Mitch Hedberg: “Acid Opened Up My Mind”

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[@SySyPlayDay]

thank you so much

[@mobucks555]

thumbs up for CC making a tribute to this legend so many years later. I used to love Mitch Hedberg. I still do, but I used to too.

[@MisterGravelrama]

I'm sure the cadence in delivery was exactly what it should have been. You deserve more likes.

[@percn0witzki]

genius, im subscribing to you just for this comment alone

[@brosephstalin2805]

However many likes this gets....it ain't enough.

[@samlessen9167]

I see what u did there.

[@Ojb_1959]

Cleaver 😆

[@redram5150]

Three months before Mitch od’d, I saw him perform. So many hecklers. One woman would not shut up no matter what she was told. She eventually started screaming “Do Smackey the frog!” Mitch knelt down on stage and said to her “You can’t shout out the punchline. That spoils the joke. If you were cool, you’d say the track on the album.” “DO NUMBER SEVEN!” “I don’t remember that one”

[@mongrel_97]

fuck hecklers, man

[@-8_8-]

@@mongrel_97 nah, not worth the effort.

[@kcufeht5795]

It seems like he always had so much more crowd control than he thought he did. I saw one of his earlier shows he had gotten recorded and people could see he was kinda nervous, but he had the vocal delivery down and jokes written so well that they had completely forgotten he was a starting comedian. The stage fright quickly faded as he gained experience, and it was like he was meant to do comedy from way early on. From the beginning, whether it was with or without drugs, he always had a uniquely genius and simple style at the same time. He wasn't like pancakes, but pretty good weed, you'd just roll with it as it went.

[@zinarmagadan3751]

I read that heckler comeback in his voice!

[@cthulhu4607]

@@zinarmagadan3751 I.....did as well

[@usedtobegood1184]

Man, if Mitch were alive today he'd definitely have a Netflix special. Imagine 1 hour of this: pure comedy gold.

[@ToaRanen7]

His jokes are so simple but so brilliant. They get funnier with time

[@MrPutYouOn247]

Am I the only one who digs that he’s doing his stand up sitting down?😎

[@buildpro007]

This was his first special. He was pissed at the crowd for not getting into the show so he went and sat down and was about to call it. There’s a good section out there of him rippin on the crowd before this clip

[@bobojangles22]

Tbh i feel like comedians should utilize that stool more lol

[@capajc565]

You might like Marc Maron.

[@TheUnholyPosole]

@@capajc565 Marc Maron's my neighbor.

[@EllipsesMusicc]

No. No you ain't

[@deshaundozier]

Mitch was legendary. Who else could do stand up sitting down

[@therarestnormies7859]

Marc Maron?

[@goldinthefurnace]

Yes Bill Cosby started that. Real talk

[@adrenacrumb]

I saw him live about a month before he died and he did half the show lying on his back.

[@farley576]

was?

[@patrickparmer1648]

Idk. Im sure a paraplegic probably could

[@OhighOSkater]

Rest In Peace Mitch Hedberg. You are missed. You’re my favorite comedian

[@punkboybaby5593]

he talks like he’s singing a talking heads song

[@TerribleUsernameAmirite]

Take a look at these hands! I use them to draw turkeys

[@BlueMHart]

Oh my god. You're so right. This is the best comment.

[@jonviper1]

Haha so true

[@shynickel8239]

good observation

[@shmack916]

I can hear him saying "Same as it ever was"

[@CuriousGoodsJessica]

I miss Mitch, I became a huge fan & got to see him live, less than a year before he passed away. I wish I could have told him how much he made me laugh, and still does.

[@arrowcrusher]

You are lucky to have seen a true legend in person!! I wish I could have.. 1Love

[@TunerThings]

The world misses you man.

[@TunerThings]

No wonder this felt familiar.

[@christiancline5167]

@@TunerThings lol

[@venipaunski4965]

Really? Why would it miss me?

[@TunerThings]

@@venipaunski4965 Ya aren't Mitch! But I'm sure some folk would miss YOU if you weren't here.

[@jayhm9393]

I saw this special 13 years ago. My friends and I still talk about it, that's how legendary Mitch is.

[@elmtree9951]

Now this is a man who speaks in Uppercase.

[@disruptedfrequency6575]

more like lowercase cursive

[@winstonchurchill624]

disruptedfrequency facts

[@Seantendo]

He speaks with random capitalization.

[@The_Chimera]

Hearing him actually perform instead of looking at stills really shows his character. I love it.

[@jeffgillson]

Who can eat at a time like this? PEOPLE ARE MISSING!

