Career
Hedberg began his stand-up career in Florida, and after a period of honing his skills moved to Seattle and began to tour. He soon appeared on MTV's Comikaze, followed by a 1996 appearance on Late Show with David Letterman which brought him his big break. He won the 1997 grand prize at the Seattle Comedy Competition. The following year he appeared in one episode of Fox's series That 70's Show.
In 1999 he completed his own independent feature film Los Enchiladas!, which he wrote, directed, produced, and starred in. He recorded three comedy CDs entitled Strategic Grill Locations, Mitch All Together, and Do You Believe in Gosh?, which was released posthumously. He also appeared at the Montreal Just For Laughs comedy festival in 1998 and 2001.
Concurrent with his rising fame inside the entertainment industry, Hedberg appeared on Letterman 9 more times, signed a half-million dollar deal with Fox for a television sitcom, and was dubbed "the next "Seinfeld"" by "Time Magazine". George Carlin, Dave Chappelle, and Lewis Black were among his reported comedian fans.
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