Demetri, how do you accomplish all this? Thirdly: I hope you healed from your paper cut. Take me to your leader!” The joke is that only an alien would introduce himself by saying, “I am Demetri.”. Since "If I", I have followed everything you have done, and I hope I'll get to see more of you in the future! I think my favorite holiday is Halloween. i don't watch as much comedy as i used though. If you could change your name to anything, what would it be? http://i.imgur.com/CedXf.jpg. but i really like the tone of your question. but the more i wrote in my notebooks the more i started to draw. Will you be coming to perform in the UK anytime soon? He's practically a god. that was january of 2002. i think i did the first performance of the show in july. I was wondering though, where do you get the inspiration for your jokes, music, books etc.? (Alongside this, playing instruments while telling jokes is an interesting concept - how did this originate?). it comes out on march 19, 2013. i'll visit a bunch of cities to promote it.

then, when i want to make something, like a standup album or a book or a screenplay, i go through the ideas and see what might work. thanks for coming to my shows. thanks for watching my one-man show and the other things i've put out there. Could you please answer this question with a palindrome? Are you going to write another one? There's a question in this, I promise. Although it makes logical sense, to introduce someone by saying, “He is Frank” would sound awkward. You like…this? i name your cat "Ken Jennings". But Martin points out that if you think about it, you are objectifying a person. - Albert Einstein years later, thanks to the habit of carrying a notebook around with all the time for joke writing i started to draw again. You never hear, “What are you doing for Halloween?” “I’ve got to fly back east and go trick-or-treating with my parents.

at first i thought your standard for god-hood were maybe kind of low, but then i saw that your name is "lethargicwalrus". Aren't they hogging all the pleasure?

  but i know that my favorite is usually the one i came up with most recently that surprised me when i first thought of it. so i started to think about what it would take to feel inspired when i wake up each day - to feel like i'm looking forward to what it is i am going to do. in 2001 i got a deal to write a pilot for a sitcom for nbc. I've also noticed that you're into some pretty awesome music. Then read the explanation of the jokes below to see if you missed anything. Demi, what is the answer to all of life's questions? i never had that aspiration. i genuinely enjoy both. so, it kind of worked out. i guess all depends on how you feel about the tense. 3). Demetri Martin is a famous comedian in the United States. This question was made for Demetri Martin to answer. it was fun. i really admire people who do those jobs. it's called "demetri martin. i mentioned simon munnery and daniel kitson in another reply because they are both comedians i really enjoy watching. (A dry sense of humor is when someone does not rely on how he or she says jokes, but rather, on what the person says. thanks for saying nice things about me at the beginning of your question. the last thing i did for tv was a standup special that premiered in october on comedy central. there are a lot of things i want to make and sometimes i get frustrated that i'm not working fast enough, but i guess it's all part of the process. it was a little awkward because i was in the middle seat on a crowded flight. Take one of their free English level tests. i'm working on some other other things these days. no.

You handsome, talented, devil, you! Simply put, what is your writing process? i started playing instruments while telling jokes because i thought it would be an interesting challenge to "score" what i was saying while saying it. but i think the simpsons is a great, long-running show. then i positioned my hands with the pens on the page and took the photo by using my mouth on the surface of the phone. When will you be on tour next?

Do you enjoy both sorts of comedy? Or rather who or what was your biggest influence in comedy? for me it is to find meaning in what i do during it. What was the deciding factor to stop pursuing a, what seemed like, successful career in law (assuming you did) and become a comedian appealing to just about everyone? Do you have any more TV shows coming up soon? This is a guest post from Matt Dancis. if i do one for too long a stretch then i want to do the other one more. when i was in law school i often woke up feeling dread about what i had to do each day. Transcript of Demetri Martin's Reddit AMA on December 7, 2012. i have a small coin bank that looks like an obelisk. Usually a dry comedian says jokes in a monotone voice. at the time it was a difficult decision. I don't really have a question, I am just ecstatic to be able to share this with you. the change under the phone enabled me to prop up the phone to a workable angle. The most effective way to test how well you think like a native English speaker is to watch and/or listen to stand up comedy. In the following clip you will find a comedy bit by Demetri Martin where he talks about the funny yet very bizarre way in which English speakers introduce themselves. then i filmed it for english television (bbc 3). My question is simply, what kind of music do you like? If you could write for any ongoing TV show which would you write for? i like that you think i have a "stock pile" of palindromes.

