The Clown is Dead

I just learnt that Mitch Hedberg died. A few months ago.

I've never been to one of his shows, but I became a fan just by reading his stuff on the Internet.

This quote says it all.

''Young comedians are always trying to ape someone else,'' says Conan O'Brien. ''Even when they're good you can always tell where their influence was. 'This guy is doing a Seinfeld with a twist.' 'That guy is doing Sam Kinison toned down a notch.' And then you see someone like Mitch, and it's like his brain was put in backwards.'' (Comic Tragedy, Entertainment Weekly, 2005)