For those in the Los Angeles area, the Silent Movie Theatre celebrates the life and career of the brilliant, late Mitch Hedberg on Sunday, June 14. Before dying at the age of 37 in 2005, Hedberg dealt in surrealist snippets and ingeniously obvious wordplay, where the only real set-up needed for any joke was a grasped appreciation of his wry, shy personality. Whereas fellow deadpan comic Steven Wright’s delivery is incredibly dry and snail-paced, however, Hedberg’s came as a fast, engaging drawl, spoken to the floor while he hid behind a pair of sunglasses. With generous assistance from Mitch’s widow and fellow comedian Lynn Shawcroft, Cinefamily has combed through voluminous archives to unearth and compile rare footage of live performances, TV appearance and Hedberg’s unreleased MTV reality pilot. The evening will climax with a screening of Mitch’s lone directorial effort, the autobiographical 1999 feature film Los Enchiladas. Festivities kick off at 8 p.m., and tickets are $12. For more
information on the event, and the Silent Movie Theatre in general, click here.