It's a shame your show on comedy central was cancelled, because it sucked and everything. https://www.espressoenglish.net/wp-content/uploads/2016/08/demetri-martin-yep.mp3. [cheering, applause] [Demetri] Man, that was a good improv. We've never loved the "loud" humor of guys like Jeff Dunham and Katt Williams. it was fun to work with them, but kind of scary to hang out with them. i'm hoping i can get financing and shoot the film next summer. i hope you are doing well, man. they put on a good act with those fake accents though. the pleasure "was" all theirs. Matt is from Philadelphia and has spent the past several years living in Argentina and Colombia splitting his time between writing and teaching English. Martin jokes how it’s sort of like saying that you, or your body, is an object on display.

so now i am writing a script that i plan to direct. Please come to Washington D.C. i will next be on tour in the spring to promote my new book. i was having my own little crisis that went largely unnoticed by the people who were getting ready to go work at law firms and places like that. generally i just try to focus on being creatively productive, whether it's jokes or something else. Do you still ever bomb (get a poor response from the audience. Damn it. you've got class. when i started i just wrote when inspiration came to me. You were awesome! How much do you credit your success to your haircut? Demetri, regular sized fan but enjoy your work and style a lot. Have you considered doing a show in Atlanta for the future, i would absolutely love to come out and see you. before i did comedy my favorite comedian was steven wright. Which do you prefer, acting/writing, or stand-up? i took the top off it and rested my phone inside the open top. we wrote it, got notes, and rewrote it several times. That’s a good holiday because you don’t have to celebrate that one with your family. He has a brilliant mind and a dry sense of humor. no one really cared about what i was doing. Take it away Frank!”, It’s like when you call somebody on the phone, you know? when they rerun it that will be what i have coming up soon. First of all, I think you are a brilliant person and are very talented and hilarious. Would you come back to do more segments if they offered?

Lots of people think your humor is "too smart". so far they have not been made into movies. i've found that to be true. Demetri (whatever)". Have any favorite cartoons/artists? i don't know if i have a favorite comedic actor but i really love watching peter sellers. i have a small coin bank that looks like an obelisk. 2 - comedy central cancelled it. i have two. I am an aspiring comedian and try to ask this question to as many professional comedians as possible. Who is your favorite comedian or comedic actor?

i'm not sure. If so, how do you deal with it? Listen to the clip below the photo and see if you find it funny. He has a brilliant mind and a dry sense of humor. This…stuff right here, this is Frank.”, I guess it should be “He is Frank” but that sounds even weirder. Hey!

boom. Demetri Martin, the stand-up comedian famous for his Beatle-ish bangs and stream-of-consciousness onstage drawings, has now brought his doses of … I went in hoping to laugh a bit, I came out with a completely different outlook on my own life and an enlightened perspective about every other person on this planet, and their minds which make them tick. How is it possible for a middle-aged man in the 21st century to rock a bowl cut and not literally be heckled into oblivion? Hi Demetri!

I loved "This is a book" (it lived up to the expectations of the title) and Important Things was a great show.

How was it working on The Daily Show? How did your family react to you doing comedy instead of pursuing law?

i plan to go back there. Shouldn't they be sharing the pleasure? But for some reason with introductions, we use the object pronoun instead of the gender one. i wish it weren't on the internet, but i'm glad that you enjoyed it. as far as my life goes i'm still trying to figure it out. then i positioned my hands with the pens on the page and took the photo by using my mouth on the surface of the phone. How has this affected your childhood and would you please never return to television again, thanks. i can't say that it felt great, but i got the photo i wanted. it helped the time pass faster on the flight. Name two foods that go well with neither chocolate or cheese. while i think mike is a good name i'm happy with my name, so i wouldn't want to change it to mike or any other name i can think of. Thank you for my favorite jokes ever. To contact Matt with any questions, email him. I wish I could send you a rum cake. Everyone's mind just has a different way of expressing it's complexity. I remember seeing a conversation you had with Beck, is that the sort of music you like?