Kevin Barnett (comedian)
{{Short description|American actor and comedian (1986–2019)}}
Kevin Barnett (August 7, 1986 – January 22, 2019) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Barnett was the co-creator of Rel, a sitcom starring Lil Rel Howery{{Cite web|date=2020-11-16|title=Comedian Sinbad Is Recovering After Suffering a Recent Stroke|url=https://www.usmagazine.com/celebrity-news/news/sinbad-is-recovering-after-suffering-a-recent-stroke/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=Us Weekly|language=en-US}} that debuted on Fox in September 2018. Barnett was also a writer on Comedy Central's Broad City and The Carmichael Show.{{Cite web|title=Kevin Barnett, Comedian and Co-Creator of 'Rel,' Dies {{!}} Hollywood Reporter|url=https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/kevin-barnett-dead-comedian-creator-rel-dies-1178141|access-date=2020-12-28|website=www.hollywoodreporter.com|date=22 January 2019 }} Barnett started his career on MTV's Guy Code before becoming a co-creator of the sketch comedy show Friends of the People.{{Cite web|date=2015-06-10|title=Jim Norton, Rachel Dratch and David Alan Grier Among Upcoming 'Friends of the People' Guest Stars (Exclusive)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/jim-norton-rachel-dratch-and-david-alan-grier-among-friends-of-the-people-guest-stars-this-season-exclusive/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=TheWrap|language=en-US}} He was also featured in the Mike Birbiglia film Sleepwalk with Me. Barnett was also an original member of the Round Table of Gentlemen, a comedy podcast featuring the founders of the Last Podcast NetworkBarnett died unexpectedly of non-traumatic pancreatitis at the age of 32 while on a vacation.{{Cite web|date=2019-01-25|title=Kevin Barnett's Cause of Death Revealed (Report)|url=https://www.thewrap.com/kevin-barnett-cause-of-death-revealed/|access-date=2020-12-28|website=TheWrap|language=en-US}} Tributes poured out in his memory across the comedy world.{{Cite web|date=2019-01-23|title=Kevin Barnett: Celebs And Friends React To The Comedian's Death|url=https://www.cinemablend.com/television/2465620/kevin-barnett-celebs-and-friends-react-to-the-comedians-death|access-date=2020-12-28|website=CINEMABLEND}}
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