[@lilrara1291]

I see the title,and now I thank God for this gift

[@Gojirilla]

I still miss Mitch all the time. No other comic could make me laugh like he did.

[@cheerymike6166]

this guys style reminds me a lot of Mitch Hedberg

[@leeannthefamelias7416]

It is Mitch Headberg duh 🙄 did you even read the description?

[@phishtix452]

@@leeannthefamelias7416 you don't get the show

[@cheerymike6166]

@@leeannthefamelias7416 nah dude hes dead and i watched his half hour special way back on comedy central so i think id recognise him (winky face) ;)

[@MrHasie]

Leeann Elias r/woosh

[@XboxSpide]

MrHasie ew don’t cite subreddits outside of reddit

[@thelittleittybittypityshow6380]

One of the best underrated comedians of all time Seems like the ones that I like are greats that bet the blackball treatment

[@christinamarie3308]

i LOVE this footage because it has two of some of my favorite things - Frogs and Mitch

[@lowkeysoundsystem6174]

I enjoy Kit-Kats unless I'm with four or more people. Classic Mitch

[@Chimera6297]

only the best of sit-down comedy

[@bombeu]

I've been a stand-up comedy fan for at least 20 years. Seen them "all", every style, any kind, from the great to the worse, but Mitch, my man ... is among the Few (yeah, the few) who really got the essence of stand-up comedy beyond normal comprehension. Like anyone would find the likes of Pryor or Carlin great stuff, but as a matter of fact Mitch was better then most. He so nonchalantly calls it out in one of his bits "damn, i thought stand-up was about making up jokes ... then i found out i also have to act and shit on stage." Comedy Is Only about taking a punch line and making a solid construct arround it ... so many can but so few actually do it. Steven Wright comes to mind, Jerry Seinfeld, Rodney Dangerfield, etc. Making people laugh without even moving your eyes ... now that is some deep Shit right here. I have respect for all the people who do this, but as in any particular field, just a few dig it :)). RIP Mitch.

[@arealhuman826]

Did you just place Carlin below Seinfeld??

[@bombeu]

@@arealhuman826 doesn't work like that mate ... Carlin had a completely diferent style and system than Jerry. My first years of watching stand up (in my 20's) i was all over Carlin, Pryor, Gervais ... and all them also /actors. But once i start really reading about how this works, what is the craft behind it and why are there so many styles, i understood that someone like Jerry who didn't use any bad language, any acting on stage but he simply delivered jokes/punchlines must know more about it then most, thus i got to Mitch and thr likes of him - just telling jokes with no sirup over. Don't get me wrong, Carlin is a legend , but not for his bits but mostly for The Way he delivered. Strip them down for comparison and all you're left with is a funny old guy with perfect pitch voice for broadcast and an affinity to blow against that what is not fair -> that made him so liked, he was emphasising with his public on general problems, politics etc, and his disection of the spoken language. But Mitch, if he wouldn't od ... who knows .

[@stevenspenneberg7407]

There is not a single time in my life, when I am waiting in a restaurant, that I won’t think of this bit.

[@bretmoore6828]

I wish he was still around. He seems to have been the only one of his kind.

[@rsohlich1]

Steven Wright was similar but Mitch was truly one of a kind.

[@jeremyhayes2947]

Craig conant check him out

[@bretmoore6828]

@@jeremyhayes2947 Thanks, I'll look him up.

[@DaBirdman1989]

God bless mitch. He taught me about strategic grill locations. He died to soon.

[@juststoic3809]

Wait What? Dude I was just watching this last night and you're telling me he's not alive? :( wow

[@DaBirdman1989]

@@juststoic3809 Yea he died back in 03 dude.

[@JakeClark-xw4xz]

Man that's sad, I just discovered him and he's great.

[@brianwilliams5662]

It is TOO you dolt

[@DaBirdman1989]

@@brianwilliams5662?

[@jacksonbruns9429]

“it’s a lot like a bear but it’s a frog” so true so true😢

[@ladym2398]

Never heard of Mitch. Am I to understand that he's no longer with us? If so, that sucks! I love his delivery. His overall look is nostalgic. I'm a 70's baby. 1970 actually.....

[@deshaundozier]

Lady M please look up more videos. He was legendary

[@mikelbri6876]

If you enjoyed it you owe to yourself to search for other videos. He was extremely gifted and has better material, I love almost everything that he did but for some reason I did not like this set.

[@robearberbils]

@@mikelbri6876 his audio cd of the material in this special is better imo. There was a part of the Smackey the Frog that didn't make it into this, possibly for language. Not sure. It should be available on most music platforms. After all these years it's still one of my favorite comedy albums of all time. I miss Mitch.

