An interview with Arj Barker

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Half-Sikh, half-European US comic Arj Barker tried stand-up comedy as a dare, at the age of 19, and was instantly bitten by the bug. He dropped out of college and hit the road, and has rarely stopped since.

As well as his native USA – where he has appeared on all the late-night shows including Letterman, Conan, and the Tonight Show - he regularly appears on the international festival circuit across the UK, Australia and New Zealand and beyond. He appeared in Edinburgh every year from 1997, when he won the Perrier best newcomer prize, to 2000.

He co-wrote an off-Broadway show in 2004 called the The Marijuana-Logues, a parody of The Vagina Monologues about dope-smoking

That same year he landed the lead role in an NBC sitcom, Nearly Nirvana, in 2004. But he was later replaced by the show's creator, Ajay Sahgal, and still the show never aired.

In 2007, he won a recurring supporting role in the HBO hit Flight Of The Conchords, playing Brett and Germain’s friend Dave.

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He is the the funniest man on the planet hands down. He made me laugh 'til my head fell off. He is my hero.

Philba, June 2006

He must have been having a bad day when we saw him last night in Auckland. He only seemed to have enough material for about half his time on stage, the rest was spent mucking about with his bottle of water (bizarre) and commenting about what a rotten audience we were. He had a few funny moments, but about two months more work on his material might have helped.

Alison, May 2006

Arj Barker is one of the funniest people I have met. He knows when to make you laugh, how to make you laugh and god damn he is good at it. I would see his show ten times over and still be pissing myself laughing. An awesome comedian with a great personality 10/10 for Arj.

Sheri Bettens, April 2006

Arj is a major talent withmany strings to his bow. I look forward to laughing (at and) with him for many years to come

Serendipidy, October 2005

Arj is up their with the world's best.

Emma Boardman, September 2005

My new hero - brilliant.

Paul Sinha, July 2005

Man I just saw Arj on Comedy Central and he was hilarious...I laugheed so hard...it was great

Andrew Johnson, June 2005

He is awesome and my stomach gets a work out after I see him.... boy does he make me laugh

Carly Chung, April 2005

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