Demetri Martin. Person. (2007) (TV)

Director:

Jay Karas

Writer:

Demetri Martin (writer)

Release Date:

14 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music

Plot:

Cast

Demetri Martin	...	Himself
John Agrapides	...	Robot / Additional Cast
Joseph Greca	...	Star / Additional Cast
Christene Martin	...	Creature / Additional Cast
David O'Doherty	...	Star / Astronaut with Keyboard / Additional Cast
Lawrence Rosenberg	...	Additional Cast
Eric Slovin	...	Animal / Solar System / Additional Cast
Bobby Tisdale	...	Joke / Rocket / Additional Cast
Jim Ziegler	...	Additonal Cast
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Leo Allen	...	Ears / Astronaut with Accordion / Additional Cast (uncredited)
Mackenzie Firgens	...	Additional Cast (uncredited)

Directed by
Jay Karas

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Demetri Martin		writer

Produced by
Christene Martin	....	associate producer
Demetri Martin	....	executive producer
Robert Morton	....	executive producer
Jim Ziegler	....	producer

Film Editing by
Eric B. Shanks

Production Design by
Jeff Hall

Art Direction by
Grant Van Zevern

Costume Design by
Alison Freer

Makeup Department
Donna Kaigler	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Nicole Walberg	....	production manager
Bill Wright	....	production supervisor

Art Department
Pasquale del Villaggio	....	carpenter
Walter H. Norris	....	art department production assistant
Mark Porter	....	property master

Sound Department
Nick Brophy	....	house p.a. mixer
Chris Kupeli	....	sound: A2
Klaus Landsberg	....	sound mixer
Wally Skinner	....	sound: A2

Camera and Electrical Department
Ethan Balmer	....	house electrician
Stan Crocker	....	lighting designer
Michael Hanneman	....	camera operator (as Mike Hanneman)
Mike Hill	....	camera operator
Eugene Meienhofer	....	gaffer
Eric Moore	....	camera operator
George R. Niedson	....	steadicam operator (as George Niedson)
Tom Taylor	....	camera operator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chris Hewetson	....	wardrobe supervisor
Karen Yan	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Gus Comegys	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Demetri Martin	....	composer: additional music
Demetri Martin	....	composer: theme music

Other crew
Christine Gordon	....	script supervisor
Judi Lynne Gray	....	script supervisor (as Judith Lynne Gray)
Kent Green	....	technical director
Ron Mann	....	flyman
Gary Menotti	....	stage manager
Lily Pahlow	....	production assistant
Emily Peresta	....	production assistant
Keith Richmond	....	stage manager
Eric Scott Williamson	....	field coordinator
Leslie Wilson	....	associate director

Production Companies

• Panamort Television

Distributors

• Comedy Central (2007) (USA) (TV)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Paramount Theatre - 713 Congress, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Panamort Television

Quotes:

Demetri Martin: [showing an empty circle] This is a pie chart about procrastination.

Movie Connections:

References Toy Story 2 (1999)

Demetri Martin - Product

Demetri's getting way too smooth, too predictable. The music hardly stops and it was an interesting counterpoint to break up the stand up when I first saw him do it a few years ago but NOT most of the time. Well into his thirties he is a little too old to go for 'cute', drag his relatives on stage and strike 12-year old poses.

Check out some of the early gigs on the bonus materials on this tape - he's edgier, awkward but there's a 'nervous energy' that's missing now. An excitement. What's really revealing are the deleted bits - his voice and movements are much more mature, he's more natural, he connects with the audience as a grown up person. It was like night and day.

The guitar, harmonica, bells and piano got VERY monotonous. It sounds like the kind of music children's toys used to make. Aaaargh. Martin's talent for a very particular kind of of one-liner gives you maybe one out of five zingers. He certainly doesn't take any risks here.

Since he hardly exists as a 'person' on stage he cannot grow as a person (check out Louis C.K.'s fabulous Shameless to see how a comedian can grow in a few short years). I was disappointed as I have seen many flashes of real talent early on in his Luna Lounge days.