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Arj Barker

Acting
Known For

50 Years Old

Arjan Singh Āulakh (born August 12, 1974), known by the stage name Arj Barker, is an American comedian and actor from San Anselmo, California. He has toured in North America, Australia, New Zealand and Europe. He was born to an engineer father and artist mother. His father is of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent and his mother is of European descent. Barker started his career in comedy after graduating from high school in 1989. His first gigs were at a café called Caffe Nuvo in downtown San Anselmo where he hosted stand-up night every Sunday throughout the early 1990s. Barker appeared on Premium Blend in 1997, followed by appearances on the shows Late Night with Conan O'Brien and The Glass House. He twice hosted Comedy Central Presents, first on September 20, 2000, and again on March 31, 2006. Barker was featured in Comedy Central's animated series Shorties Watchin' Shorties. He appeared on the Australian show Thank God You're Here on October 18, 2006, September 19, 2007, and June 17, 2009. Barker co-wrote and performed in The Marijuana-Logues, an Off-Broadway show in New York City, with Doug Benson and Tony Camin. The title of the show was a parody of The Vagina Monologues. NBC gave Barker the lead role for sitcom Nearly Nirvana, originally scheduled for 2004. However, Barker was replaced in the lead role by the show's creator, Ajay Sahgal, and the show never aired Barker appeared in the HBO sitcom Flight of the Conchords, playing Dave. Barker has been successful in Australia for a number of years since first appearing at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2000, and presently resides there. At the ARIA Music Awards of 2019, he won Best Comedy Release for Organic. During the 2024 Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Barker attracted widespread media attention in Australia for, while on stage in front of a live audience, demanding a mother breastfeeding her 7-month-old baby to leave and have her ticket refunded. Barker claimed the baby was interrupting his train of thought.

Born

on 12th August 1974

All Credits

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Real Time with Bill Maher
Self
Late Night with Conan O'Brien Image
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
Self - Musical Guest
Comedy Central Presents Image
Comedy Central Presents
Have You Been Paying Attention? Image
Have You Been Paying Attention?
Self - Panellist
Good News Week Image
Good News Week
Self
What We Do in the Shadows Image
What We Do in the Shadows
Werewolf Leader
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Image
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Himself - Generation X guest
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation Image
Talkin' 'Bout Your Generation
Robins Image
Robins
Self - Guest
Thank God You're Here Image
Thank God You're Here
Rove Image
Rove
Self
BattleBots Image
BattleBots
Self
Flight of the Conchords Image
Flight of the Conchords
Dave
Premium Blend Image
Premium Blend
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My Coolest Years
Himself
Shaun Micallef's Origin Odyssey Image
Shaun Micallef's Origin Odyssey
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Shooting the Past
Garnett
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Electric Apricot
The Cube
Super High Me Image
Super High Me
Self
Standing Up for Sunny Image
Standing Up for Sunny
Himself
The Comedy Club Image
The Comedy Club
Self
Car Babes Image
Car Babes
Jimmy
Flight of the Conchords: On Air Image
Flight of the Conchords: On Air
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Just For Laughs: Over The Edge Image
Just For Laughs: Over The Edge
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Arj Barker: LYAO
Himself
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Arj Barker: Go Time
Self
Arj Barker: Live Image
Arj Barker: Live
Himself
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Arj Barker: Forever
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival - The Great Debate
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Arj Barker: Get In My Head Image
Arj Barker: Get In My Head
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Arj Barker: Heavy
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Arj Barker - We Need to Talk
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Arj Barker: Organic
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Arj Barker: Joy Harvest
Himself
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Arj Barker: Balls
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The Nut Farm Image
The Nut Farm
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Arj Barker: Comes Clean
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