The stars were aligning for Mitch Hedberg in the 1990s. Time Magazine called him “the next Seinfeld.” The Fox network agreed, handing the comedian half a million dollars to create the next monster ...

Fifteen years into his standup comedy career, Mitch Hedberg is experiencing a span of pseudo-fame that rock bands who make it big must pine for: enjoying full venues and critical acclaim, but without ...

Forget that Mitch Hedberg OD’d on March 29, 2005. Everybody dies, especially comedians. They die young, tragically, with a lifetime’s worth of soul-soothing mirth incomplete and undone. But that’s ...

Kasia Cieplak-Mayr von Baldegg is the former executive producer and general manager of Atlantic Studios at The Atlantic.

His delivery style rivals the late Mitch Hedberg, and his swagger is bold enough to sell cologne door-to-door. Tom Rhodes is a comedian who’s just as funny and comfortable on stage in Fort Worth, ...