You Are The Genre

Tim Barnes
You Are The Genre

Mapping the path toward your own genre. Hosted by Tim Barnes. timbarnescomedy.substack.com

  1. [Chandler Dean] Is The Genre

    NOV 7

    [Chandler Dean] Is The Genre

    Tim Barnes chats with comedy writer/political speech writer Chandler Dean about about Trump’s re-election, the current state of comedy and politics, and how he balances the two in his career. Chandler Dean is a comedian and speechwriter who is currently a Senior Director at West Wing Writers, host of the comedy debate show Abolish Everything at Caveat, and a performer on UCB's Harold Night with the team FKA Deb. His work has been featured in The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Washington Post, Vulture, McSweeney's, Reductress, and Hard Drive. He is the author of the speechwriting advice column How to Write Every Speech You'll Ever Need to Give in Your Life, and in 2022, he wrote two of the top ten most-read McSweeney's articles of the year. He was previously a Monologue Writer for Lovett or Leave It, and has also worked for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, Late Night with Seth Meyers, and Full Frontal with Samantha Bee.  Explore this site or follow him on Twitter to learn more. Listen to episodes a week earlier than the rest by selecting a paid subscription to the newsletter! Merch and more are coming soon at YouAreTheGenre.com CREDITS: Host: Tim Barnes Guest: Chandler Dean Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez Music Engineer: Adam Smith Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timbarnescomedy.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 3m
  2. [Tim Platt] Is The Genre

    OCT 28

    [Tim Platt] Is The Genre

    Tim Barnes chats with comedian Tim Platt about telling jokes through music, the impact of Jim Carrey, and the inspiration behind his new comedy record, TEETH LIKE BEAK, out now out now with Abso Lutely Records. Bandcamp AppleMusic AmazonMusic Spotify Tim Platt is a comedian, actor, and musician based in Brooklyn, NY. His debut comedy album of jokes and songs, TEETH LIKE BEAK, is dropping in September 2024 with Abso Lutely Records. He was selected as one of Comedy Central’s Up Next Variety Comedians at Clusterfest as well as a Kickstarter Creator-In-Residence. Along with being a cast member in Headgum’s award-winning podcast Rude Tales of Magic, Tim has written and performed original music for Sesame Street, The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon, Comedy Central, and The Story Pirates, one of which was performed by Colin Meloy of The Decemberists. He has appeared on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert and Masterclass with Steve Martin. Current Podcast: Rude Tales of Magic, Oh These Those Stars of Space He created the character comedy podcast Hampton High Archives, where he hosted in character as a high school junior trying to make “WTF with Marc Maron but for MY school!” Guests include Cole Escola, Ayo Edebiri, Jamie Loftus, and more. Listen to episodes a week earlier than the rest by selecting a paid subscription to the newsletter! Merch and more are coming soon at YouAreTheGenre.com CREDITS: Host: Tim Barnes Guest: Tim Platt Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez Music Engineer: Adam Smith Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla This is a public episode. If you’d like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit timbarnescomedy.substack.com/subscribe

    1h 4m

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