Kevin Barnett (August 7, 1986 – January 22, 2019) was an American stand-up comedian and actor. Barnett was the co-creator of “
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,” a sitcom starring
Lil Rel Howery
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that debuted on
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in September of 2018. Barnett was also a writer on
Comedy Central
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's ''
Broad City
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'' and ''
The Carmichael Show
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''. Barnett started his career on MTV's ''
Guy Code
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'' before becoming a co-creator of the sketch comedy show ''
Friends of the People
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''. He was also featured in the
Mike Birbiglia
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film ''
Sleepwalk with Me
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''. Barnett died unexpectedly of non-traumatic
pancreatitis
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at the age of 32 while on a vacation. Tributes poured out in his memory across the comedy world.
References
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1986 births
2019 deaths