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 JUDGETRAVIS, and founded the comedy publication Letters From African America.

Barnes has written for the 2026 WGA East Awards, Nickelodeon’s Warped! sitcom, NBC’s late night/variety series The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Nickelodeon's 2019 All That revival, the NPR quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, and served as web producer for season one of Wyatt Cenac’s HBO series, Problem Areas.

In addition to hosting the You Are The Genre podcast where he dissects the winding creative paths of each guest, Barnes has developed and produced numerous podcasts for others including VICE media’s Science Solved It, First Look Media’s Politically Re-Active, and Earwolf’s Kondabolu Brothers podcast,

Chicago Magazine named Tim Barnes 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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