wow
Mitch Hedberg died.
- He is said to have died of a heart attack, but the cause is still unknown (drug overdose sounds very believable). It happened Wednesday morning, but it was just reported today.
Man, it's such a huge reality slap-in-the-face when a comedian dies, ya know? it's like all the laughter dies, and there's no more clapping. He was one of my top comedians of all time. I know anyone who's heard him can relate, as he appeals to just about every kind of sense of humor. Listeners quickly memorize his one-liners, I know I did, and throw them out in conversation every now and then.
my favorites:
"Rice is great when you're hungry, and you want 2,000 of something..."
"When someone hands you a flier, it's like they're saying, 'Here, you throw this away.'"
"In a banana, everything is backwards: green means hold on, yellow means go ahead, and red means WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU GET THAT BANANA?"
(another banana one)
"my friend asked me if I wanted to eat a frozen banana, and I said no - but I want a regular banana later, so...yeaahh"
and the classic~
"My apartment is infested with koala bears. It was the cutest infestation ever. When I turn on the light, they scatter, but I do not want them to. Don’t run away. Come here, lemme hold one of you...pet you on the head...and feed you a leaf."
wow, the list goes on...
I remember in middle school, right before a swing choir performance, when I found out that Chris Farley died. This was at the height of my SNL obsession, when all the cool actors like Adam Sandler and Phil Hartman were on top. Yeah, I cried uncontrollably for a good 1/2hr. I don't know where the tears came from, it's not like I knew Mr. Farley or anything - but it's just weird when someone that you depend on for laughs passes unexpectedly.
I think people who make other people laugh should be granted immortality. unless, ofcourse, they don't want that. I don't think I would want to be immortal, but yeah - that's for another post at another time.
- He is said to have died of a heart attack, but the cause is still unknown (drug overdose sounds very believable). It happened Wednesday morning, but it was just reported today.
Man, it's such a huge reality slap-in-the-face when a comedian dies, ya know? it's like all the laughter dies, and there's no more clapping. He was one of my top comedians of all time. I know anyone who's heard him can relate, as he appeals to just about every kind of sense of humor. Listeners quickly memorize his one-liners, I know I did, and throw them out in conversation every now and then.
my favorites:
"Rice is great when you're hungry, and you want 2,000 of something..."
"When someone hands you a flier, it's like they're saying, 'Here, you throw this away.'"
"In a banana, everything is backwards: green means hold on, yellow means go ahead, and red means WHERE THE FUCK DID YOU GET THAT BANANA?"
(another banana one)
"my friend asked me if I wanted to eat a frozen banana, and I said no - but I want a regular banana later, so...yeaahh"
and the classic~
"My apartment is infested with koala bears. It was the cutest infestation ever. When I turn on the light, they scatter, but I do not want them to. Don’t run away. Come here, lemme hold one of you...pet you on the head...and feed you a leaf."
wow, the list goes on...
I remember in middle school, right before a swing choir performance, when I found out that Chris Farley died. This was at the height of my SNL obsession, when all the cool actors like Adam Sandler and Phil Hartman were on top. Yeah, I cried uncontrollably for a good 1/2hr. I don't know where the tears came from, it's not like I knew Mr. Farley or anything - but it's just weird when someone that you depend on for laughs passes unexpectedly.
I think people who make other people laugh should be granted immortality. unless, ofcourse, they don't want that. I don't think I would want to be immortal, but yeah - that's for another post at another time.