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Herc Says Jon Stewart’s IMPORTANT THINGS WITH DEMETRI MARTIN May Be Comedy Central’s Funniest Sketch Series Ever!!

Overplayed the living fuck out of that commercial by gruntybear	Feb 11th, 2009 04:52:35 PM
I might have had an interest in this new sketch comedy show until Comedy Central fucking drilled that floppy-haired douchetool's face into my consciousness with their relentless playing of those stupid commercials. End. Right. The Fuck. Now.
Is it better than his standup? by Savage Lucy	Feb 11th, 2009 04:58:26 PM
Because his standup was just painful to watch
Demetri Martin by Mr Ages	Feb 11th, 2009 05:04:12 PM
please take your seat over here with Christopher Titus, Carlos Mencia, and Paula Poundstone at the fail table.
Hey Herc, Don't downgrade Tim & Eric by skimn	Feb 11th, 2009 05:05:53 PM
to put Martin on a pedestal. I've enjoyed his stand up, and his bits on The Daily Show, and look forward to the series. Nice shout out to Rich Hall. I remember his appearances on Not Necessarily The News and his Sniglets. He did a nice short film for SNL, during his brief time there, where he attached the rubber flooring in front of an automatic door opener on the soles of his shoes. A brilliant little bit. Tim & Eric are on a whole different realm of absurdist comedy though, and I know either you love them or hate them.
Can't watch this, Martin is soooo hipster by rhcp2sweet	Feb 11th, 2009 05:18:16 PM
it pisses me right off. I watched his stand up special and didn't laugh once.
Martin is an amusing fellow.... by rben	Feb 11th, 2009 05:36:33 PM
not sure if he's the laugh out loud type and i doubt that his show will touch my top three: Python, SCTV and kids in the hall but that is an impossible plateu to attain. also, 35? i thought he was like 19 or 20 tops. he has dick clark genes (except without his voice obviously)
LQTM by Christopher3	Feb 11th, 2009 06:10:08 PM
USA Today says: "I'm old! I don't fucking get it!"
They're trying way too hard to sell it. by _Maltheus_	Feb 11th, 2009 07:17:11 PM
That means it probably isn't good enough to stand on its own. That clip above, doesn't exactly inspire me to watch it either. Post a funny one next time Herc. I'm shocked that he's 35 though. I don't think I've ever seen anyone that old with one of these teenage haircuts. In fact, I'm not sure that the Boston Globe has it's facts straight on that one.
AB... SOL...UTELY. by LordEnigma	Feb 11th, 2009 07:35:04 PM
Yeah. It's great. Sure thing, boss.
How is that kid 35 years old? by blackmantis	Feb 11th, 2009 08:36:45 PM
He must've stolen Dick Clark's youth elixir. Explains his recent stroke!
Glad it is finally on... by jccalhoun	Feb 11th, 2009 08:37:08 PM
I'm glad it is finally on because I'm sick as hell of seeing commercials for the show. Now maybe they can stop advertising it so much.
Saw part of it: the bit with the sketch pad was great by chromedome	Feb 11th, 2009 09:00:47 PM

