ABOUT TIM
Tim Barnes is a comedian, television writer, and host of the You Are The Genre podcast. Regardless of genre, his work tends to bring light to social issues from unexpected angles. Tim has written for the Nickelodeon sitcom Warped!, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, Nickelodeon's All That revival, Comedy Central, the NPR quiz show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!, and even documented his testicles once for Men's Health. 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..."

photo by: Mindy Tucker

Mapping the path to your own genre.

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PROJECTS
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]
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]
UNCERTAIN LIFE
An experimental webcomic created by Tim Barnes and illustrated by Grant Lindahl about the surreal life of an average mane named Gordon. It started out as a fun thing to do during the 2020 covid pandemic, and after 100 issues is being revamped. So, be on the lookout for new issues soon!