Discuss “Executive Privilege”

"I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long."

It's often too simple to find the little ironies in the words of those who have left us. This past Thursday presented the comedic world with yet another tragedy - and a pause to reflect on the impact that Mitch Hedberg had on the stand-up scene.

Hedberg's death on Thursday afternoon was especially poignant to the students here at Carnegie Mellon. After all, it was only last Spring Carnival that he performed at Midway to a tent overflowing with the college demographic he was most in tune with. Hedberg was a hit immediately: his classic one-liner routine was already so popular that audience members knew bits by heart. He looked tired, and occasionally he stumbled. But few comedians...