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Demetri Martin
18 Mar 2003 by Matthew Linderman
Speaking of jokes, I saw a promising comedian on Conan O’Brien the other week: Demetri Martin (he’s got some clips up at Comedy Central and Zilo). Sort of a thinking man’s comedian, a la Stephen Wright or Mitch Hedberg (ya know, “Swimming is a confusing sport, because sometimes you do it for fun and other times you do it not to die” or “I’d like to sell candy in childproof containers” type stuff). “Yale grad does standup, pudnats” is an interview that discusses his path.
DM: Standup is so great: It teaches you about failure. Success really depends a lot on the window you give yourself, I mean, if you only give yourself two months and then give up, you won’t get it. But if more people gave themselves, like, 10 years, so many more of them would be successful at it.
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18 Mar 2003 | David said...
A little too much "what if jack handy told mitch hedberg jokes" for me
02 Apr 2003 | Whitney said...
I loved him on Conan. I was laughing so hard I was crying and that hasn't happened in quite some time. And he is so freaking adorable.
02 Jun 2003 | Nigel said...
Demetri is incredible. He is by far my favorite current stand-up (well co-favorite with Sarah Silverman.) I loved him on Late Friday two years ago and happened to catch him (by some weird coincedence) on Last Call last week. He is the greatest.
23 Jul 2003 | Jay said...
His jokes are funny and smart. Very funny actually, and very smart. But it just seems like stuff Mitch Hedberg hasn't gotten around to thinking of yet. He also seems to do it as Hedberg. Like he says "man" a lot. Stuff is still funny, he should just write for Hedberg.
23 Aug 2003 | tori said...
Looks like they love him over in the UK. He's just been shortlisted for the Perrier Comedy Award 2003 at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. I hope he wins, I have a soft spot for anyone who could come up with the longest non-computer generated, sense making palindrome: "Dammit, I'm mad"
27 Oct 2003 | robin said...
Yeah, he won. Just saw his winner's show in London last night. On the basis of that (and having seen some of the other shortlisted comics) the win was well deserved. His show "If I" is very clever and very funny, also perfect for a palindrome fan like me. Good luck to him!
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21 Jan 2004 | Rochelle said...
I saw Demetri on BBC 4 (I live in England), and he knocked me out. It was like watching an older, male version of myself. He's just so intelligent, and he's funny with it. He must have an high IQ, he should be a member of Mensa.
