Death Summary: Hedberg was found dead in his hotel room in Livingston, New Jersey on March 29, 2005 of an apparent drug overdose.

A few days after his death his autopsy and toxicology reports were made public. They showed that Hedberg had "multiple drug toxicity" in his system, which included cocaine and heroin.

It was a pretty well known fact that he was a drug user; he referred to it often in his standup. Just two years before his death he was arrested in Austin Texas for possession of heroin.

Who was Mitch Hedberg: Hedberg was a moderately well known comedian, who was well known for the distinctive delivery of his jokes. His comedy was predominately one-liners, and observational comedy.

He developed a cult following, with the audience shouting out punch lines before he could finish the joke. Hedberg was a frequent guest on The Late Show with David Letterman, in total he did the show 10 times.

It's been said that Hedberg sometimes suffered from stage fright, and often had to do his show with his eyes closed.

Categories: Comedians, Entertainment.