Justin Avery Smith is a humor writer, performer, and intrepid nerd culture anthropologist.

A Second City alum, Smith has contributed to various humor outlets that include the likes of The Onion, McSweeney’s Internet Tendency, Slackjaw, Robot Butt, and Greener Pastures, tackling subjects that range from Disney’s role in the culture wars to the undying legacy of Star Trek.

An unfailingly optimistic thinker, I’m passionate about neurodiversity in the entertainment industry. My scripted work skews towards sci-fi/fantasy adventure, and my pilot-think Ted Lasso-fied Rick & Morty with an Indiana Jones coat of paint is available upon request.

(Ask me about my spec script for the third season of Star Trek Prodigy if you dare!)