had a good bit part... by Loosejerk	Feb 11th, 2009 09:12:26 PM
in The Rocker. Yes, I watched it.
Better than Almost Live? by RenoNevada2000	Feb 11th, 2009 09:21:26 PM
This High-Fivein' White Guy doesn't think so.
Seen Demetri Martin. Person. by Amy Chasing	Feb 11th, 2009 09:45:54 PM
It was ok. Not hilarious. Maybe he's gotten better. It wouldn't be hard.
wow. pretentious hipster reviewers like a pretentions hipster. by jccalhoun	Feb 11th, 2009 10:05:05 PM
That was really lame. Almost makes me long for Root of All Evil...
Has potential by Hamtaro Hentai	Feb 11th, 2009 10:11:45 PM
I like his standup a lot, Kind of like Mitch Hedberg lite. Show was ok, looking forward to next week.
Time Gigolo by kyle051554	Feb 11th, 2009 10:16:19 PM
Heh. Someone's gonna get a new GamerTag!
that wasn't as funny as I thought it would be... by ironic_name	Feb 11th, 2009 10:24:04 PM
does not bode well.
Prop comics suck. by Mr. Nice Gaius	Feb 11th, 2009 10:38:50 PM
And Carrot Top could kick this guys ass.
No way its better than Chappelle Show... by Sakurai	Feb 11th, 2009 10:52:14 PM
I am sorry, I just cant believe that Herc.
Yale? NYU Law School? by Shut the Fuck up Donny	Feb 11th, 2009 11:17:32 PM
Shit, if somebody told him "don't quit your day job," I suspect he'd probably still be making some fucking incredible money.
And I love the "lowly" humor of Tim and Eric by Shut the Fuck up Donny	Feb 11th, 2009 11:24:15 PM
But I guess Reilly, Odenkirk, Cross, Galifinakis, and fucking Patton Oswalt were dragged on the show against their will.
"Comedy Central’s Funniest Sketch Series Ever!!"--?? by Bob Cryptonight	Feb 11th, 2009 11:29:58 PM
That ain't saying much.
I don't really like watching him act by George Newman	Feb 11th, 2009 11:41:43 PM
his stand up delivery is just so much more satisfying. the skits were fine. it was a nice show. I just prefer his stand-up.
Like Martin, love Benjamin by JuanSanchez	Feb 12th, 2009 03:41:23 AM
This show really should be funnier.
Better than Chappelle's Show? Are you fucking insane? by drturing	Feb 12th, 2009 04:59:43 AM
Seriously. Or maybe just really, really white.
decent show so far by palewook	Feb 12th, 2009 07:12:45 AM
comedy central are being pure fucktards though with the edited clips being the only thing you can see online. the brilliance of this show comes from his whole skit which might be 5 minutes long. seeing just the punchline or the setup in a 30-90 second clip wrecks the full impact. FU 2 comedy central for not putting the entire episode online.
I echo drturing... Better than Chappelle's Show? WTF!? by turketron	Feb 12th, 2009 07:40:01 AM
I seriously doubt that, but I will give it a chance. The commercials annoyed the shit out of me though. I shall scour the torrents for this when I get home.
A little hit and miss, but more laughs in a half hour by skimn	Feb 12th, 2009 09:02:17 AM
than a whole season of SNL. I know, not saying much. But is head and shoulders above CC's rehab show spoof, reality show spoof, Drawn Together (I know it has its fans tho), and David Allen Grier tries SO DAMN HARD to be Chappelle that Chocolate News is a pale imitation.
Oh, and Dimitri Martin is the Greek love child by skimn	Feb 12th, 2009 09:03:37 AM
of Bob Costas and Dick Clark? Explains his age.
sketch is dead by spidercoz	Feb 12th, 2009 09:03:55 AM
This is just another nail. Low-key to the point of being subliminal, neo-hippy one man band crap, and visual puns. Wow, cutting edge shit. Dude's not funny on the Daily Show either. Figures Herc would like it.
I like him by haggardatbest	Feb 12th, 2009 10:14:41 AM
but he should just sign his paychecks over to Steven Wright, Zach Galifianakis, and whoever gets Mitch Hedberg's money (still Lynn?). And funniest C.C. sketch show ever? Surely funnier than Mencia (a fruit basket on stage would be too) but funnier than Chappelle's Show? Please.
Hmmm. by frozen01	Feb 12th, 2009 11:37:17 AM
"the sketches are on the whole less funny than the stand-up" Considering the fact that the Dimitri Martin's stand-up isn't really all that funny (chuckle-worthy, but that's about it), this is kind of saying something. I have no beef with Mr. Martin, though... he does provide some light-hearted comedy, it's just not bust-your-gut (or even really laugh-out-loud) funny.
Person by oisin5199	Feb 12th, 2009 11:40:38 AM
I don't know, I thought that special was pretty damn funny, and way more creative than 99% of the standup comedy shows they play on CC.
"Kind of like Mitch Hedberg lite" by frozen01	Feb 12th, 2009 11:47:21 AM
REALLY, really lite! RIP Mitch
Mencia/Root of All Evil by frozen01	Feb 12th, 2009 11:49:24 AM
Mencia was hilarious for the first few episodes. Then it got old, and fast. Root would have been funnier if it hadn't been so damn obvious that they were reading from a prompter. I'm a big Lewis Black fan, so I was really hoping that show would go somewhere, but unfortunately it didn't :o\
C'mon don't be so hard on Martin by skimn	Feb 12th, 2009 01:58:17 PM
CC's biggest draw lately is the ventriloquist with the talking Mexican pepper. And people complain about Mencia? Its 2009 and a ventriloquist making "hand-up-my-ass" jokes is a top draw...
Funny, but I still miss Mitch. by Hamtaro Hentai	Feb 12th, 2009 04:03:59 PM
Mitch Hedberg's death was probably the best thing to happen to Demetri Martin's career. Mitch left a definite void. That's not taking anything away from Demitri, I do enjoy his standup a lot, and I appreciate him for his use of musical instruments during comedy (heck, that already makes him better than most out today) better than hacks like Carrot Top. I like his use of the drawing board, that is unique and it is NOT prop comedy.
funny, not funnIEST by gavdiggity	Feb 12th, 2009 05:05:12 PM
Chapelle's Show is still the best sketch comedy CC has ever aired. I like Martin, I enjoyed the first episode of this show quite a bit, but I think Chapelle's still the champ.
"I hate get well soon cards. Fuck that...get well NOW" by BadMrWonka	Feb 12th, 2009 06:02:42 PM
Demetri Martin is a seriously funny standup...I missed this show, but I'm sure it's worthwhile...

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