Brian Michael Bendis on The Sound of Young America from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Brian Michael Bendis is an acclaimed comics writer. His work has ranged from independent crime comics to the artist-controlled superhero imprint Image to helming some of the most important characters in superhero comics for Marvel. Several years ago, he re-created Spider Man for the 21st century with Ultimate Spider Man. He now steers Marvel's most important superteam, The Avengers. We spoke with Brian at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Oregon.

Nick Kroll on The Sound of Young America from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Nick Kroll has been featured in the television shows Cavemen, Sit Down & Shut Up, The Human Giant and The Life & Times of Tim. He's also the author of Bar Mitzvah Disco.
We spoke with Nick in Portland at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival.

Jordan, Jesse, GO! - Live from The Bridgetown Comedy Festival from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Here's video of me and Jordan at Bridgetown, along with David Koechner and James Adomian as Gary Busey.

The 3rd Floor on The Sound of Young America from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Here's the final video from our Portland Sound of Young America show.

Portland's own Third Floor sketch comedy.

Blitzen Trapper on The Sound of Young America from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Another segment from our live videos from the Bridgetown Comedy Festival. This will be podcast in audio form in a couple of weeks.

Jordan, Jesse, GO! - Live from The Bridgetown Comedy Festival from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Jesse and Jordan are live in Portland with David Koechner and James Adomian. They play a game, give out candy and talk about masturbating to John Updike.

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Reggie Watts on The Sound of Young America from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Reggie Watts' bravura performance at The Sound of Young America Live! in Portland. I was standing off to the side -- I don't think I've ever seen an audience so wowed by a performer.

Brian Michael Bendis on The Sound of Young America from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

Our second video from our trip to the Bridgetown Comedy Festival. Shot and edited by Brian Brewer.

Yesterday: Mirah
Later this week: Nick Kroll, Blitzen Trapper, Reggie Watts, The Third Floor

Mirah on The Sound of Young America from Jesse Thorn on Vimeo.

All this week, we'll be showcasing video from our live taping at the Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland. Brian Brewer was kind enough to shoot the show for us, and I'm so happy with how it looks. We'll be podcasting the show in about two weeks, but since it's pledge drive time, I thought we'd share one of these awesome videos with you each day this week.

Above, Mirah performs two songs from her newest release, (a)spera.

As you probably know, we're headed Northwest later this month for some awesome shows in Portland and Seattle.

The afternoon of April 25th, I'll be hosting The Sound of Young America Live!, and I'm really excited to announce an awesome guest lineup:
Comedy from:
The Third Floor
& Reggie Watts

Music from:
Mirah
& Blitzen Trapper

Interviews with:
Nick Kroll
& Brian Michael Bendis

You can find more information on our live page, or at bridgetowncomedyfestival.com.