Credit: Courtesy of the Agora
A standup comedian, artist, writer and director, Demetri Martin began doing standup comedy years ago in New York, where he worked as a staff writer for Late Night with Conan O’Brien.

He then became a regular performer on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, and his career took off.

Over the course of his career, Martin has released three standup comedy albums and four hour-long standup comedy specials, including his latest for Netflix, The Overthinker.

He’ll perform on Friday, March 1, at the Agora Theatre. Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday.

This article appears in Oct 17-23, 2018.

Jeff has been covering the Cleveland music scene for more than 25 years now. On a regular basis, he tries to talk to whatever big acts are coming through town. And if you're in a local band that he needs to hear, email him at jniesel@clevescene.com.