Kyp Harness is a versatile artist. He is a musician who has written and recorded 200 songs on 13 independent recordings. Ron Sexsmith called him "one of the finest songwriters on the planet" and the Calgary Straight said of his work: "I won't mince words: Right now, Kyp Harness is the most vital, essential Canadian singer-songwriter out there." He has also written The Art of Laurel and Hardy (McFarland, 2006) and The Art of Charlie Chaplin (McFarland, 2008), and created the web comic Mortimer the Slug. He lives in Toronto, ON.