Artist Biography Available in: Mitchell Lee "Mitch" Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 29, 2005) was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes,mixed with absurd elements and non sequiturs.Hedberg's comedy and on-stage persona gained him a cult following,with audience members sometimes shouting out the punchlines to his jokes before he could finish them.