Poop Shute

Mitch Hedberg has left this world

...I think.

It seemed a little too convenient that his death was announced on April Fool's Day, but then on Sunday, April 3rd The Arizona Repbublic ran an obituary, and Mitch's WEBSITE had a note from his family.

If you look back in my archives to September 2004 you can read the tale of how Mitch blew his Phoenix show because he was staggering drunk AND popping pills. If you had seen what I saw that night, you wouldn't be surprised that the man had a heart attack in his thirties.

But then there's Meg's Google search that yielded an April Fool's Day 2002 report of Hedberg's death. Hmmm... well, we know he was alive after 2002, because at that point he had not yet had his Comedy Central Special and had not yet disgraced himself in front of yours truly in Phoenix. So, if this is a hoax, then he's done it before.

At any rate; if he's dead, it is a sad loss for the present generation of comedy in america. If he is still alive... then he's a moron. April Fool's Day has got to be the worst day to try and pull a faked death. TOO OBVIOUS. And to pull that same gag twice in two different years is horribly unoriginal.

Although, if he is alive and his Googling his own name yields this post, and many others like it belonging to confused fans all over america... he's probably laughing his ass off.

Anyone else have any info on this?