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My Take
Demetri Martin is exactly the kind of comedian I gravitate toward. A Yale graduate who chose deadpan stand-up, guitar-backed one-liners, and hand-drawn satirical cartoons over anything self-serious, he wears his intelligence lightly, which I find genuinely classy. His run as Senior Youth Correspondent on The Daily Show, plus work as writer, director, composer, and cartoonist, could easily scatter into dilettantism, yet a consistent dry sensibility holds it all together, and the Writers Guild of America Award feels earned. He is quietly sharp rather than loud, and that restraint is precisely what makes his voice stick with me.
Overview
Demetri Evan Martin (Greek: Δημήτριος Ευάγγελος Μάρτιν, Dimitrios Evangelos Martin; born May 25, 1973) is an American comedian, actor, writer, director, cartoonist, filmmaker, and musician. He was a contributor on The Daily Show, where he was the Senior Youth Correspondent from 2005 to 2008. In stand-up, he is known for his deadpan delivery, playing his guitar for jokes, and his satirical cartoons.
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1. Profile
- Name (English)
- Demetri Martin
- Name (Japanese)
- ディミトリ・マーティン
- Reading
- でぃみとり・まーてぃん
- Born
- May 25, 1973 (age 53)
- Zodiac / Chinese zodiac
- Gemini / Ox
- Origin
- New York City, New York, United States
- Blood type
- Private
- Height
- Private
- Agency
- Private
- Occupation
- screenwriter / film actor / television actor / film score composer / voice actor
2. Background
- Elementary school
- Private
- Junior high
- Private
- High school
- Toms River High School North
- University
- Yale University
Awards & achievements
- Writers Guild of America Award
3. Relationships
- Spouse
- Private
- Children
- Private
- Parents
- Private
- Siblings
- Private
4. Personality
Motto
Private
6. Links
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7. About this entry
Tags
- Last updated
- 2026-06-02
Facts are limited to publicly available information up to 2024; non-public items are marked "Private / Unknown". English text is machine-assisted (facts translated by Sonnet, "My Take" written by Opus 4.8). The Japanese page is the source of record.