The Hi-larious Comedy of Mitch Hedberg

Sadly, comedian Mitch Hedberg passed away earlier this year (March 30). He was only thirty-seven years old. But during his short life he was able to give the world some of the funniest one-liners ever. And his delivery was like no other - dry and almost monotone, with a hint of a stoner/hip-hop accent. He has been called "an American stand-up comedian known for his odd subject matter, subdued delivery and memorable routines that often consisted of a string of one-line non sequiturs." Many of you have probably heard at least part of one of his routines before and didn't even know it.

A couple of my favorite jokes of his:

"An escalator can never break. It can only become stairs. You would never see an 'Escalator Temporarily Out Of Order' sign, just 'Escalator Temporarily Stairs. Sorry for the convenience.'"

"Alcoholism is a disease, but it's the only one you can get yelled at for having. Damn it, Otto, you're an alcoholic. Damn it, Otto, you have lupus... one of those two doesn't sound right."

"Rice is great when you're hungry and want 2000 of something."

"Wearing a turtleneck is like being strangled by a really weak guy... all damn day! In fact, if you wear a backpack and a turtle-neck, it's like a weak midget trying to bring you down."

"The depressing thing about tennis is that no matter how good I get, I'll never be as good as a wall."

You might be wondering why I'm posting about someone who died several months ago. Well, I happened to stumble across a website that has a nice collection of videos of Hedberg's routines. Check them out. It's guaranteed to give you a laugh.