Tim Harmston

Tim Harmston is a stand-up comedian from Minneapolis. He competed on Last Comic Standing in 2014, and has performed on The Late Show With David Letterman and Comedy Central's Live at Gotham. He has released two albums on Stand Up! Records, The Most Bees Ever and The Whim of Tim.

Early life Harmston grew up in Menomonie, Wisconsin. He worked in the Chicago film industry before pursuing a career in comedy.

Career Harmston began performing stand-up in 2002, and won Minneapolis comedy club Acme's Funniest Person in the Twin Cities contest in 2003. Reviewer Richard Lanoie of The Serious Comedy Site called the album "solid stand-up comedy with quite a few particularly original bits." Chris Spector of Midwest Record said that Harmston "comes on like a modern Steven Wright."

A followup album and video, The Whim of Tim, was released in 2020.

Harmston was a contestant on CMT's Next Big Comic in 2011. He won a Rusty Nail award at the Aspen RooftopComedy Festival in 2008. He originated the idea for award-winning Internet video series Chad Vader: Day Shift Manager.

Personal life Harmston is married to comedian Mary Mack; they frequently tour together.

Discography The Most Bees Ever (2011; re-released on Stand Up! Records, 2014) The Whim of Tim (Stand Up! Records, 2020)