And then when the show ended they said, "All right, you really gotta do this book." So I finished it. I got the deal, but then the show was really very time-consuming, so I never got to finish it. So that was the genesis of it for me, figuring out a way to be content on paper, not knowing really what specifically I would do. If you have a book idea, this might be good timing to see if someone is interested." We met and I mentioned that I wanted to try to write a book at some point, where I could figure out how to do bits on paper, or at least translate my sensibility into different forms that could just be received simply through reading rather than performance or music or anything else. What inspired you to write and draw a book? When I had the TV show a couple years ago, and it was just starting up, my agent said, "You know, this literary agent wants to meet with you. So This Is A Book by Demetri Martin is your book, not to be confused with These Are Jokes, which is a DVD and comedy album by you. As he headed off to start his book tour we caught up with Martin, who talked with us about important things like the genesis of his new book, where he gets his haircut and why Jersey Shore is weirdly validating for the Jersey-bred boy. He's appeared on The Daily Show, hosted his own show for two seasons, starred in an Ang Lee movie, and now he's back with his first book, This Is A Book, which hits bookstores today. If you've paid attention in the past few years-and even if you haven't-chances are you've seen Demetri Martin.
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