DemetriMartin-related stories
Posted Sep 5th 2009 11:02AM by Nick Zaino
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, TV on DVD, Reality-Free
When I first
previewed Important Things with Demetri Martin, I was hoping it would get good enough ratings to allow
Martin to stick around and explore a little bit. I've enjoyed him as a stand-up comedian, both live and on his Comedy Central specials.
Important Things was the perfect vehicle for Martin, showcasing his absurdist deadpan, allowing him to work with some talented friends like John Oliver, Jon Benjamin, David Cross, and Amanda Peet, and even letting him play a musical number or two.
Continue reading Timing perfect for DVD of Demitri Martin's Comedy Central show
Posted Jul 3rd 2009 9:32AM by Nick Zaino
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Programming, OpEd, Reality-Free
Since programming anything new is probably a waste on a holiday weekend,
Comedy Central is programming roughly 4,000 previously aired stand-up specials (okay, just 40, but that's a lot) from some of the biggest names on its rosters, including Dane Cook, Jeff Dunham, Katt Williams, Louis C.K., Lewis Black, Brian Regan, Demetri Martin, Ron White, Lisa Lampanelli, and Jim Gaffigan. They'll also sprinkle in some of their
Comedy Central Presents half-hour showcases. It's called the Stand-Up Blowout Weekend.
The first special is at 3 PM -
Aisha Tyler is Lit: Live at the Fillmore and end, officially, with Drew Hastings:
Irked and Miffed at 3 AM Monday morning. Sunday at 10PM is the network premiere of
Dave Attell: Captain Miserable, which originally aired on HBO on December 8, 2007.
Continue reading Comedy Central's holiday weekend Stand-Up Blowout
Posted Feb 10th 2009 5:25PM by Nick Zaino
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Early Looks, Reality-Free
If you've been watching Comedy Central, you may have noticed one of the roughly several thousand ads for the new show,
Important Things with Demetri Martin. We also gave you
a glimpse of it last week. All the hype can sometimes be a sign of a show in need of propping up. Not so with
Important Things. I got a hold of two episodes in advance, and the show is worth watching, or DVRing, if you're one of those people who sometimes leaves the house. The show premieres February 11 at 10:30 PM.
Martin is a talented comedian whose act is built around offbeat one-liners (in the tradition of Steven Wright and, later, Mitch Hedberg). But he's also an artist and musician, incorporating his drawings (through and easel onstage) and songwriting into his stage act.
Important Things is a great extension of that, allowing Martin to animate some of his drawings or pay attention to details that couldn't be seen onstage (like a view of the letter "R" from behind that shows its tiny "R" butt), in addition to musical pieces and sketch comedy.
Continue reading Important Things with Demetri Martin -- An early look - VIDEOS
Posted Feb 29th 2008 7:03AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
"Bushman of Africa": President Bush recently paid a visit to five countries throughout Africa. He shared his learnings and experiences through
a slideshow, keeping it real old-school. Due to his initiatives on malaria, there will be a
George W. Bush Day to raise awareness. Was that a joke, Mr. President? I'll pretend it was.
Correspondent John Oliver stopped by to talk about this strange, new caring Bush and expressed his pain in seeing that Bush had it in him to do good all along. Whenever people bash The
Daily Show (or the C
olbert Report) for being really unfair to Bush, I like to point them to segments like this. Sure, they have a bit of a liberal bias, but they're not afraid to point out the blunders of the Democrats, nor do they shy away from recognizing when Republicans or conservatives have done well. Seriously, these two shows are probably more fair that many mainstream news outlets. Bless their snarky little hearts.
Continue reading The Daily Show: February 28, 2008
Posted Oct 31st 2007 11:19AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: OpEd, The Daily Show, Episode Reviews
"
Clusterf@#k to the White House": Maria Shriver and some of the potential first ladies got together and basked in each other's powerful-by-association womanliness. Fact: Within five minutes of meeting each other, their views on universal healthcare synchronized... That was bad, I'm sorry. I tried. Another fact: Jon Stewart's Shriver impression sounds more like Arnold Schwarzenegger than his Arnold impression. It was while watching this segment when I realized who
Henry Waxman looks like. That tiny little man at the end of
The Triplets of Belleville. You know, the mousy mechanic/operator fellow? Yeah? No? Okay. Look it up.
Continue reading The Daily Show: October 30, 2007 - VIDEO
Posted Oct 3rd 2007 2:04PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Video, Celebrities, Pickups and Renewals
Just a day after announcing that they were going to renew both Mind of Mencia and Lil' Bush, Comedy Central has announced that they have picked up a new comedy/variety show from comedian Demetri Martin.
The show will be produced by Jon Stewart and his Busboy Productions. Martin has been a regular contributor to The Daily Show. He also had two Comedy Central specials: one in 2004 as part of Comedy Central Presents and another this past January, Demetri Martin: Person, and a new comedy album These Are Jokes.
