TV Show

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.

TV Show Stats +8%

2 seasons

17 episodes total

Status

Canceled

First Aired

2009

Rating

TV Show

6.4/10

25 votes • HD

Season 1

7 episodes
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Timing
Episode 1

Timing

Episode 1 • Feb 11, 2009

Demetri has trouble mustering the necessary anger for a breakup, time traveling for noble purposes and measuring his hobo-ness.

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Power
Episode 2

Power

Episode 2 • Feb 18, 2009

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

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Brains
Episode 3

Brains

Episode 3 • Feb 25, 2009

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

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Chairs
Episode 4

Chairs

Episode 4 • Mar 04, 2009

Demetri considers the many mysteries surrounding chairs.

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Safety
Episode 5

Safety

Episode 5 • Mar 11, 2009

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

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Coolness
Episode 6

Coolness

Episode 6 • Mar 18, 2009

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

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Season 2

10 episodes
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Attention
Episode 1

Attention

Episode 1 • Feb 04, 2010

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

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Ability
Episode 2

Ability

Episode 2 • Feb 11, 2010

Demetri finds that people with special abilities -- unicyclists, amateur midwives and people who can simultaneously laugh and pee -- are in short supply.

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Strategy
Episode 3

Strategy

Episode 3 • Feb 18, 2010

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.

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Money
Episode 4

Money

Episode 4 • Feb 25, 2010

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.

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2
Episode 5

2

Episode 5 • Mar 11, 2010

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.

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2, Too
Episode 6

2, Too

Episode 6 • Mar 18, 2010

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.

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