Important Things with Demetri Martin

Important Things with Demetri Martin

2009 2 Seasons 17 Episodes ⭐ 6.5 Comedy

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.

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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Seasons & Episodes

EP 1

Timing

Demetri has trouble mustering the necessary anger for a breakup, time traveling for noble purposes and measuring his hob

EP 2

Power

Demetri ponders the nature of power, proves that bird ownership is arrogant and introduces The Revenger.

EP 3

Brains

Demetri does away with traditional neuroscience and phrenology as he digs into brains.

EP 4

Chairs

Demetri considers the many mysteries surrounding chairs.

EP 5

Safety

Demetri's safety tips: Employ scented candles as a fire alarm, use pubic hair for home security, and maintain a healthy

EP 6

Coolness

Demetri is too cool for clear pants, but he still needs professional help before a date.

EP 7

Games

Demetri trades in fun, games and audience threats while reimagining pro sports as animal duels.

EP 1

Attention

Comedic dogs and patients who deliver toasts while handing doctors their urine samples need attention, just like Demetri

EP 2

Ability

Demetri finds that people with special abilities -- unicyclists, amateur midwives and people who can simultaneously laug

EP 3

Strategy

Demetri knows that a man is only as good as his plan, so he explores the best strategy for seduction, suing your neighbo

EP 4

Money

Demetri finds there's more than one way to acquire wealth since it's not enough to be born with a silver spoon in your m

EP 5

2

Demetri examines the number 2 from every vantage, from the biological -- as when two women hit the lavatory to dissect a

EP 6

2, Too

Demetri returns to the number 2, shining a spotlight on Superman's duplicitous sidekick and how the shape of the number

EP 7

Lines

Demetri demonstrates how adding lines to a drawing can change everything and laments the lack of pick-up line equivalent

EP 8

Nature

The natural world beguiles Demetri as he expounds on the cruelty of duck hunting and Bigfoot's mysterious sexual orienta

EP 9

Space

Demetri finds that spaces in a sentence are just as important as word choice and learns that space travel in the future

EP 10

Control

Demetri wrestles with when it's good to be in control, particularly when struggling with a piñata.

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