Pleased to have been in college for the Demetri Martin era. He really was the antidote to the Dane Cook bombast.

Mitch Hedberg (RIP) was my favourite but Demetri was excellent too. You should check out the comedian Steven (Steve) Wright. He is the ultimate short-sentence / haiku comedian. He has a very direct, dry, and philosophical delivery style. Thanks for the video.

He is definitely one of my favorite comedians from growing up. I find the style of a mono-story comedies hard to enjoy rewatches because they become a long drawn out story. So the quick shifts and monotone style feels more fresh to me whenever I get a rewatch.

Man I’m glad someone made this video. Demetri might be my favorite comedian as well. And I consider myself a big comedy fan. I’m 28 now but when I was probably 12 or so I saw his stand up special ‘Person’ on comedy central. I was absolutely blown away. His style and approach, how he used music and art, it seriously influenced me from a very young age and as far back as I can remember I was on KZfaq watching his sets and downloading his albums and stuff on iTunes. And then this show came out. My dad and brothers hardly ever gathered around to watch something every week, South Park for a while, but when this show was on we all made sure to watch it weekly. It was so great, we all just wanted more. Was sad to see it not get some more seasons but unfortunately that’s Comedy Central for you now. They just play the office 24/7 now. A couple years ago my parents and older brother and I got a chance to see him at the Warner theater in DC. He was fantastic. Not to mention Taking Woodstock and his movie Dean. He’s a really talented guy

How am I watching a video that isn't uploaded for another 15 years?

I loved this show. Nice to see it getting some love. I still describe my taste as low energy comedy.

I still quote so many lines from this show.

The algorithm has blessed me this day. You damn straight I want a super deep dive into Demitri's show!

Yup, love Demetri Martin, especially Important Things

Comedy group Aunty Donna wanted to do the connected sketches thing as well for their Netflix show and one of the producers on the show, Scott Aukerman who also wrote on Mr. Show, warned them against it and they tried but ended up giving up after realizing how many sketches would get moved around in the edit. If any comedy nerds here haven't seen Aunty Donna's Big Ol House Of Fun then they should

I think part of the charm of the show was the genuine enthusiasm for making it that bled through.

This really sparked some memories for me, watching important things when it was originally coming out, I loved his style and had a similar respect for his wit and intelligence, but hadn't thought about it for years. Great video, youtube algorithm got a banger with this one

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR MAKING THIS!!!!❤️❤️❤️❤️

"Important Things" was so quirky, but also so good. Glad it finds appreciation even in 2039.

2 part 2 has my favorite comedy sketch ever. When the two guys think they’re both interviewing for a job lol

Demetri had a new Netflix special come out last week, it was great.

Important things was the best show out of the block mentioned in the beginning to come out

33:00 It's true. I had a huge crush on him in my 20s when I was still young and attractive. Man, I wanted to meet him SO BAD. I still do.

Dimitri still holds the record for the world's longest palindrome!

You did great in the video and capturing the thing we never can as fans about why we are.

I used to love watching Important Things and got to see him live in Dallas in 2015. It was easily one of the funnest nights of my life!

I loved this show so much, thanks for making this

The clip of Putin giving the flowers to Merkel was perfectly timed. "You will question life and your purpose in it" was me during Season 3 of ITYSL.

I loved the video (and, like you, I have a place in my heart for Dimitri Martin's work). First, I would like to thank you for your work in creating this video, and second, I would like to share two experiences about connections between sketches. For many years, I produced content for TV in Brazil, and despite making my money creating and scripting banal TV programs (talent and reality shows), I was always involved in alternative comedy productions. My first connected sketch TV project was rejected by Paramount because it would simply make an already expensive and risky format even more so (this was in 2008). The connection happened by mixing characters and scenarios between the sketches, which would weave together a series of stories taking place over 24 hours in a neighborhood of a specific city. The second time I worked with story connections in a similar way was producing a fictional podcast, and the result was that 80% of listeners didn't care about the connections. So I came to the conclusion that the focus on ambitious or complex formats is much more a desire of creators than something the public will appreciate. It's clear to me that the public is more interested in quick laughs, character development (narratives), or parasocial relationships with the performers. The rest is expendable.

I have always enjoyed Demitri's comedy. I was blown away to learn of his show a few years ago. Such an underrated show and comedian.

Demitri Martin is the direct heir of the 80’s surreal comedy legend Steve Wright To do a deep dive into Demitri Martin without mentioning the influence of Steven Wright is bizarrely incomplete.

DM is a great comic! Love his style & material. Always look forward to seeing him work.

always loved demiri's comedy. it's short, simple, clean but still extremely clever if you ljke his stuff you'll also likely enjoy the youtube channel nigahiga, he also has a strange way of analysing play on words in very clever ways

Good video, thanks. I have always loved Dimitri Martian but never knew about his comedy sketch show

Martin really hit a home run with every episode

He is genius. Love that you had clips from If I

I'm definitely getting older because just even the memory of bird pranks got me laughing out loud.

I'm rewatching the show because of this. Thank you. I never thought he was egotistical. I think the worst you can say is that he can be twee, largely because his comedy is smart. I also watched his latest 'Deconstructed', and definitely enjoyed. I agreed with a lot of what you said. We need comedians like him to balance out all the rage.

Thank you!!!! I reference the ethical rat trap sketch all the time and no one knows what I’m talking about.

You nailed this.

Steven Wright

Love this video

a few months ago i discovered this, working backwards from nathan for you related content, important things was a great show - subscribed

Dimitri Martin is a genius. So upsetting that he hasn't been more successful.

13:20 perfect clip choice for this line.

im a long time goer to his families diner, i know for a fact his grandmother would love to see this. unfortunately she passes before covid

More people should watch your channel, hope more people return. Great video, keep it up!

