Demetri Martin: Stand Up Comedian & Comedy Writer

Demetri Martin lives is a great comedian, hailing from in New York. He has been featured on many comedy shows.

He has a new DVD called Demetri Martin, Person, and It will be out Sept 4.

When Demetri Martin was younger he went to college and law school. He dropped out of law school, because he thought it was boring.

Now he travels to places where people speak English so that he can tell his jokes to them. He had a job as a writer at “Late Night with Conan O’Brien”. He performed on the “Late Show with David Letterman”, Comedy Central Presents Demetri Martin, “Late Night with Conan O’Brien” and some of the other comedy television shows.

Sometimes he gets to appear on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart as their resident trendspotter. He says he likes the free food in their offices.

Demetri won trophies for comedy. One of them was the Perrier Award at the Edinburgh International Fringe Festival in 2003. The magazine Entertainment Weekly put him on the list of the 25 funniest people in America. He was number 21.

Demetri Martin describes himself as having brown hair, allergic to peanuts, and loves making things. And he knows at least 20 people who are funnier than he is (in America).

Here is a video of comedian Demetri Martin performing here. And here is Demetri in Person here.

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