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Barker, Arj
Barker, Arj
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Arj Barker (born April 18, 1971) is an American stand-up comedian from San Anselmo, California. He is relatively well-known among comedy fans in the United States, Australia, New Zealand, European countries, and many other parts of the world, continuing to tour venues in all these nations.[1]He was born to an engineer father and artist mother, and is half-Indian, half-European.[1] His real name is 'Arjun Singh'.[2]
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* 1 Works
* 2 Style
* 3 Arj and Poopy
o 3.1 List of episodes
* 4 Arj and Last Comic Standing
* 5 Trivia
* 6 References
* 7 External links
[edit] Works
Arj Barker has appeared on several television comedy shows since his 1997 appearance on Premium Blend. Most of his appearances are late-night shows such as Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Glass House. He has had his own Comedy Central Presents episode on two occasions, first on 20th September, 2000 and again on 31st March, 2006. He also has appeared on the Australian show, Thank God You're Here on 18th October, 2006 and the 19th September, 2007 (the latter of which, he won).
Barker also co-wrote The Marijuana-Logues, an off-Broadway show currently showing in New York - the title is a parody of production The Vagina Monologues. Doug Benson and Tony Camin also wrote the play, and all three perform in it as the original cast.
NBC had given him the lead role for Nearly Nirvana, a sitcom originally scheduled for fall 2004. However, Barker was replaced in the lead role by the show's creator, Ajay Sahgal, and then the show never aired.[3]
Arj Barker also appears in the HBO sitcom Flight of the Conchords, as Dave, Bret and Jemaine's friend, whom they meet after moving to New York.[4]
[edit] Style
Arj Barker could probably be best classified as an observational comedian. Unlike many other observational comics such as Jerry Seinfeld, however, Arj Barker places the typical emphasis on an irrelevant portion of the joke. His actual punchlines are more akin to subtle or absurdist comedians, such as Mitch Hedberg.