The Mitch Hedberg Project (partially found unreleased MTV pilot; 2001): Difference between revisions

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Opening graphic on The Mitch Hedberg Project.

Status: Partially Found

The Mitch Hedberg Project was an MTV pilot that was pitched in 2007 by comedian Mitch Hedberg.

Premise

Comedian Mitch Hedberg brings his friends along for a seven-day comedy tour around California. The show is a mix of interviews, stand-up comedy, and behind-the-scenes pranks.

Availability

Parts of the pilot episode are viewable without sound on YouTube. The only known copy is owned by Hedberg's friend Possum Man, but there is currently no distribution as the rights to the video are unknown. Mitch Hedberg's widow, Lynn Shawcroft, asked comedian Doug Stanhope if he had seen the pilot through Twitter in 2017.^[1]

Doug Stanhope confirmed the existence of the pilot when he shared the documentary based on one of the comedians from the show.^[2] As of December 2019, the full pilot is unavailable to the public.

Cast

Mitch Hedberg
Lynn Shawcroft (Comedian & Mitch Hedberg's wife)
Chuck (Bass player and comedian)
Rico (Master of Ceremonies)
Eddie "The Possum Man" Carnavale (Comedian)
Doug Stanhope

Gallery

Documentary about Possum Man, one of the comics on the tour, featuring footage from the unreleased pilot.

References

↑ Lynn Shawcroft's Twitter page on which she asked Doug Stanhope about the pilot. Retrieved 28 Dec '19
↑ Doug Stanhope's Twitter page, which confirmed the existence of the MTV pilot. Retrieved 28 Dec '19

[1] Lynn Shawcroft's Twitter page on which she asked Doug Stanhope about the pilot. Retrieved 28 Dec '19

[2] Doug Stanhope's Twitter page, which confirmed the existence of the MTV pilot. Retrieved 28 Dec '19

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+'''''The Mitch Hedberg Project''''' was an MTV pilot that was pitched in 2007 by comedian Mitch Hedberg.
+==Premise==
+Comedian Mitch Hedberg brings his friends along for a seven-day comedy tour around California. The show is a mix of interviews, stand-up comedy, and behind-the-scenes pranks.
-At the height of his career, comedian Mitch Hedberg was creating a massive library of content that never saw the light of day.  After performing stand-up for over 10 years, Hedberg decided to create a show centered around the life of a touring comic.  The opening credits note that touring comics travel 298 days out of the year.  The ''Mitch Hedberg Project'' was filmed for MTV and featured the comic during a seven day tour around California.  The pilot episode was never picked up or released by MTV and is currently unavailable for viewing.
+==Availability==
+Parts of the pilot episode are viewable without sound on YouTube. The only known copy is owned by Hedberg's friend Possum Man, but there is currently no distribution as the rights to the video are unknown. Mitch Hedberg's widow, Lynn Shawcroft, asked comedian Doug Stanhope if he had seen the pilot through Twitter in 2017.<ref>[https://twitter.com/shawcroft/status/898794618740920321?lang=en Lynn Shawcroft's Twitter page on which she asked Doug Stanhope about the pilot.] Retrieved 28 Dec '19</ref>
+Doug Stanhope confirmed the existence of the pilot when he shared the documentary based on one of the comedians from the show.<ref>[https://twitter.com/DougStanhope/status/1207375072895225856 Doug Stanhope's Twitter page, which confirmed the existence of the MTV pilot.] Retrieved 28 Dec '19</ref> As of December 2019, the full pilot is unavailable to the public.
-== PLOT ==
+==Cast==
-Comedian Mitch Hedberg brings his friends along for a comedy tour around California.  The show is a mix of interviews, stand-up comedy and behind-the-scenes pranks.
-== CAST ==
 * Mitch Hedberg
 * Lynn Shawcroft (Comedian & Mitch Hedberg's wife)
 * Chuck (Bass player and comedian)
 * Rico (Master of Ceremonies)
-* Eddie "The Possum Man"Carnavale (Comedian)
+* Eddie "The Possum Man" Carnavale (Comedian)
 * Doug Stanhope
-== Availability ==
+==Gallery==
-Parts of the pilot episode are viewable without sound on YouTube.  The only known copy is owned by Hedberg's friend Possum Man<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEp7gWyY0c0 Possum Man Documentary.] Released by Tampa News Force '19</ref>, but there is currently no distribution as the rights to the video are unknown.  Mitch Hedberg's widow, Lynn Shawcroft, asked comedian Doug Stanhope if he had seen the pilot through Twitter in 2017.<ref>[https://twitter.com/shawcroft/status/898794618740920321?lang=en Lynn Shawcroft on Twitter asking Doug Stanhope about Pilot.] Lynn Shawcroft Twitter</ref>
-Doug Stanhope confirmed the existence of the pilot when he shared the documentary based on one of the comedians from the show. <ref>[https://twitter.com/DougStanhope/status/1207375072895225856 Doug Stanhope shares Documentary confirming existence of MTV pilot] Doug Stanhope Twitter</ref>
-== GALLERY ==
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+==References==
+{{reflist}}
+[[Category:Lost TV]]
+[[Category:Partially found media]]
-{{reflist}}