Important Things with Demetri Martin
Comedy • 2009–10 • 2 Seasons
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Important Things with Demetri Martin is a sketch-variety show that aired on Comedy Central starring comedian Demetri Martin. Each episode examined a single theme, the "important thing", such as timing, power, control and money. All sketches, short vignettes, animated segments and stand-up comedy were loosely related to the theme of the episode. The show was produced by Jon Stewart's Busboy Productions, and contains stand-up, prop comedy and musical comedy by Martin, as well as taped sketches. Jon Stewart took an active role in editing the first few episodes.
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Very unique comedy style, great one liners, puns and made ya think jokes
Funny sketches and such a unique sense of humor
His sense of humor is not for most but I find it to be very entertaining and some skits are hilarious. Give it a couple episodes.
Demetri Martin’s comedy might not be for everyone but if you like comedians like Steven Wright you’ll love Martin!
While Martin’s style works well in his standup routines, his comedy has a hard time translating to the small screen. Cheesy and dry.
Highly recommend all of Demetri Martin’s stand up
Might not have been the funniest Comedy Central sketch/stand-up hybrid show, but it might very well have been the wittiest.
Demetri Martin has a very quirky, almost one liner style of comedy with visual aids like drawings and graphs. Niche but funny.
Some bits were pretty funny but most weren't worth watching. I'd stick to his stand-up, which I like a lot more.
Perfect example of hipster comedy at the time, or apt comedy, whatever you want to call it, it’s not as cool as it thinks it
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