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• Important Things with Demetri Martin is a coming Comedy Central variety show from stand-up comedian and Daily Show regular Demetri Martin. The show is being produced by Jon Stewart's production company Busboy Productions, Inc.

• Fast Facts

  1. Network: Comedy Central
  2. Premiere: February 11, 2009
  3. Executive produced by Jon Stewart's Busboy Productions
  4. Created by: Demetri Martin
  5. Shows contain a mix of stand-up and sketches
  6. Episodes center on themes like fire, chairs, apples and "what happens after we die"

• About Demetri Martin

  Demetri Martin is a stand-up comedian and Daily Show correspondent. He is the creator of the Daily Show's "Trendspotting" segments, reporting on such trends as hookahs, guerilla marketing, MySpace and the Xbox 360.

  Martin recorded a stand-up CD, called These Are Jokes, which was released on September 26, 2006. He has cited comedian Steven Wright as an influence. Both use deadpan, absurdist one-liners in their routines.

  Martin appeared in the season finale of HBO show Flight of the Conchords. He played a keytar player named Demetri.

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  Demetri Martin | Jon Stewart | The Daily Show | Stephen Colbert | The Colbert Report | Ed Helms | Rob Corddry | Steve Carrell

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