Important Things with Demetri Martin
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| Format | Sketch Comedy, Variety, Stand-up Comedy |
| Created by | Demetri Martin |
| Starring | Demetri Martin |
| Composer(s) | Demetri Martin |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 17 (List of episodes) |
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| Executive producer(s) | Demetri Martin Jon Stewart Beth McCarthy-Miller Garris Stokes Eric Slovin & Leo Allen (episode 4) |
| Running time | 23 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Busboy Productions PersonGlobal |
| Broadcast | |
| Original channel | Comedy Central |
| Original run | February 11, 2009 – April 15 2010 |
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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,[1] 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.[2]
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[edit] Recurring segments
In addition to Demetri's unconventional style of stand-up comedy, which he has performed for many years, there are several recurring segments on the show including:
Opening Act - In the opening of the show, Demetri Martin greets the audience and brings up the theme/topic of the show. This is followed with a short joke via flashcards. The card generally has play-buttons with a caption under them, which Demetri then reads and decides which one he will choose, usually "Jokes".
Good, Bad, Interesting - Demetri presents a good, a bad and an interesting reaction to topics based on everyday life situations.
This is... - Often used as a transition, this segment features a single humorous concept related to the show's topic in which one or more cast members will act out.
Important Things Things - An infomercial narrated by Demetri in which imaginary products related to the show's topic are advertised for sale. The products are often comically impractical or unnecessary like the "Burning-Hand Potholder" featured in the Strategy episode.
Demetrocles/Da Mici - In this segment, Demetri presents a humorous concept related to the show's topic as an ancient philosopher much like Socrates or Plato or an inventor like Da Vinci.
Other Jokes - This segment consists of other jokes about the topic that weren't included in the Opening Act.
[edit] Episodes
[edit] Ratings
The Comedy Central show premiered on Wednesday February 11th, 2009 and attracted 2.4 million viewers, making it the cabler's best series show since Chappelle's Show drew 2.5 millions views in 2003.[3]
[edit] Critical reception
The show has received generally positive reviews from critics, and currently has a 71/100 rating on metacritic.com, based on 8 reviews.[4]
[edit] Cancellation
During a comedy show at College Park, Maryland on October 28, 2010, Demetri Martin confirmed that the show had not been picked up for a third season.[5]
[edit] References
- ^ "Stewart stamp on 'Martin'". Hollywoodreporter.com. 2007-10-03. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/news/e3iff0ec139962d42d4152b670707cce783. Retrieved 2009-02-16.[dead link]
- ^ "Jon Stewart producing new Comedy Central show". Reuters. 2007-10-03. http://www.reuters.com/article/sphereNews/idUSN0344522620071003?sp=true&view=sphere.
- ^ "'Demetri Martin' definitely important". Variety. 2009-12-02. http://www.variety.com/article/VR1118000103.
- ^ Important Things With Demetri Martin metacritic.com
- ^ KPCS: Demetri Martin #107 Cancellation Confirmed
[edit] External links
- Official website
- Important Things with Demetri Martin at the Internet Movie Database
- Important Things with Demetri Martin at TV.com
- Demetri Martin Gets His Own Show!
- Demetri Martin gets his own show on Comedy Central
- Blogcritics - review - TV Preview: Important Things with Demetri Martin Premieres Feb. 11
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