October 22nd at 12:28am
Want to sit in a real-live television studio to have your laughter recorded for eventual re-broadcast to a television audience? Come to a live taping of Important Things with Demetri Martin in San Francisco, November 19-21.
Get your tickets here.
June 2nd at 6:00pm
Unwrapped? That sounds right.
Guess what, everybody? Important Things with Demetri Martin has been unwrapped for a second season. The press release says it will premiere in 1Q 2010, which I believe is Navajo for "Februaryish"
Check back over the rest of the summer/fall/winter for more updates!
April 9th at 12:41am
Thanks to you, the debut season of Important Things with Demetri Martin was a smashing success. Just thinking about the times we've had: Powerful Times, Brainy Times . . . Chair-y Times. It would bring a tear to the eye if it wasn't the funniest new show on television. So don't stop watching the highlights on this site and get your friends to preorder the Season One DVD, y'hear? Check back soon!
April 4th at 12:49am
And the winner of the final Season One Demetri Martin Picture Contest is . . .
Sarah's clay Demetri, complete with clay guitar and clay giant pad. Way to go out on top, Sarah, and congrats on the iPod Nano.
March 28th at 1:39am
You know how advertising companies have seized upon certain motifs as shorthand for what's hot? Kelley Dellafave's shot proves that yes, sometimes a little kid on a skateboard really is the essence of "Coolness":
Up next, the final theme for the inaugural installment of the Important Things Picture Contest: Games.
March 24th at 2:18am
Oh, Devon. What a heartbreaker you are, what with your combination of puns and kitchen supply-based visual art:
"Tea," as in "Safe-tea." Well done.
As we run into the home stretch of the Picture Contest, we need those "Coolness" submissions. Get to it, hipsters!
March 13th at 11:21pm
Jeanne's take on Chairs went a little creepy in all the right ways with her "Scair," :
Notice that contrast between light, dark, knobs and claws. Congrats on that iPod Nano, Jeanne!
Next week's contest gets even more abstract with Safety. Run those entries to us ASAP (look both ways before submitting, please).
March 7th at 1:44am
Orley Feintuch (also a candidate for Name of the Year winner) put some multi-colored string theory into action with this stunning yarn work:
Crafty, Orley. Very crafty. Now that we've picked your brains for the best Brains challenge, send us your best interpretation of Chairs for next week's battle.
February 27th at 1:14am
Alissa Petsche comes up big for the Power Picture Contest, rendering Demetri in pure Saturday morning superhero style. Excellent use of crayon on paper there, Alissa.
Next week's Important Thing is Brains. BRAAAAAAINS. Smarts. Gray matter. Whatever your interpretation. Keep those entries coming!
February 25th at 11:58pm
Demetri Martin's Important Things covers delicious brains tonight at 10:30pm / 9:30c, the perfect smarty-pants tune-up to your Daily Show and Colbert Report viewing. Feast that gray matter on Demetri's correlation of neck sizes to literacy:
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