I love Demetri Martin, but I'd say Eugene Mirman just edges him out. Mostly because the style of comedy that involves just reading things from the internet somehow is the funniest thing ever to me.

On the DVD for "Demetri Martin. Person.", he has some footage from his early days in comedy. All I can say is: his jokes sound even weirder coming out of the version of himself with a full-on mountain-man beard and shoulder-length hair.

The Deep Owls are not what they seem.

@Inquiring Minds:

DEMETRI MARTIN = NON-DOUCHE
The one time I went to New York, I got to see him do a set as part of the "Tearing the Veil of Maya" thing at Union Hall in Brooklyn. He was pretty great in person — he'd just had his one-hour special on Comedy Central air, so he was trying out a bunch of all new material, which was neat to…

People with power commanding underlings/the powerless to dance in fulfillment of a bargain is an almost guaranteed method for comic success. Best thing I have seen in WEEKS.

This is mostly unrelated, but I want to make sure it gets seen — I still can't create very long usernames. Given that logging in used to be such a chore, I grew rather attached to mattereaterlad's ghost, but even that's too long.

MY HALF-BAKED ANALYTICAL MUSING
I was hoping that one of my comments might make it into the actual article, but sadly no (though our top 4 agree, just in a different ranking). But thanks to the magic of comments, now I can foist it on people other than Scott! This was at the end of my top 5. Here we go:
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I've never seen a website like this
He hacked into my car!!!

WHY I LOVE RENO
As I started to get more into stand-up comedy, I started to recognize more faces and guest stars, which on top of the genuine hilarity made it a value-added show. (Fun Fact: Kyle Dunnigan, who plays Craig Pullin, the Truckee River Killer, signed my season 2 DVD set. His stand-up is also amazing.)

And louie wins the thread!

He's also the UFO guy in "Waiting for Guffman," but I can't remember if that was before or after Mr. Show.

WHY REVIEW THIS NOW?
This movie came out like two *years* ago, right? Or did it just not come to the states when it was showing in the UK?

LIFE IMITATES ART
Damn, but that skull-speaker ad thing reminds me of Futurama. And I'd be fine with it too, if only someone would market Light-Speed Briefs at me. Come on, Hollywood! Step up to the plate!

MY IMPRESSIONS OF SEASON ONE
God, was I glad to see season 1 hit DVD, even if that was all we ever got. As a cultural artifact, it's criminal it took so long, especially considering the lack of special features. The presentation, though, was uber-classy, and more than 30 hours of show for 50-ish bucks is a sweet deal…

The alt text when you hover over his profile picture is misspelled.

I THINK I MIGHT HAVE BEEN STUPID AS A KID
Because I feel like I remember laughing my ass of at this when it first came out. Granted, I was 9, but still. I think we even had this movie on tape. Christ.

FORMATTING BRIGADE
Says consistency with "bold" tags or else!

THE ELLE WORD
I was so glad that Elle's deathwish didn't get fulfilled. And, while I'd love to be rid of Maya, I'm equally glad she didn't die, because that would have made every second of the Mascara Brigade plotline truly and utterly pointless.

SO GLAD
That they brought back some of the creepy hoyay between Michael & Ryan. Granted, it's always been one-sided, but that only heightens the hilarity.