I've been waiting for this. Martin happens to be one of the funniest people on the planet. I think his style of humor lends itself perfectly to a weekly sketch show.. I'm sure he'll thrown in animation and observations too. After the jump, a couple of videos from Martin's work on The Daily Show and one of his specials.
Continue reading Demetri Martin gets his own show on Comedy Central - VIDEO
Posted May 12th 2007 9:02AM by Adam Finley
Filed under: Video, The Daily Show, Web, Celebrities
Comedian and Daily Show trendspotter Demetri Martin appears in the new Fountains of Wayne video for their song "Someone to Love." Martin plays "Seth," a big city lawyer, which is fitting since he himself went to law school, although he did drop out one year before getting his degree.
The song, like all of Fountain of Wayne's songs, is really catchy and you'll probably find yourself singing it in the shower. Or, if you're like me, you'll actually learn how to play it on guitar so you can both sing and play it in the shower. This actually warps the guitar pretty bad, which is why I break into a music warehouse every night and steal a new one.
[via CC Insider]
Posted Mar 23rd 2007 7:01PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Web, Celebrities, Comedy Central
The Boston Phoenix makes an interesting suggestion on one of their blogs: maybe NBC should give the Late Night slot to Demetri Martin in 2009 when Conan O'Brien takes over for Jay Leno. Hmmm...
In this Daily Show clip, Martin explains the whole copyright controversy involving Viacom, Google, and YouTube. It's a great clip, with Martin asking at one point if viewers are watching him right now on YouTube (yes, it's a YouTube clip). He even freezes his body and says "buffering." Funny stuff. Both videos after the jump (YouTube version and Comedy Central's, just in case...)
Continue reading Demetri Martin explains the Viacom/Google/YouTube controversy - VIDEO
Posted Jan 14th 2007 5:03PM by Bob Sassone
Filed under: Programming
At 7, ABC has a new America's Funniest Home Videos, followed by new episodes of Extreme Makeover, Desperate Housewives, and Brothers & Sisters. - At 7:30, The CW has a new Reba, then a new 7th Heaven.
- At 8 (or after the Pats/Chargers game), CBS has a new 60 Minutes, then new eps of Cold Case and Without A Trace.
- FOX has the two hour season premiere of 24 at 8.
- There's a new Grease: You're The One That I Want at 8, followed by a new Apprentice and the season premiere of Crossing Jordan.
- PBS has The Best of Nature at 8, a 25th anniversary special.
- MSNBC has The Quest For Atlantis at 8, then a repeat of this morning's Meet The Press, if you missed it.
- At 10, HGTV has a new Living With Ed.
- Food Network has a new Challenge at 10, with contestants making steak recipes.
- Demetri Martin's new comedy special, Person, airs on Comedy Central at 10.
- Also at 10: the season premiere of Rome, followed by the season premiere of Extras.
Posted Jul 27th 2006 1:08PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show, Comedy Central
Okay, so Condoleezza Rice
went to Rome for a meeting about the Lebanon situation. It didn't go so well. Jon showed a Condimeter graphic to illustrate just how bad it was (
TDS has been really graphic-happy lately). Of course, the meeting wasn't as great as "Three days alone at Camp David with the President" or "Christmas morning"... It ended up somewhere between "Kofi Annan cops a feel" and "Bin Laden determined to attack WHERE?!". I have a feeling I may have switched up a few of those details, so apologies ahead of time. I swear
TDS knows I'm scrambling to type this all down. They probably have a hidden camera on my monitor, broadcasting live right into Jon's office so that they can giggle at my panic.
Continue reading The Daily Show: July 26, 2006
Posted Jun 13th 2006 9:07AM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Talent, Industry, The Daily Show, Celebrities, Comedy Central
When it was announced that Microsoft signed on
The Daily Show contributor
Demetri Martin for some ads, many accused the company of trying to copy the success of the new Mac ads featuring Martin's fellow
TDS contributor,
John Hodgman. Well,
in actuality, Microsoft has utilized the talents of several
TDS correspondents for quite a while now. Samantha Bee, Rob Corddry, and Ed Helms have already done various video segments and appearances for Microsoft.
Still no word on which company has called dibs on Jon Stewart.
Posted Mar 22nd 2006 7:02PM by Annie Wu
Filed under: Other Comedy Shows, Cable, Late Night, OpEd, The Daily Show
Ahh, the Iraqi war has headed into its fourth year... its
senior year. And Bush's ratings have hit a senior slump. Currently, it seems as though Bush is the only one who
realizes what a great job he has been doing. I absolutely loved that series of manipulated clips of Bush from various
press conferences ("One of my favorite tactics is to say the same thing over and over and over again").
Continue reading The Daily Show: March 21, 2006
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