The Sound of Young America: Dog Days

31st July 2008

We continue our journey into The Sound of Young America’s vast audio archive with this program from The Sound of Young America Classics. H. Jon Benjamin has an unmistakable voice. You might recognize him as the voice of Ben on the animated show Dr. Katz, or coach John McGuirk from Home Movies. He’s also written […]

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We continue our journey into The Sound of Young America’s vast audio archive with this program from The Sound of Young America Classics.

H. Jon Benjamin has an unmistakable voice. You might recognize him as the voice of Ben on the animated show Dr. Katz, or coach John McGuirk from Home Movies. He’s also written for shows such as Late Night with Conan O’Brien and Human Giant among others. What you don’t know, is what he does with the proceeds. Demetri Martin is a stand up comedian and and also a former writer for Late Night. Dimitri, a Yale graduate, explains why he decided to drop out of NYU law school and how he found the path to comedy.

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