Tim Barnes is a comedian, television writer and podcast producer. He created the Comedy Central animated web series Maurice on Mars, the scripted audio series JUDGE TRAVIS, and founded the comedy publication Letters From African America.

Barnes has written for the Nickelodeon sitcom Warped!, NBC’s The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Nickelodeon's 2019 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 winding creative career paths of his guests—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 him 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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