Demetri Martin

Demetri Martin is an American comedian, actor, musician and writer. He is famous for his work as a stand-up comedian. However, he is also known for being unconventional in his shows. Martin usually uses one-liners and drawings on a large pad and accompanies his jokes with music.

During his shows, he also plays instruments on stage, but also likes having music playing in the background of his performances. He is known to do these things in an effort of preventing any editing of his live performances to better fit for TV.

Date of birth:
25th May, 1973
"And my only rule being if when I wake in the morning I’m looking forward to the things that I have to do that day, then I’m on the right track."
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Morning
"And of course I didn’t make any money from stand up for years, so I had temp jobs. That was the way I made money."
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Money
"I like women, but you can’t always trust them. Some of them are big liars, like this one woman I met who had a dog. I asked her her dog’s name and then I asked, ‘Does he bite?’ and she said, ‘No.’ And I said, ‘So how does he eat?’ Liar!"
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Trust
"I keep a lighter in my back pocket all the time. I’m not a smoker, I just really like certain songs."
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Time
"People and squirrels are very different. Most people will not argue that. But I find that there is one situation in which they’re very similar. And that is: when I am driving towards them in my car. Then they’re kind of hard to tell apart – especially if the human is kind of hairy."
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Car
"I didn’t do improv in college, I never performed, I didn’t do theater either. I was in student government, I was a history major."
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Government
"But I found that disappointing people is a good thing, because disapproval is freedom."
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Freedom
"The comedians I liked were Bill Cosby and Steven Wright, like just always as a comedic actor. I always liked Gary Larson, who’s really funny for a cartoonist, obviously."
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Funny
"Stand up is really fun because if I think of a joke or a funny idea, then I can just go and tell some people and if they laugh, they laugh right away."
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Funny
"My favorite fruit is grapes. Because with grapes, you always get another chance. ‘Cause, you know, if you have a crappy apple or a peach, you’re stuck with that crappy piece of fruit. But if you have a crappy grape, no problem – just move on to the next. ‘Grapes: The Fruit of Hope.’"
― Demetri Martin
Topic(s): Hope

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