Customer Reviews

Demetri Martin. Person.

5 star:		(18)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(1)

 

 

Demetri Martin's low-key, child-like comedy is an awful lot of fun to watch. One part Zach Galifianakis, one part Mitch Hedburg and with a dash of early Pee Wee Herman on Ritalin, Demetri performs as though he's a talented but strange kid putting on a show for his parents. Through stand up ("I like to stand around ATMs, wait until someone punches in their PIN number and say, 'Got it!" and run away."), odd train of thought music, graphs and pie charts of observations he's made ("This graph represents how cute a girl is vs. how long I'll listen to her talk about how intuitive her cat is..."), "Art", and even some animation, it's laugh out loud hilarious and worth watching twice.

Criticism? The stage play of "Where my comedy goes" could have been cut, or at least cut down. It's amusing, but goes on a bit too long, hence, I give the DVD 4 instead of 5 stars. An excellent show by perhaps the next superstar comic!

Demetri Martin is an extremely funny young comic who doesn't need the rants, raves, and fast-paced nonsense that other comics use in their acts. Demetri creates big laughs from a look or short quip. His comedy enlists the audience member to think, not just react to some wild provocation. He fills the niche of subtle humor not tapped enough in this fast=paced world. He is fantastic.

I saw Demetri Martin on a comedy central stand-up and my husband and I thought he was hilarious so we bought his DVD. We are so glad we did because this dvd was worth every cent!!!

Martin is absolutely hilarious! He is one of those rare artists who do not use profanity and sexuality for a laugh. Instead is comedy is based on pointing out the obvious but making it funny! He uses charts and graphs that he drew himself, a piano and harmonica, and a guitar. The "finale" has people acting out what he is saying in the background. An absolute riot!!!

DEF worth the purchase. Loved it!

Martin is something different for those who like off-beat standup comedy. Don't expect a lot of belly laughs, but instead a more subdued, goofy comedy that appeals to quirky and intelligent types. The artwork sketches, done by Martin himself, are the strongest elements.

If you like guys like Jim Carrey, Martin Lawrence or Carlos Mencia...forget this and look for something else. You won't "get" it.

This is great. No other way to put it. If you are thinking about getting it then buy it. Really funny.

Demitri Martin epitomises originality in humour. He is an observation-based comic but never makes you feel that he thinks you are stupid or ignorant, he just takes you along on his journey through finding us (everyone) and what we do funny. He is somehow more sincere and less derogatory than other observational comics. I recommend him highly, this DVD is worth every cent!

If you like Demetri Martin, then you'll love this. The only thing is, I wish Demetri Martin included more to it. He's great & I can't get enough of his jokes. So it is a really nice DVD but I was kind of disappointed by how short it is.

Demetri Martin could be the funniest person ever to exist. Literally. I have shared this DVD with several of my friends, and he quickly became their favorite, as well.
His humor is genius, as is he. You will laugh throughout this entire DVD, including the extra footage. The best part about his comedy is that so much of it is commentary on everyday objects and occurrences. This means that long after you've watched the DVD, you'll find yourself replaying his jokes in your mind as you witness the truth behind his observational humor manifested before your very eyes. I mean, who hasn't had the experience of being betrayed by their drinking straw? Don't think this describes you? Watch and learn. It does.

"Person" by Demetri Martin is a brilliant, intelligent, and very low-key stand up routine captured in a cable special, and now available on DVD. The DVD is short (around 40 minutes), but filled with gems. My only serious complaint about the DVD is that there are several previews at the beginning of the disc that you can't skip. Since I paid for the DVD, I resent having to watch ads for stuff I would never in a million years be interested in buying. Once the show starts, though, all is well.

Martin is known for using a guitar extensively during his monologues; here he also adds piano and bells to his act, and all help to produce a seamless and very funny show. The material is all over the map, from observations about linguistics and personal injury ("The easiest time to add insult to injury is when you're signing somebody's cast."), to a video game, "Super Busy Hospital", where you have to take care of the victims shot in all the other video games, and, of course, many uncategorizable bits ("If I ever saw an amputee being hanged, I would just shout out letters.")

There are a couple of short animated links that Martin made which tie segments of the special together. I was especially fond of the inquiry into the deeper life of porcupines, and also enjoyed Professor Irwin Glands discussing less common mythical creatures such as the amoebicorn and the paradoxotaur.

The DVD has many bonus features that more than make up for the short special running time. I liked that Martin did a commentary track with his mom and grandmother: he comes across as a very well-grounded, smart, and funny guy. I especially appreciated that the material here is not lowbrow or dependent on scatological references. If you enjoy intelligent and thought-provoking humor, I highly recommend "Person" by Demetri Martin: watch it and discover why glitter is the herpes of craft supplies.

I own Demetri Martin's CD and thought that this special would be just as good. I don't think it was even close. Even though some of the jokes are the same, they weren't delivered in a way that I thought was amusing. Many jokes weren't funny, at least this time around. I think this special was definitely geared toward a more college crowd. I believe Demetri Martin can be funnier than this!