Mitch Hedberg, who died of an overdose in 2005, ranks as one of the last true originals of comedy. There really wasn't a precedent for his slyly delivered, zany observational bits. One of my faves is, "I like rice. Rice is great when you're hungry and you want 2,000 of something."
Hedberg issued only two albums, via Comedy Central, during his lifetime. On Sept. 9, the label will release Do You Believe in Gosh? From MitchHedberg.net:
This article appears in Sep 3-9, 2008.
