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MITCH HEDBERG, 30 Circle of Hell: I Seems like: A surfer Steven Wright Next Seinfeld...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Funny: The Next Generation | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

...Republican leadership, like Boehner, have suggested that Hyde could hold "informational hearings," bringing forward a full parade of witnesses, in order to make Starr's findings public without having to proceed directly to an impeachment inquiry. But Hyde said last week that "I don't know what the hell an informational hearing is." And others close to the process predicted that the committee was more likely to release a sanitized summary of Starr's report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: It May Blow Up on You | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

...night after night--what kind of life is that? Being a comic is being in show business only in the way that being a bowler is being in professional sports. And much like a bowler, you will have groupies, but they will look like the Nanny. Within this Comedy Hell there are four circles, and probably a couple of levels and bolgias too, but we don't have time to get into that. Let's just say that in the first circle are comics negotiating TV deals; in the second are comics whose agents claim they're negotiating TV deals...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Funny: The Next Generation | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

...Meaney dropped his fake high voice to brag about a development meeting. The business of comedy was summed up by festival standout Mitch Hedberg, who was introduced as a comedian "seen on David Letterman." He said, "Four million people watch that show, and I don't know where the hell they are. I believe more people have seen me at the store. Which would be a better introduction: 'You might have seen this next comedian at the store.' And people would say, 'Hell, yes, I have.'" Nevertheless, after Montreal, Hedberg signed a development deal with Fox. Herewith a sampling...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Funny: The Next Generation | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

SEAN CULLEN, 32 Circle of Hell: II Seems like: A sleep-deprived Steve Martin Next Seinfeld? Next buddy of next Seinfeld

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Funny: The Next Generation | 8/10/1998 | See Source »

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