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Demetri Martin's second appearance for Comedy Central's one-hour stand-up special, "Standup Comedian", filmed at the Skirball Center for the Performing Arts in New York City, will be premiering on Saturday, September 29th at 10pm ET/PT. Comedy Central is making the DVD and CD of Standup Comedian to be available for purchase on October 2nd.
The DVD and CD are extended and uncensored, and interestingly enough, different from each other. Most of the jokes are the same, but some are extended on the CD (like the "Confidence" joke) or vice versa on the DVD (like the "I'm 43" joke.) I understand why they do this, to fit in the limitations of their respective formats. I think it makes sense to take out the more visual jokes, which Martin is known for his witty jokes and visual drawings.
Like most stand-up comics, you do need to see the person telling the joke. Half of the fun is watching him telling the joke as well as visually illustrating the joke with his hands. For example, the coconut soap joke that appears on the CD and DVD. Hearing it audio only is funny, but it is better when you actually see Martin holding his right hand to his noise with a confuse look on his face.
The other thing about the DVD version is that there are bonus jokes from Martin like the audio commentar(ies) and rejected slideshows. The so-called three minute "audio commentary" is pretty funny, but the bonus "commentary on the audio commentary" took the joke even further.
Not to say there is something horribly wrong with the CD, in fact, there are exclusive jokes on the CD. Plus, you can't drive your car and watch the DVD.
For some reason, it seems the audio jokes on the CD are more improv. Notably when he asks someone in the audience what their two middle names were - then started telling jokes about the two names!
If you're a hardcore fan, you'll probably want the big fan package (available direct at $39.99) which comes with DVD, CD, T-Shirt and a signed print. If you only have enough money for one or the other, I would recommend the DVD. But it's really up to you, keep in mind that I personally tend to listen to audio more than sitting down to watch something on television.
Speaking of which, if you have cable, don't miss Demetri Martin's "Standup Comedian" on Comedy Central this Saturday, September 29th. Standup Comedian will be available on DVD and CD on October 2nd.
The DVD and CD are extended and uncensored, and interestingly enough, different from each other. Most of the jokes are the same, but some are extended on the CD (like the "Confidence" joke) or vice versa on the DVD (like the "I'm 43" joke.) I understand why they do this, to fit in the limitations of their respective formats. I think it makes sense to take out the more visual jokes, which Martin is known for his witty jokes and visual drawings.
Like most stand-up comics, you do need to see the person telling the joke. Half of the fun is watching him telling the joke as well as visually illustrating the joke with his hands. For example, the coconut soap joke that appears on the CD and DVD. Hearing it audio only is funny, but it is better when you actually see Martin holding his right hand to his noise with a confuse look on his face.
The other thing about the DVD version is that there are bonus jokes from Martin like the audio commentar(ies) and rejected slideshows. The so-called three minute "audio commentary" is pretty funny, but the bonus "commentary on the audio commentary" took the joke even further.
Not to say there is something horribly wrong with the CD, in fact, there are exclusive jokes on the CD. Plus, you can't drive your car and watch the DVD.
For some reason, it seems the audio jokes on the CD are more improv. Notably when he asks someone in the audience what their two middle names were - then started telling jokes about the two names!
If you're a hardcore fan, you'll probably want the big fan package (available direct at $39.99) which comes with DVD, CD, T-Shirt and a signed print. If you only have enough money for one or the other, I would recommend the DVD. But it's really up to you, keep in mind that I personally tend to listen to audio more than sitting down to watch something on television.
Speaking of which, if you have cable, don't miss Demetri Martin's "Standup Comedian" on Comedy Central this Saturday, September 29th. Standup Comedian will be available on DVD and CD on October 2nd.
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