A restored 26-minute rough cut of Mitch Hedberg’s long-lost 2001 MTV pilot has been unearthed from Doug Stanhope’s crawlspace. The rare footage captures Hedberg’s unmistakable wit alongside performances from Lynn Shawcroft, Eddy “The Possum Man” Carnavale, and Stanhope himself. A true time capsule of early-2000s comedy, it offers fans a glimpse into a project once thought gone forever.
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Eric Alper is a 6-time nominee for Publicist of the Year during Canadian Music Week and has overseen the publicity campaigns for over 183 JUNO Award-nominated albums (and 16 in 2025), 45 Grammy-nominated albums, including 47 JUNO Award, 58 Canadian Folk Music Award, 126 Maple Blues Award-winning albums and is also truly honoured to work with some of the biggest and most important artists of our time.
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