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Mitchell Hedberg's bio: Mitchell Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 29, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his odd subject matter, stylistic elocution and routines that often consisted of a string of one-line non sequiturs.
Hedberg was set apart from his stand-up comedy peers by many traits, including his unique pronunciations, his "abrupt" style of punchline delivery, and a curious stage presence that was professional-but-casual and confident-but-shy. Mitch's joke topics focused largely on deft wordplay, clever non sequiturs, innocent whimsy, and imaginative "object" observations, which rarely, if ever, treaded into smutty or contentious territory.

Although his stand-up delivery occasionally contained so-called "four-letter words," such language was never central to Hedberg's jokes, instead being just exclamation/filler phrases during his stage discourse (his jokes rarely suffered when he performed them on television with the curses omitted)[citation needed].

Mitch's unique stage presence made every show unpredictable. He often performed with his head down and his long hair covering his face. It was not unusual for him to perform his entire routine with his back to the audience, or while lying on the floor.

His onstage persona, though slightly nervous, was always quite endearing. He would happily joke with the audience if they hadn't reacted particularly well to a joke: "That joke's better than you acted. Perhaps it's not, maybe it's dumb, it could be." He was happy to criticise his own weaker jokes, such as his statement on Strategic Grill Locations: "That joke was just a carbon copy of the previous joke." Sometimes he would just simply say "Alright" and the audience would laugh.

His jokes ranged from compact one- or two-liners ("I'm against picketing, but I don't know how to show it.") to slightly longer material (usually with multiple punchlines) in which he would take everyday ideas or situations and pick out certain aspects at which to poke humor (the "Dufranes" joke is a good example of this).

During Strategic Grill Locations, Mitch had a bass player named Chuck play some smooth jazz progressions while Mitch performed. During that set, Mitch repeatedly referred to Chuck. Also on this CD, Mitch would mutter, "alright..." at the end of many jokes.

His style became an instant hit with audiences across America. People would often quote him at shows, yelling out punch lines before he could finish his jokes. He would sometimes take jabs at the audience for this. At a show in Chicago, he yelled out, "Bitch - that's the whole punchline. You fucked up the joke!"

His stylistic legacy is admired by many other comedians including Conan O'Brien and George Carlin.