I did not know about this comedian.
Like you, I also go to comedy for therapeutic purposes. It makes me think about crappy stuff lightly.
I fnd it admirable and inspiring that Hedberg, having a heart problem that would eventually killhim, chose to make people laugh for as long as he lived.

I can't blame humorist, especially stand up comedians for panicking on stage, especially these days. I think that with so much political correctness being sort institutionalized (made official) trying to make people laugh knowing that in the process you'll offend quite a few must be a terrifying job.
More should be written about the power and need of humor in any given society and people's need to develop tolerance and openmindedness when it comes to comedy.
Thank you for sharing such a wonderful and complex artist. I might have never heard of him otherwise.