Terrific video!! Great work!!

Nick Swardson's Pretend Time would have continuity from sketch to sketch

I got to meet Dimitri after one of his shows that sort of ended in an emergency. For anybody who's expecting me to say he's a really chill, caring (given the circumstances) dude, you're right but also try having an imagination geez.

This was really good; well done

Just watched your max headroom vid. Man you are very under rated. Love the channel. ❤

I wish there were more videos like this. Thank you for your work!

Why was this video in my feed? Why did I watch the whole thing?

I remember seeing the rough cut on your patreon last year, nice to see it released!

really nice video, I enjoyed it a lot!

Great video! Can’t wait to watch it in a couple decades!

That was great.

I used to be a huge fan of his work when i was in middle/high school but its really hard to tell his jokes to friends and honestly its hard to say hes my favorite among other atand up fans. But his book is one of my favorites and i always skim through it whenever i feel bad. Tha ks for this I'm going to watch and rewatch some more of Martin's stuff ❤

This was a thing I hadn’t thought about in forever. Thank you.

My favorite comedians are usually ones that wear their insecure longing on their sleeves. It's relatable and makes them more human, even if I suspect that they're hamming it up for an audience. It's kind of like the idea that you can't be brave if you're never scared; otherwise you're just fearless or outging or whatever

Really great video!! You changed the way I even view my own channel. I hope this reaches the right audience and gets plenty of views!

i will be thinking about the lower case L couch for a while

I was watching this when I was 7 or 8 still love it (:

Excellent video. Made me want to rewatch old specials

Great stuff. Added to my comedy nerd folder. Subscribed.

Thanks for sharing! I feel like I've learned something new.

Imoortant things was brilliant and timeless. Way ahead of its time

Personal information waltz on his these are jokes album is still one of the most random dumb things that I love 😂

Amazing video.

I only knew demetri from his netflix specials. I guess i have much to watch now. 😅 James acaster is also very great and he depicts the other style well. Story telling all the way.

He was on the Daily Show and had worked on other shows. Literally everyone on that show got a shot at a solo project. Also places Comedy Central, SciFy, Adult Swim are places that give preference to people on the inside.

Regarding sketch comedy having threads tie sketches together, I think SCTV did this well, with the theme of a tv network and recurring characters in sketches

I've literally watched IF I Dozens of times and I made the "Grapes are the Fruit of Hope" joke at my college orientation walking group in 2008, so you should know that this video of yours is very good Narrow Casting Mr. Feather.

David Hyde Pierce on-stage footage was not expected but welcomed. Also this is a great time for this to come out, Demetri just had another tour before the new standup special came out. I fuckin loved Important Things as a kid, it got me into his comedy still to this day. I preordered 'This is a book' and still have my tickets in it from 2011 when I saw him the first time.

nah bro bird pranked still holds

I hope he did it on purpose, but for fellow 2 Bears 1 Cave fans that comment on KZfaq, the fact that he called him "Bert Chrysler" is priceless.

when an intelligent soft spoken man falls in love with another intelligent soft spoken man

Demetri Martin & Mitch Hedburg are in my top 5

no i love this man & it's about time someone else obsess over him for a minute, but if you're able to attend _that_ much premium university, maybe you have access to things that make a comedy career less of a risk in the first place?

I remember this show. It wasn't loud and outrageous but he was subversive in his own way. And there are plenty of out of the box comics. Stephen Wright. Michael Winslow. Mitch Hedberg. Joel Hodgson. Pee Wee Herman. It's art and everyone has their own way of expressing their art. Sure he's a clever guy but dude's not like the mind bender, using his psionic powers to scramble your mind. It's just a unique approach. But he's great. I love him. I'm not saying I'm any kind of genius at all but when he told that joke about "The best greatest thing ever, of all time, exaggeration. No, it's second guessing." I usually don't heckle comedians but all I could think about was wishing I was there so I could shout out "INTERRUPTIONS!" Anyone can do it but not everyone can pull it off like he does. He'd probably have come back with something like "Ignoring rude people." The comedian always has the last laugh.

Upright Citizens Brigade did a good job of tying sketches together I thought. I speaking of the 2 season show on comedy central.

i watch these style of vids at 2X speed...

Wait! This guy is ice bear?

I think the "target demo" for Comedy Central standup instinctively dislikes abstract humor. They prefer lived experiences. Me, I like funny, don't really care about the approach. I LOVE Martin's standup.

Can you post a link to that big plan image in the description?

Dimitri is hilarious. Sad he's not really around the podcast scene and out there to enjoy more?

Damn he loves that haircut kept it for almost 20

Yellow belt vs gravity

Mitch is the best.

"Uploaded February 9, 2039" I'm sorry, what?

Demetri rose to prominence 40yrs ago in the early 2000’s?! Bruh 🤦‍♂️

Early 2000s was only 20 years ago

Completely agree. He is cute smart and funny. Yes women do find him attractive.

are the brain in different head/machine episodes of Black Mirror a situational comedy? (/set to the tune of is Mayonnaise an Instrument)

To me the Bird Pranks sketch feels weirdly prescient given how the worst possible prank content blew up. The logic of pranking your own child, who implicitly trusts you, goes even further, to pranking beings that do not comprehend the concept of trickery at all.

22:35 Bill Burr x2

Demetri Martin is my second favourite Demetri.

I’ll bet Bo Burnahm possibly really admired this guy, yeahhh I’d bet on that, the greats always inspire the greats, always

How could you have missed Steven Wright?

Mr. Neutron.

18th person to watch the video how cool is that

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Damn… I miss Mitch

How many times did you refer to him as "cute?"