BurtWorm
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Thu Feb-26-09 11:50 AM
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Poll question: Demetri Martin: Genius or Wildly Overrated? |
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Edited on Thu Feb-26-09 11:56 AM by BurtWorm
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:03 PM
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1. I didn't think he was very funny when he appeared on the Daily Show |
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I saw ads he has his own show and just wondered why.
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:13 PM
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2. Leaning toward genius on the Daily Show, but the new show |
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has me thinking "wildly overrated."
But the kid sure is cute, and I loved his standup special. Very clever.
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:15 PM
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And has it really been that long since I've seen The Daily Show?
Yikes...
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:15 PM
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4. I think he's incredibly clever and smart. His is not a straight up kind of humor, |
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Edited on Thu Feb-26-09 12:16 PM by Rabrrrrrr
but a subtle wordplay, intellectual, high-concept kind of humor mixed in with a bit of random slapstick pure silliness that I find fucking hilarious, and intellectually insightful.
I love his show.
He's kind of a modern day Steve Martin: heady humor, not visceral.
It would be interesting to see what he and Eddy Izzard could come up with together.
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:30 PM
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9. I wonder if he's related to Steve. |
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:think:
That's an apt description of him, although, I have only laughed out loud once while watching him. He was talking about how to get someone who says "tell me why I shouldn't tickle you," to not tickle you--because he said anyone who asks you that is going to tickle you no matter what you say. Must be from personal experience. Anyway he suggested answering, "I have a really bad case of diarrhea."
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:56 PM
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10. I caught a few minutes of his show. |
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Cracked me the hell up, but I had never heard of him. A youtuber for people to see the man being discussed... http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mKnzPHtf9u4
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:22 PM
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5. I havent seen his new show but personally I think he's hit-or-miss. |
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:26 PM
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6. In between. I like him, though. |
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Especially his graph showing his ability to draw mountains over time. :rofl:
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:27 PM
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7. he needs more time, i haven't seen enough of his marterial to decide. |
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anyhow i liked what i've seen but he hasn't really been around that long.
David Cross, now that's good stuff.
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Thu Feb-26-09 12:29 PM
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8. Dumb gimmicks, mostly, with a safety-net pretense of amateur cuteness |
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If something bombs, that way you can retreat into self-irony, rather than putting too much of yourself out there to be judged. Worked for a lot of greats, though!
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Thu Feb-26-09 01:22 PM
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11. he is a work in progress |
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Edited on Thu Feb-26-09 01:23 PM by JitterbugPerfume
I watched him a couple of times and he was ok
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Thu Feb-26-09 10:13 PM
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12. If tonight's episode doesn't convince you that he's brilliant, |
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then there is no hope for you.
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Thu Feb-26-09 10:17 PM
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He's certainly not a genius but he's not overrated either. People have to know who the hell you are before you can be overrated.
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