Hey, I’m Tim Barnes, you are the genre, and in this episode I’m chatting with Ian Abramson TWICE!

First up: a behind-the-scenes conversation about his experience writing episode five of my new scripted podcast JUDGE TRAVIS.

Second: a a special re-release of our conversation from 2024 where we discussed his standup comedy special The Heist.

Ian and I have known each other since high school and have collaborated on numerous projects from a web series that’s probably hard to find on the internet these days to the short film we co-created called Inland Empire (no relation to the David Lynch classic).

If you’re a fan of comedy math, pop culture and sugar burps—this is the episode for you.

Best,

Tim

Here’s Ian’s bio, as written on his website:

Ian Abramson? I haven’t heard that name in a long time...

Well, not the way you pronounce it anyway.

My name is Ian Abramson (I’m sorry, you’re still reading that wrong. EE-IN ABE-RAM-SHGERT).

I grew up in the Inland Empire. Between San Diego and Los Angeles. Weird area, but it made me a weird guy so who’s complaining? I went to college and I worked in summer camps. I’ve been told I have camp counselor vibes, which I guess just means I’m a lot sometimes.

I’m a comedian. I write, I act, blah, blah, blah.

They say not to make your website funny, but if you’re looking for something serious online I’d suggest Wikipedia.

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CREDITS:

* Host: Tim Barnes

* Guest: Ian Abramson

* Theme Song: “You Are The Genre” by Freddie Nunez

* Music Engineer: Adam Smith

* Podcast Art: Madhuri Shukla

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