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Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 7:56 pm**

Sorry to kick the thread off on a bummer note, but............... it has been ten years since Mitch Hedberg died.

>>>Comedians Discuss Mitch Hedberg's Life and Legacy Ten Years After His Death<<<

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:31 pm**

I can't stand that one liner style of comedy, but he was pretty undeniable.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:42 pm**

Yeah, he was pretty damn amazing at that stuff.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:50 pm**

I can't stand that one liner style of comedy, but he was pretty undeniable.

Very few have the skill to pull that off. Hedberg definitely, I'd throw in Steven Wright, and to a very lesser extent *maybe* Demetri Martin. Tho I don't like all his stuff but when he just plays a couple chords and does a bunch of one line observations I laugh.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 8:56 pm**

Martin is horrible. Absolutely awful. and obviously blatantly trying to rip off the essence of Hedberg.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:03 pm**

Eddie Izzard is hilarious. I got to see him live in May and he did 2 hours all of which were amazing.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:11 pm**

Martin is horrible. Absolutely awful. and obviously blatantly trying to rip off the essence of Hedberg.

haha I had a feeling I'd get that reaction. That's why I tried to specify to a way way lesser degree. Some of his observational standup makes me laugh. That comedy central show he had was an abomination

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:23 pm**

I like Dmitri.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:36 pm**

I like Dmitri.

Would you like so e B-Batteries?

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:39 pm**

I like Dmitri Martin. I don't care for Mitch Hedberg.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 9:49 pm**

Eddie Izzard is hilarious. I got to see him live in May and he did 2 hours all of which were amazing.

I'm stoked, I've seen him at a 75-seat theater doing warm up material for what eventually became the Stripped tour. Served as the basis of his act for the next several years. We've since seen him at the Dolby (nee Kodak) Theater, then the Nokia Theater, and eventually were there the night he became the first solo comedian to headline the Hollywood Bowl. (He opened the show by running from the stage to the back/top of the venue...... "Alright, the view is pretty amazing. But...... probably not the best idea I've ever had.")

He's going to be in SoCal and Vegas for four shows when the tour gets here (including, I think, back at the Bowl). I'd like to see him in Vegas or Santa Barbara and make a weekend out of it.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:03 pm**

Patton Oswalt and Dave Attell....

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:04 pm**

Yeah, Dave Attell, Louie, Bill Burr I would say are the best 3 working.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:07 pm**

Oooo I forgot about Burr, very good call.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:09 pm**

>Comedy and Humor
>"Hedberg is still dead"

thanks tifosi =(

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:19 pm**

Yeah Burr has been my favorite for...quite a while now. But Attell is the one who got me out of being a casual comedy fan.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:20 pm**

Rattle off some favorites!

Kyle Kinane
TJ Miller
Patton Oswalt
Hannibal Burress
Tom Segura
John Mulaney

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:21 pm**

I saw Attell at the improv and was afraid to get up, move, or do anything cause he was picking off people in the crowd left and right.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:24 pm**

Rattle off some favorites!

Kyle Kinane
TJ Miller
Patton Oswalt
Hannibal Burress
Tom Segura
John Mulaney

I think you're the only person i've encountered that knew of Tom Segura. So good.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:25 pm**

Mulaney was good but his act got old.

Chris Hardwick
Patton Oswalt
Maria Bamford
Jay Mohr
Matt Mira
Bill Burr
Jonah Ray
Brian Posehn
Dave Attell
Eugene Mirman

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:28 pm**

Ari Shaffir is pretty great too, hes had a couple specials come out in the last couple months.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:30 pm**

Add Trevor Moore to my list, I miss the Whitest Kids U Know so much.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:45 pm**

Dave Attel's "Insomniac" show on CC was great. My roommate and I used to watch it in college. What a job that had to be. Travel the country getting drunk at dive bars, then going to that cities late night drunk food spot.

Posted: **Mon Mar 30, 2015 10:52 pm**

Great show

Posted: **Tue Mar 31, 2015 7:53 am**

Right now my favorites are:

Louis CK
John Mulaney
Jim Jefferies
Bill Burr
Mike Birbiglia
Tom Segura
And I'm sure there are more, but just off the top of my head, that's my list.