Mitchell Lee Hedberg was an American stand-up comedian known for his surreal humor and deadpan delivery. His comedy typically featured short, sometimes one-line jokes mixed with absurd elements and non-sequiturs.
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Hedberg was born on February 24, 1968, in Saint Paul, Minnesota, the son of Arne and Mary Hedberg. He was of Finnish-Swedish (from his paternal grandparents), Czech, and German descent.
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Hedberg attended Harding High School in Saint Paul. He took little interest in school and claimed he was barely eligible to graduate. He moved to Florida to polish his laughter-inducing skills. He chose Florida in particular not because it was a humorous state but because it was warm. It was the love for the sun and warmth that drew him there.
After he perfected and sharpened his skills, he moved to Seattle to try his talent at different and new audiences. Thereafter, he started touring throughout the Pacific Northwest.
It was while he was in Los Angeles that he bagged his debut television appearance in MTV’s ‘Comikaze’ by deliberately delivering his act to the talent coordinator.
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