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1974-08-12
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Arj Barker

Overview

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.

Known for

Acting
2024 The Nut Farm Actor N/A
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2024 Arj Barker: Comes Clean Actor self N/A
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2020 Arj Barker - We Need to Talk Actor N/A
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2019 Standing Up for Sunny Actor Himself 58
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2018 Arj Barker: Organic Actor N/A
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2017 Arj Barker: Get In My Head Actor Himself N/A
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2016 The Comedy Club Actor Self N/A
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2015 Arj Barker: Go Time Actor Self N/A
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2013 Arj Barker: Heavy Actor Himself N/A
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2012 Arj Barker: Joy Harvest Actor Himself 58
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2010 Arj Barker: Forever Actor Himself 59
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2010 Melbourne International Comedy Festival - The Great Debate Actor Self N/A
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2010 Arj Barker: LYAO Actor Himself 59
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2009 Just For Laughs: Over The Edge Actor Self N/A
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2009 Flight of the Conchords: On Air Actor Self 59
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2008 Arj Barker: Balls Actor Himself 59
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2007 Electric Apricot Actor The Cube 58
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2007 Super High Me Actor Self 58
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2006 Car Babes Actor Jimmy 58
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2006 Arj Barker: Live Actor Himself N/A
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2000 BattleBots Actor Self 69
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1999 Shooting the Past Actor Garnett 69
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Directing
2018 Arj Barker: Organic Directing Director N/A
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Writing
2024 Arj Barker: Comes Clean Writing Writer N/A
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2020 Arj Barker - We Need to Talk Writing Writer N/A
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2018 Arj Barker: Organic Writing Writer N/A
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2017 Arj Barker: Get In My Head Writing Writer N/A
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2015 Arj Barker: Go Time Writing Writer N/A
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2012 Arj Barker: Joy Harvest Writing Writer 58
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