Austin S. Harris is an LA-based TV writer, director, and comedian from Willingboro, New Jersey. Austin grew up working at his family’s Rita’s Italian Ice store (yes, he’s certified to make the ice). He was a writer on Season 2 of Hulu’s HOW I MET YOUR FATHER, regularly performs stand-up around LA, and currently writes for an upcoming HBO comedy.
After graduating from NYU’s Tisch School of the Arts, Austin worked for the ABC News program 20/20, where he was an executive assistant to two news anchors, traveled to various “scenes of the crime,” and provided voiceover for the show (usually as a murderer). In 2022, Austin was selected for the Disney General Entertainment Writing Program, and staffed on HOW I MET YOUR FATHER, where he co-wrote and produced an episode.
Austin has written and directed several projects, including STEVIE’S ALIENS, an award-winning sci-fi short film that pays tribute to the eighties Amblin films that inspired Austin to pursue filmmaking. For his work on the film, Austin was profiled by SYFY Wire. He has also written for The Huffington Post, Afropunk, and the Wondery podcast BLACK HISTORY, FOR REAL. Outside of writing, directing, and performing, Austin is an avid theme park enthusiast who worked as a tram guide on the World Famous Studio Tour at Universal Studios Hollywood (yes, tram guides are real people; no, they do not drive the tram).