrison was terrible at comedy

[@gryphon10]

Just a downright nice guy.

[@johndrowe5281]

Miss him … we need more of his humour.😮. Thank you, Mitch, for the laughter and smiles.😊. 🫶✌️♾️🙏🏻.

[@Senorzilchnzero]

Isnt it crazy that we wiill look down upon one drug addict but put another one on a pedestal

[@johndrowe5281]

@@Senorzilchnzero especially since we are to love each other as ourselves… I wish someone had intervened on his behalf, with a love strong enough to turn him away from the illicits and the Legal “drugs” that he was using … of course, that can be said about many people whether famous or not. Let love lead you through a happy and healthy life.🫶✌️♾️. 🎸👨🏼‍⚕️. 😎🎄

[@josiah6328]

Isn’t it funny how you will reduce two entirely different people to a single habit? Actually it isn’t really funny at all, just a sad aspect of human nature that some people don’t grow out of.

[@vinnyvincent2862]

HELL ! Is when you come face to face with the person you could have been ! (Old Proverb) R.I.P. Mitch Hedberg 😭 ❤🙏

[@cougarlove8542]

I wish I could have seen him live. He was a special guy.

[@michaelwuttke5841]

He likes the V neck, because his neck is sensitive.

[@anthonydonlan3140]

Guy is a philosopher.

[@orthodox9191]

The interviewer presented a gem of his own at the end...

[@michaelwuttke5841]

He was in good shape here, wish he could have stayed there.

[@Zuhzuhzombie]

Absolute tragedy

[@user-qt5eh9wb7g]

I feel like if Mitch could comment he'd say: I was in Good shape. I was alive....

[@chatsidefires]

@@user-qt5eh9wb7g If Mitch could comment he'd probably tell his loved ones he's sorry and misses them. Addiction kills people.

[@ILLSmak]

@@chatsidefires depression. Real it prol didnt have anything to do with fame or drugs, just not being able to stand reality.

[@chatsidefires]

@@ILLSmak stroken like someone who has never been an opiate addict He said he Only moved to a place with a methadone clinic and one of the stand up things and it's like if you don't know what that's like then you are speaking idealistically. I can assure you he probably did not intend to die when he died from an opiate overdose. He probably just overdosed on opiates and maybe depression contributed to why he used opiates but I don't think he was a miserable person and I don't think there was any intentionality behind him dying anymore than there is behind. If you ate extra mustard on your sandwich, you wouldn't be because you couldn't stand reality and I think that's a very romantic view that people who don't understand opiate addiction are able to have because of their innocence in this area. I won't say ignorance cuz that's a rude word. I'd rather everyone we're innocent about opiates. It was a nightmare on Earth for me and I didn't even do opiate a new or opiates. I sold it on online vitamin shops and I became addicted to it for seven years and almost lost my family and it's just pretty damn serious actually

[@ericthomas766]

- What is your definition of success? - To be able to wake up when you want and untuck your shirt. If there is a better summation of success, please share it with me and any/everyone else.

[@christiekaye5013]

I like tucking mine in, for certain looks…

[@patiencecaso]

I wish I would have met mitch. He was a real one! Minnesota has some awesome peeps 👏

[@brianeads2046]

I met Mitch in Florida. He came into the hotel I worked at just to get change from me for the newspaper box in the lobby. He was by himself. Quiet. He was doing a show at the hotel next door.

[@christiekaye5013]

It’s funny that to me he sounds as if he has a southern accent much of the time

[@juanirving276]

"I don't drink before, that's why this is in a dark glass" lol

[@AnyM4jorDude]

He's wearing my favorite sweater.

[@DeadbeatGamer]

you could say having your pay check taxed, as a security guard at the IRS, is good motivation to do stand up comedy

[@wmluna381]

Mitch looks like he is visiting from the future.

[@oompaloompadoompa-de-doo3614]

Great interviewer. I want to see more of this show

[@kyrafox1435]

"That's why this is in a dark glass" omg Mitch was a treasure. Gone too soon.

[@bigleebrink]

Rest in Two Mitch.

[@churchofclaus]

Mitch was so charming

[@mikemiller659]

What a Great head of hair

[@tshandy1]

Indeed. And Mitch Hedberg has decent hair too.

[@sidvicious332]

Mitch had a beautiful mop of fur

[@Former_Employee]

​@@tshandy1haha 🎉

[@seanshirishi]

Fuckin’ Barry Farber’s an odd duck eh

[@timj4601]

4:15 "pluralize that immediately" lol

[@rallerv]

Haha. Cracked me up aswell.

[@SamHain237]

"You can even see my feet " lmao i love mitch

[@theresa8879]

I miss him

[@JayKabin]

I used to love Mitch, but only after it was cool. ❤️ I still love him, but I used to too