Tyler Martin

Tyler Martin is an award-winning actor, writer, comedian, singer, and podcast host.

Originally from small-town texas, he now works out of NYC. He began acting professionally at a young age and has continued into adulthood, receiving a BFA in musical theatre with an emphasis on acting and directing.

Since his move to NYC, he has worked in multiple off-broadway and regional shows performed as a stand-up comedian, and worked in independent film. Tyler wrote, directed, and is the leading character of the award-winning lgbtq+ short-form series “Don’t suck,” which can be found on youtube. From the show’s success (over 5 million channel views).

He also created and hosts the spiritual-comedy podcast “Have a blessed gay,” which was named one feedspot’s top LGBTQ podcasts of 2020 and stitcher’s top podcast picks. Tyler critically discusses religion, spirituality, & social issues from an outcast’s perspective and features discussions and interviews with celebrities, faith leaders, and experts of various faiths and traditions who are trying to make the world a better place.

Continuously working toward social justice, Tyler is a featured author for the new book, “The deconstructionist playbook,” exploring how to navigate religious deconstruction.