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 recently a writer on Season 2 of Hulu’s HOW I MET YOUR FATHER, regularly performs stand-up around LA, and currently writes for the Wondery podcast BLACK HISTORY, FOR REAL.
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, a sci-fi short film that was a finalist in the Amazon Prime All Voices Film Festival, won Best Cinematography at NFFTY 2018, and was featured on FOX Soul’s Screening Room. Austin has been profiled by SYFY Wire, and written for The Huffington Post and Afropunk. 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).