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Ever since I first discovered The Daily Show back in 2002 or so, I’ve always thought it would be cool if I could do something that would enable me to be a guest on the show. And while I haven’t quite reached that level yet, I managed to wrangle my way on the show last night without even knowing it.

In college, on an average weekday, my mornings usually consisted of A) Sleeping in bed, B) Sleeping on the couch, or C) Sleeping on the kitchen floor. In the rare occasion that I awoke before pre-noon, I usually wrapped myself in a comforter and spread out on the couch to indulge in some West Wing, Price is Right, or if Kelly Ripa was looking especially hot, Regis & Kelly. One such morning as I was making my way to President Bartlett’s second election, I stumbled across a funny comedian on Comedy Central named Demetri Martin. He had a little 30 minute special and after laughing hysterically at the few minutes of it I was able to catch, I was hooked. His comedy was pure gold and when his special ended, I immediately wanted more. I jumped on the Internet to find some clips or to visit his site, but after an hour of constant searching, I was empty handed. Demetri must have been the most reclusive comedian at the time and while it helped enhance his mystique and aura, it pissed me off since I wanted to laugh at him.

I kept a video tape ready to record in the VCR for over a year before I saw him on Comedy Central again. This time, I managed to capture his entire skit and for the next few weeks, I was in heaven. I must have watched that thing 400 times before finally retiring it and after that, I kinda forgot about him.

Then this past December, Jon Stewart handed over an episode to a new Daily Correspondent who had a new segment and for the past few months, Demetri Martin has humored us with bits on wine drinkers and the new XBOX 360, among other things. He mentioned in one segment that he had a Myspace account and within minutes, we were friends. So what trend did Demetri talk about last night? As luck would have it, Myspace, and in case you missed it, go check out the latest addition to the media section, the Demetri Martin Myspace Video.

But you might be saying to yourself, “Goob, I thought you said you were on The Daily Show. Don’t tease us like that.” My bad, folks. I not usually a tease, honest. If you go and watch the video, you’ll see a shot where Demetri shows how many friends he has and the number stands at 9,000.

And guess who is part of that 9,000.

I can feel the celebrity status already going to my head.