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ABOUT TIM
Tim Barnes is a comedian, television writer and podcast producer. He created the comedic Letters from African America newsletter as well as the upcoming scripted series JUDGE TRAVIS, which unearths juicy behind-the-scenes audio from a daytime court show featuring the voices of Bashir Salahuddin (Top Gun: Maverick), Langston Kerman (Insecure), Brandi Denise (Power), Keesha Sharp (Girlfriends), George Wallace (Clean Slate), and Amber Ruffin (Have I Got News For You).
Tim also created the Comedy Central animated web series Maurice on Mars, wrote for the Nickelodeon sitcom Warped!, NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Nickelodeon's All That revival, and the NPR quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!
In addition to hosting the You Are The Genre podcast (dissecting the career paths of actors, screenwriters and more), Tim has developed and produced numerous podcasts including VICE media’s Science Solved It, First Look Media’s Politically Re-Active, and Earwolf’s Kondabolu Brothers podcast.
Chicago Magazine named Tim one of the 16 Chicago Comics You Should Check Out... and The Chicago Tribune has described him as "a smooth wordsmith who is sharp, polished and confident..."
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COMING SOON:
JUDGE TRAVIS
(AN 8-PART AUDIO SERIES)
many don't realize that '30 Rock' without the quirky music is actually a WWI documentary
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just putting out there… i’ve never seen Andrew Cuomo and Steve Harvey in the same room
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getting the Severance procedure to just, like, workout without having to think about it
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no bites yet on my pilot, ‘Mike & Molly & Mork & Mindy & Will & Grace & Dharma & Greg & Rizzoli & Isles & Laverne & Shirley & Frankie & Grace’
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every post on LinkedIn is like if the Star Wars opening crawl ended with “anyone hiring?”
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just putting it out there that 'Andor' should’ve had a brand deal with Entenmann's: the working man’s doughnut
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hope i live to see the day when the Met Gala theme is something like "Dunkin' Donuts"
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i’m two crazy headlines away from dressing like Morpheus
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many don't realize that '30 Rock' without the quirky music is actually a WWI documentary 〰️ just putting out there… i’ve never seen Andrew Cuomo and Steve Harvey in the same room 〰️ getting the Severance procedure to just, like, workout without having to think about it 〰️ no bites yet on my pilot, ‘Mike & Molly & Mork & Mindy & Will & Grace & Dharma & Greg & Rizzoli & Isles & Laverne & Shirley & Frankie & Grace’ 〰️ every post on LinkedIn is like if the Star Wars opening crawl ended with “anyone hiring?” 〰️ just putting it out there that 'Andor' should’ve had a brand deal with Entenmann's: the working man’s doughnut 〰️ hope i live to see the day when the Met Gala theme is something like "Dunkin' Donuts" 〰️ i’m two crazy headlines away from dressing like Morpheus 〰️
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PROJECTS
CHEMISTRY TEST (2024)
Listed by Vulture as one of the must-see comedy shorts of December 2024, 'Chemistry Test' focuses on Mark -- an actor going through series of test auditions to find a co-star for the new CW show he's been cast on. When he realizes the casting director wants his feedback he takes things too far.
INLAND EMPIRE (2021)
This Vimeo Staff Pick (written by and starring Tim Barnes and Ian Abramson) centers around childhood friends who slowly realize that they’ve wasted their lives selling popcorn and participating in medical testing. Their hometown is a surreal nightmare, but they're too bored to notice. [Directed by Zane Rubin]
MAURICE ON MARS (2022)
Described by Vulture as striking “just the right note of animated playfulness and sci-fi cynicism,” "Maurice on Mars" focuses on a struggling artist who sneaked onto a utopian Martian colony only to realize it’s repeating the same old Earth problems. [Animated by Cartuna, with character designs from @Ucheomaaa]
