many the hopes that have vanished, after the ball The Sound of Young America Presents

Live comedy, music and radio tapings presented by your friends at The Sound of Young America. These shows either involve us directly or have our enthusiastic endorsement. We try to support great independent comedy wherever we can: if you're interested in having The Sound present your show, just email Jesse and ask. The Sound of Young America also occaisionally tapes live programs from the road. If you're interested in bringing the show to your town, email Jesse.

826 LA's Fall-Time Yukfest September 10th at the Avalon, Hollywood, CA Comedy benefit for 826LA literacy programs, featuring Tim & Eric, Patton Oswalt, Jimmy Pardo, Bill Burr, Al Madrigal and more. TSOYA at Bumbershoot Labor Day Weekend, Seattle, WA Three live Sound of Young America tapings, featuring performances from The Human Giant, Greg Behrendt, Tig Notaro, PWRFL Power, Jonathan Coulton and more, plus interviews with Adrian Tomine, Chip Kidd, and others. TSOYA at Sketchfest Seattle September 27th, Seattle, WA A live taping of The Sound of Young America at the always-wonderful Sketchfest Seattle, featuring an interview with Dan Savage and much more. Brooklyn Vegan & Klaus Kinski Present Rock & ROFL Monthly Piano's, New York, NY A rocking night of live comedy & music presented by Brooklyn Vegan, Klaus Kinski and The Sound of Young America. Special guests each month. Variety SHAC Monthly at the UCB Theater, New York, NY A live comedy variety show featuring standup, music, sketch and film, hosted by Shonali Bhowmik, Heather Lawless, Andrea Rosen, and Chelsea Peretti.

"Like a youthful maiden, Dawn shines brightly forth
Stirring to motion every living creature.
Divine fire was kindled for the use of men;
Dawn created light, driving away the dark."