Important Things with Demetri Martin

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.

Type: tv

Season: 1

Episode: 1

Duration: 30m

Release:

Rating: 6.4

Season 1 - Important Things with Demetri Martin
2009-02-11
"Demetri has trouble mustering the necessary anger for a breakup, time traveling for noble purposes and measuring his hobo-ness."
2009-02-18
"Demetri ponders the nature of power, proves that bird ownership is arrogant and introduces The Revenger."
2009-02-25
"Demetri does away with traditional neuroscience and phrenology as he digs into brains."
2009-03-04
"Demetri considers the many mysteries surrounding chairs."
2009-03-11
"Demetri's safety tips: Employ scented candles as a fire alarm, use pubic hair for home security, and maintain a healthy fear of pi\u00f1atas."
2009-03-18
"Demetri is too cool for clear pants, but he still needs professional help before a date."
2009-03-25
"Demetri trades in fun, games and audience threats while reimagining pro sports as animal duels."
Season 2 - Important Things with Demetri Martin
2010-02-04
"Comedic dogs and patients who deliver toasts while handing doctors their urine samples need attention, just like Demetri."
2010-02-11
"Demetri finds that people with special abilities -- unicyclists, amateur midwives and people who can simultaneously laugh and pee -- are in short supply."
2010-02-18
"Demetri knows that a man is only as good as his plan, so he explores the best strategy for seduction, suing your neighbor over a fence and reacting to alien life."
2010-02-25
"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 mouth -- sometimes you gotta shave a snake."
2010-03-11
"Demetri examines the number 2 from every vantage, from the biological -- as when two women hit the lavatory to dissect a blind date -- to basic but unnoticed social cues."
2010-03-18
"Demetri returns to the number 2, shining a spotlight on Superman's duplicitous sidekick and how the shape of the number 2 conveys vital information."
2010-03-26
"Demetri demonstrates how adding lines to a drawing can change everything and laments the lack of pick-up line equivalents for breaking up."
2010-04-02
"The natural world beguiles Demetri as he expounds on the cruelty of duck hunting and Bigfoot's mysterious sexual orientation."
2010-04-09
"Demetri finds that spaces in a sentence are just as important as word choice and learns that space travel in the future is disconcertingly simple."
2010-04-15
"Demetri wrestles with when it's good to be in control, particularly when struggling with a pi\u00f1ata."