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To give you an idea of what Mitch’s notebooks look like, here’s a page my friend Ian Lendler sent me that they handed out at the Mitch Hedberg tribute at the 2007 San Francisco Sketchfest. Here you see a couple of jokes and then a set list for a Letterman appearance.
Update: Get a preview of the album and listen to some sample bits from “Do You Believe in Gosh?”
If he were here today, would Mitch now understand how well he was loved by so many? I believe he was ultimately incapable of fully accepting that love, incapable of feeling truly worthy of it, and that this was likely what drove him to his tragic end.
“It’s all about likeability, really” was an offhand remark he made while talking to himself in front of hundreds - recorded for millions to later witness - that is so haunting now, more than three years later. This “likeability” was his holy grail, it seems. He was so introspective, so self-critical, and became so dysfunctional while striving for an ultimate perfection that he nor anyone else could ever hope to achieve. He fell so short of his own expectations without realizing how far he had exceeded what could be reasonably expected of him. I still grieve for this man, every day, and continue to learn from the pain he suffered.
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The first ad from Jerry Seinfeld for Windows Vista now appearing online. Features comic with Bill Gates in a shoe store but nothing about Vista. Funny? Will it sell computers? Watch and judge for yourself.
Arrested Development creator Mitch Hurwitz working on new sitcom with Jason Biggs for CBS. The show will revolve around a family who "loves too much."
There's such a dearth in new comedy shows this fall, apparently in both network and cable, you can fit them all on this small chart.
Margaret Cho on race and comedy: "Race is still very much a factor in how much we see of you.. the people I started with are people like Ben Stiller... considering the difference in our careers, and how far he goes . . . he’s white, he’s straight, he’s a man... I like him a lot, but . . .Race is a big factor in how successful people become." (GiggleSugar)
Judd Apatow's script for "Funny People" suggests a cameo for Bruce Springsteen. The Boss might appear as a vision to Adam Sandler's character, a stand-up who has a near death experience. Why not a comic?
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“I like only D chords.”
That is so Mitch.
I miss him.