Mitch Hedberg- Do You Believe in Gosh?

Comedy Central Records

September 16, 2008, 07:07 PM

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"What am I drinking? Nyquil on the rocks."

By now, Mitch Hedberg is legendary among anyone who enjoys comedy, so I'll spare you the pseudo-bio.

Comedy Central Records has just released a post-humus comedy record from Hedberg (Tupac style). Since he died in 2005, I have listened to his 2 releases over and over and over, disappointed that he left this world leaving so little material behind. I was overjoyed to find out he had been recording shows in preparation for an album to be recorded and released later that year.

In my opinion, Do You Believe in Gosh? is the best of the Mitch Hedberg stand up CDs and shows a comedian that was getting closer to perfecting his art. His stage fright and self-consciousness evident in earlier performances were endearing qualities, but the latest (and unfortunately last) CD hints at perhaps overcoming those handicaps. Or maybe that's just the drugs. He engages the audience more directly and it's not difficult to imagine him actually making eye contact. He comes across as much more confident in his material and comfortable with the crowd delivering one memorable and quotable line after another.

Recorded only 2 months before his tragic death from a drug overdose, Do You Believe in Gosh? is almost exclusively new material that stays true to Hedberg's odd brand of alternative humor, full of countless one-liners and bizarre non-sequiturs that are destined for endless repetition by his many admirers. Mitch Hedberg is a legend. Do You Believe in Gosh? proves it.

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