All-Star Hedberg Tribute in Minneapolis

Posted by Maximum Fun on 5th April 2006

Word on the street is that this is selling out quickly, but there’s an all-star tribute to Mitch Hedberg going down in Minneapolis at the Orpheum Theater. More information here, and according to the site, “Nick Swardson, Patton Oswalt, Mike Birbiglia, Zach Galifianakis, and Dave Mordal are all on board.” Doug Benson tells us via AST that he’s in, too. Tickets are a totally reasonable $35, and the money goes to charity, including his memorial foundation. He was a brilliant and broadly loved comedian, and it’s nice to see all these brilliant comics turning out to support his family.

Last year, we did a show the day his death became public. My guests were both comics — Marc Maron shared a manager with Hedberg, and Al Madrigal had just gotten off tour with him a few weeks before. I talked about Hedberg with both, and we played some of his brilliant, brilliant jokes. MP3 Link