# Okay, another vague, "do you know who this is" thread (young comedian)
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**Created:** [November 10, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853 "2007-11-10T00:08:38Z")
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### Author:  [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/1 "2007-11-10T00:08:38Z")
I’ve been wondering this for some time. I saw a young stand-up comedian on a Comedy Central special and cannot figure out who the guy is/was. You guys seem very good at picking through vague references to movies/books/stories so let’s try a comedian.
He was a young skinny small guy. Very straight-forward and dry delivery. Sort of Mitch Hedberg-esque kind of comedian, but I don’t think it was him. At the time I saw this comedy special I never knew about Mitch, but now that I do the mystery comedian I remember was distinctly smaller, and didn’t have the sort of druggie-drawl.
Mystery guy’s routine was very funny, but ended poorly (IMHO) with an odd and elaborate stage musical number. Any ideas?
Thanks.
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### Author:  [@Yeticus\_Rex](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Yeticus_Rex)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 12:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/2 "2007-11-10T00:36:13Z")
[Try this link on the Bob&Tom.com and check out the 100+ pics…maybe he’s on there.](http://www.bobandtom.com/gen3/guests.htm)
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### Author:  [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 12:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/3 "2007-11-10T00:39:02Z")
Might help if you can remember part of his routine.
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### Author:  [@Tragically\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tragically_Dip)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 12:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/4 "2007-11-10T00:44:59Z")
The guy ended with a choir of ex-girlfriends singing while he flipped papers on an easel, perhaps?
[Linky](http://www.zachgalifianakis.com/)
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### Author:  [@MovieMogul](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MovieMogul)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 12:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/5 "2007-11-10T00:51:29Z")
[QUOTE=Tragically Dip]
The guy ended with a choir of ex-girlfriends singing while he flipped papers on an easel, perhaps?
[Linky](http://www.zachgalifianakis.com/)
[/QUOTE]
Well, he _did_ say “skinny”.
[Demetri Martin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_mR-Fhnc9o), perhaps?
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### Author:  [@Tragically\_Dip](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tragically_Dip)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 12:54am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/6 "2007-11-10T00:54:47Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy]
Well, he _did_ say “skinny”.
[Demetri Martin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_mR-Fhnc9o), perhaps?
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Zach is just big-boned. :smack:
You’re probably correct with Demetri.
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### Author:  [@bbs2k](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/bbs2k)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/7 "2007-11-10T01:06:07Z")
He is! Thank you. Thread over.
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### Author:  [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 1:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/8 "2007-11-10T01:24:56Z")
Demetri Martin often appears as the “youth correspondent” on _The Daily Show with Jon Stewart_. His segments are usually hit-or-miss, but his most recent- about [SAT test-prep tools](http://www.thedailyshow.com/video/index.jhtml?videoId=127638&title=martin-the-sat)- was pretty alacrity.
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### Author:  [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 3:14am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/9 "2007-11-10T03:14:19Z")
Maybe it was [Todd Barry](http://www.toddbarry.com/)?
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### Author:  [@devilsknew](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/devilsknew)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 3:18am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/10 "2007-11-10T03:18:22Z")
Todd Barry on [hot off the grill with bobby flay](http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1397294677).
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### Author:  [@Gatopescado](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gatopescado)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 3:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/11 "2007-11-10T03:45:33Z")
I would nail Demetri’s mom.
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### Author:  [@Joey\_P](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Joey_P)
#### Post date: [November 10, 2007, 5:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/okay-another-vague-do-you-know-who-this-is-thread-young-comedian/425853/12 "2007-11-10T05:00:11Z")
[QUOTE=ArchiveGuy]
Well, he _did_ say “skinny”.
[Demetri Martin](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6_mR-Fhnc9o), perhaps?
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That was gonna be my guess. Actually my first guess was Mitch Fatel, but then the OP mentioned the music. Dimetri and Mitch Hedburg both do similar comedy.