[@stillnessinmovement]

yup. was looking it up. OD, march 2005. he was excellent comedian, I was sad to realize.

[@christiancline5167]

His one liners were the bessstttt

[@nonyabizness3869]

"Who can eat at a time like? People are missing!" 😂

[@MegaMitchell07]

I think there would be way less violence in the world if Mitch was still doing stand up today.

[@raava5648]

You'd be wrong but yea he was great.

[@Weedeater58]

You mean sit down and tell jokes?

[@Emlizardo]

"Du Frayne." There is something about that name that makes this bit really funny. How did he settle on that, and say to himself, "Yeah, Du Frayne"?

[@christiancabemb-bebey1192]

Can't believe I just found out about this guy...thank u internet from South Africa!

[@steezhethanway920]

Yo this is top quality stuff right here

[@jesusnthedaisychain]

I love that the most replayed part is at 0:02.

[@bane5343]

Only man in history to ever received applause breaks on one liners! Lol "Midget trying to bring you down! Oh he's so insightful!!!" 👏👏👏 😂

[@pre-packaged_9692]

Dangerfield? Youngman?

[@bane5343]

@@pre-packaged_9692 Dangerfield had em laughing too hard to clap.

[@pre-packaged_9692]

@@bane5343 Ohhh Hahahaa

[@Onoma314]

I didn't know Seinfeld stole his turtleneck joke

[@joeprice6390]

They stole the muffin top bit too

[@Ukraineaissance2014]

he probably sold it to them. A lot did back then.

[@doinitoutdoors184]

It's also fairly possible that 2 people could think of the same joke. It's like songs sounding similar and people assuming it's copied. There's only so many rhythms people could come up with its so easy to remember a sound or something alike and not realize you'd heard it before

[@MattCantu76]

Mitch was one in a million. My brother and I used to crack up laughing watching him back in the late 90's. And yes I did laugh so hard I peed a little...lol

[@coleozaeta6344]

Part of what makes him funny is how serious he appears at times.

[@fredflores8425]

I hope somebody somewhere makes a movie about this man.

[@youtuber-lh3ks]

Mitch was a one of kind.

[@damien2729]

This was awesome 🤣🤣🤣

[@lankytor6396]

Mitch was awesome

[@moedoesdiys1880]

His hair is iconic! That is all. Love Mitchyyyyyyy

[@MrsJHarrington]

I think you were great Mitch, wish you were still around. I’m glad I just recently discovered your talent.

[@servetheflesh1709]

This guy looks like he's talked about psychedelics every time he's gotten on stage

[@redram5150]

He did

[@yunchi_lrdchkra6814]

😅😂

[@brklynirishpunk517]

He didn't. My favorite routine was the duck one.

[@colin7375]

Joe Rogans Influence

[@kcufeht5795]

You'll have to chase us to the Subway. But you have to leave at eleven. Cause you're not sleepin in the fuckin chairr.

[@mjhzmusic]

o shit waddup 2:04

[@realHarsh10]

Mitch:- I hate turtleneck sweaters Michel foucault has left the room😂😂

[@realHarsh10]

@Skylar Rice it's a good joke nevertheless

[@JohnSmith-oo4qx]

So high I gotta do this set sitting down.

[@spookymulder9048]

His hair was magic.

[@willybla1]

I love sit down comedy

[@pakt444]

Legends never die

[@mude.mcmudskipper8907]

Took 2 hits before the 2nd Lollapolloza and as it was coming on pretty good, we were on our way to the the stage, and just happened to walk up to the Jim Rose Circus Freak show (or whatever its called). Right up at the front, seeing shit that would not be recommended as a good trip on acid.

[@eclecticwitch6669]

Love it!

[@lankytor6396]

God bless Mitch. It’s been a long time God Bless Lynne

[@kathleendederich519]

Every time I give my name at a restaurant, I'm tempted to say "Dufresne". They'd never be able to spell it, though!

[@kcbh24]

I love him ♾️❤️.

[@TonesterStrudel]

Mitch Hedberg is insurmountable, as in, Hey, You have a dictionary. Look it up!

[@zeus44tko2]

I Miss him big time. R.I.P

[@rebellejacobs777]

Omg I thought it was a Mandela effect !!! I was trippin!

[@camthedestroyer1490]

When he talked about the frog it was so wholesome

[@ashleychambers7602]

Comedy genius. RIP Mitch

[@scottyben191]

RIP LEGEND.

[@nancyok]

Gone too soon. It's been so many years and I still so regularly reference his work.

