​Mitchell Lee "Mitch" Hedberg (February 24, 1968 – March 30, 2005) was an American stand-up comedianknown for his surreal humor and unconventional comedic delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimesone-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