{"id":7710,"date":"2015-11-24T15:49:56","date_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:49:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/?p=7710"},"modified":"2015-11-24T15:49:56","modified_gmt":"2015-11-24T20:49:56","slug":"top-50-stand-up-comedians-demetri-martin-martin-lawrence","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/2015\/11\/24\/top-50-stand-up-comedians-demetri-martin-martin-lawrence\/","title":{"rendered":"Top 50 Stand-Up Comedians: Demetri Martin, Martin Lawrence"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/demetrimartin.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-7714\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/demetrimartin.jpg\" alt=\"demetrimartin\" width=\"4255\" height=\"2832\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/demetrimartin.jpg 4255w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/demetrimartin-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hardwoodandhollywood.com\/pop-culture-spin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/7\/2015\/11\/demetrimartin-1024x682.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 4255px) 100vw, 4255px\" \/><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">46. Demetri Martin<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">I have a soft spot in my heart for Demetri Martin. He doesn\u2019t have the large body of work that some of the others on this list do, but his unique style earns his spot. There\u2019s nothing quite like a Demetri Martin show.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Part musical theater, part Mitch-Hedberg-style-detached-joke-telling, and part slide-show of hilarious imagery, Martin tends to be unforgettable once you\u2019ve seen him. It\u2019s also nice to have someone\u00a0legitimately hysterical who is also (mostly) family friendly.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/14_t36Gycz0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">45. Martin Lawrence<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"line-height: 1.5\">His career reminds me a lot of Carmelo Anthony\u2019s. He is just overflowing with talent and charisma but just happened to come on the scene and peak during the time of Chris Rock and Dave Chapelle. History doesn\u2019t remember him as well, but there was a time when Lawrence was as on his game as any of his peers.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In the \u201cthing-we-aren\u2019t-counting-for-this-list\u201d category, I would also like to add that <\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Blue Streak <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8211; co-starring Lawrence and Luke Wilson, with a guest appearance from Chapelle &#8211;<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">is one of the most underrated comedies of all time.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>He\u2019s been doing his thing for a long time and there have been ups and downs but his longevity is much to his credit and just like Carmelo his career numbers show he belongs in the hall of fame.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"702\" height=\"527\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DSiBF1Qzl10?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>46. Demetri Martin I have a soft spot in my heart for Demetri Martin. He doesn\u2019t have the large body of work that some of the others on this list do, but his unique style earns his spot. There\u2019s nothing quite like a Demetri Martin show. 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