[@juggaloluke55]

I wish i would've known about mitch before he died. He was the most brilliant stand upcomic ever

[@bloatedsodium7301]

The Goat.

[@violingurl37]

My heart is happy.

[@Kurimi13]

Ahhh man, I miss this guy. RIP

[@SpoilerAlert__]

Dang I didn't know he died from an OD 14 years ago. This felt like it was recorded yesterday(on an android) over a decade

[@s70driver2005]

Years of his standup and you've got 12min?!?!

[@padelisgk8126]

The turtle neck joke was absolutely smart...

[@1mellorafael]

this is good

[@pedxing]

if there was a subscription to "ummmm actually" and mitch hedberg I would pay all of my money

[@ekdaufin1485]

Smokey is way more intense in person! 🤣

[@InHumanoXY]

Could he be like the Kurt Cobain of comedy? Miss him.

[@thriller985]

This could be like... A comment you're copying for likes.... Lame ass

[@dreamieramune]

Mark Clipper how do you know it was copied?

[@TheDesertNomad602]

I wish I had his sense of humor. Deadpan is a legit difficult comedy act to master. I can only think of Mitch Hedberg and Steven Wright.

[@renegarcia7011]

Just made me laugh 😂 wow that was fun

[@collin1253]

RIP Mitch ❤

[@mattheweaton9521]

Somebody mentioned his audio CD in the comments He has 3 albums in Spotify! Cool. Nooo, it's 11.45pm and I had to sleep but...

[@cmwky92]

I know he's gone. He's always in the back of my mind, but for one moment when I saw this in my recommended, I hoped so hard that I somehow got so high that I suddenly woke up in the real world where Mitch was still with us. Thank you drugs, for giving me that moment of hope

[@ericfaulk2204]

Let me talk about the differences between frogs and bears. When there's a frog around, I don't have to hang my fucking sandwiches from a branch.

[@smokebombwizard3972]

I remember cracking the f up watching the Dufrane joke on Shorties Watching Shorties.

[@kristinkunie8756]

Oh shit! I forgot about that show! Thank you! 😊

[@smokebombwizard3972]

@@kristinkunie8756 Happy for your nostalgia

[@martian78]

All the dislikes are from the people that were unable to find the Dufranes therefore stayed hungry 🤤. 🥺

[@ceciliahornberger9299]

moves like jagger

[@owomuwu]

"Bush, _search_ party of three."

[@spacecase3043]

I used to love Mitch headburg. I still do, but I used to too

[@thriller985]

Nice try lame ass. Seven likes for your copied comment

[@spacecase3043]

@@thriller985 zero for yours bud

[@thriller985]

@@spacecase3043 I wasn't trying to be cool with a stolen comment

[@kerrykehler6668]

This sounds like slam poetry

[@reeda5390]

Kerry Kehler wait it does lol

[@reeda5390]

Matt L woah

[@reeda5390]

Matt L forgot ur pills?

[@reeda5390]

Matt L alright well a psychiatrist can really help you, good luck you crazy troll lol

[@reeda5390]

Matt L www.goodtherapy.org/find-therapist.html

[@alk5895]

Oldie but a goodie

[@Mr.BeastFacts]

*“Acid opened up my mind;* *Heroin closed it!”*

[@Yungdrizzle]

“It’s a lot like a bear but it’s a frog”

[@chr1504]

Long live Mitch¡

[@paoloparodi365]

Almost 4:20

[@IDAHOJAKE]

The G.O.A.T

[@aznesthirteen8168]

Where have I heard that turtle neck line before? Was he the original creator of the line?

[@pinksky4801]

Yes

[@timothycook2917]

After all these years, I'm still concerned of the whereabouts of the Dufranes

[@davemabee5798]

They were found at the Taco Bell across the street, apparently they were tired of waiting.

[@foxxtail06]

Rest easy Mitch

[@bubbieeessszz]

brilliant

[@lankytor6396]

It’s been a long time but God Bless Lynne Shawcroft

[@thriller985]

Lynn is absolutely adorable!!! Love her so much. So kind. There's no "e" look her up on social media.

[@user-uc2tf9je7j]

The last bit is on Dr. Katz

[@chaoscreations9005]

Man I used to love Mitch. I still do, but I used to too.

[@dogchaser520]

"here comes that frog" its dat boi (precursor confirm'd)

[@MisterGravelrama]

The proof of what a talented comic he was is how difficult it is to deliver his lines. In a world where we all reference comedic moments to our friends to get a chuckle, it is practically impossible to say a Hedberg line if the recipients don't know it's from him & get a laugh.