Ty Barnett

Tyrone (Ty) Barnett (born 1975) is an American actor and stand-up comic. He was born, raised, and attended high school on the south side of Chicago. After high school, he served in the United States Army for six years and was discharged in 1996. He cites Chris Rock and Richard Pryor as major influences.

Barnett was voted "Up-and-coming Comedian of the Year" in 2002 at the Las Vegas Comedy Festival and named "Outstanding Performer" at Montreal's Just for Laughs Festival. He made his first television appearance in 2003 on CBS's Star Search, where he reached the semi-finals, and by 2005 first appeared on CBS's The Late Late Show. He was featured on Comedy Central Presents and was the 2006 runner-up on the NBC reality show Last Comic Standing.

Barnett has appeared on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, P. Diddy Presents the Bad Boys of Comedy, and in two episodes of 'Til Death. He also appeared in the feature film Stand Up, as the opening act for Donna Summer, and in Premium Blend. In 2020, he auditioned for America's Got Talent, where he was eliminated in the Judge Cuts.