New comedy special from Demetri Martin arrives on Netflix

Who can't use a laugh these days?

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Aug. 9, 2018 9:00 p.m. PT

dmcs-unit-00907-r-sm — Demetri Martin is also the voice of Ice Bear on We Bare Bears.
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Welcome back to your guide to finding out what's new online. Every week, we put together a podcast that lets you know what's been added to services like Netflix, Hulu and HBO Now. The audio is about a minute or two long.

Sometimes you just want to have a good laugh. Definitely check out Demetri Martin's new special on Netflix beginning on Aug. 10. Martin once explained that one of the reasons he plays music during his performances is to make it more difficult for a network or editor to rearrange the order of his jokes. He's a real thinker.

Since you're reading this, let's give you some extra information not found in the podcast: There's bad news coming from Hawkins, Indiana. Season 3 of Stranger Things won't arrive until the middle of 2019. So, if you want enjoy things of the stranger variety, you'll have to do it via reruns for a while.

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