Mitch Hedberg was born Minnesota in 1968, and died in New Jersey in 2005. He started with open mic nights, but eventually gained much popularity. He performed in several movies, on Comedy Central, and on the Late Show with David Letterman. He suffered from terrible stage fright, and would sometimes even perform with his eyes closed. He died from drug overdose.
Hedberg talks about everyday things in his comedy. Observations and thoughts that are in themselves very funny, but what makes the comedy is how he talks. You can't miss his distinctive voice.
Here are some of his lines:
"I met the girl who works at the Doubletree front desk; she gave me her phone number. It's zero. I tried to call her from here, some other woman answered. I said, "You sound older!"
"I like an escalator, man, 'cause an escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. There would never be an "Escalator Temporarily Out of Order" sign, only "Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the Convenience...You can still get up there."
"I was in a casino, I was standing by the door, and a security guard came over and said "You're gonna have to move. You're blocking the fire exit." As though if there was a fire, I wasn't gonna run. If you're flammable and have legs, you are never blocking a fire exit... Unless you're a table."
"I hate turkeys. If you stand in the meat section at the grocery store long enough, you start to get mad at turkeys. There's turkey ham, turkey bologna, turkey pastrami. Some one needs to tell the turkey, "Man, just be yourself." I used to draw you. (holds up hand) "
Give a listen to Mitch Hedberg!