Arj Barker
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Biography: 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.
Department: Acting
Place of Birth: Not available
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Car Babes
Overview: A coming of age story about the quirky lives of car salesman.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-12-26
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Arj Barker: Live
Overview: Internationally acclaimed comedian Arj Barker dishes up his all-time classic jokes as well as some sweet new freshies in this hilarious DVD. Filmed in front of a capacity audience at Sydney’s Enmore Theatre, this show will have you in stitches the moment he unleashes his unique, intelligent world-class stand-up comedy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2006-01-01
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Super High Me
Overview: Determined to find out the true effects of marijuana on the human body, stand-up comedian and former Stoner of the Year Doug Benson documents his experience avoiding pot for 30 days and then consuming massive amounts of the drug for 30 days. More than just an amusing story of one man's quest to get superhigh, this documentary also examines the hotly contested debate over medical marijuana use.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-10-13
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Electric Apricot
Overview: Electric Apricot is a spoof of jam bands centered around the band, Electric Apricot, in the style of "This Is Spinal Tap"
Genres: Comedy Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2007-11-09
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Arj Barker: Balls
Overview: Prepare yourself for a spiritual quest with a difference as you shed your ego and taken into Arj’s world, where comedy meets enlightenment and see why Arj Barker is regarded as one of the world’s best stand-up comedians! This DVD contains a 65 min live performance filmed in front of a sold-out crowd at Sydney's Enmore Theater.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2008-08-01
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Arj Barker: LYAO
Overview: 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 20 September, 2000 and again on 31 March, 2006. He also has appeared on the Australian show, Thank God You're Here on 18 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. 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.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-01-26
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Melbourne International Comedy Festival - The Great Debate
Overview: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Annual Great Debate will tackle whether Food is better than Sex.Teams include Paul McDermott, Arj Barker, Fiona O’Loughlin, Cal Wilson, Russell Kane and Greg Behrendt, with Corrine Grant as Moderator.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-07-19
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Arj Barker: Forever
Overview: Arj Barker is Australia's adopted son of comedy. Having frequented our shores for the past 7 years he has built up a fan base of loyal followers who will no doubt we waiting for his first new release DVD in 2 years. He is a regular occurrence on Australia's TV screens; on panel shows such as Good News Week, Spicks and Specks and 7pm Project and as Dave on hit show Flight of the Concords. Constantly selling out his stand-up tours within Australia, Arj Barker's new DVD release Forever is sure to be a favourite this Father's Day. Taped in front of a capacity crowd at Sydney's beautiful State Theatre, Arj Barker delivers some of his strongest material ever in this hilarious, one hour performance.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2010-08-18
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Just For Laughs: Over The Edge
Overview: A selection of comics from the Montreal International Comedy Festival
Genres: Comedy Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-08-18
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Arj Barker: Heavy
Overview: Armed only with a microphone and a harmonica, heavyweight US comic Arj Barker returns to Oz and tackles over 17 of the heaviest topics around. Filmed at the historic Regal Theatre in Perth, this performance is sure to weigh in as an instant classic as you watch Arj discover the lighter side of everything from death and ghosts, to ice cream, porno titles and even Thai ping pong balls. Need a lift? Then bend your knees, and prepare for a tonne of funny. This is Heavy.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-12-07
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Arj Barker - We Need to Talk
Overview: Australia's adopted son of comedy Arj Barker, returns to make fun of our obsession with technology, the trials of relationships and how our rage-filled culture is affecting our ability to connect.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2020-08-15
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Flight of the Conchords: On Air
Overview: Behind the scenes look at the cult comedy series about Kiwi folk musicians Bret and Jemaine trying to make it big in their adopted home of New York. It follows the duo in the United States before and after the release of the first series, as they speak candidly about the road to fame, and we meet the other personalities, cast and crew that helped make their show a smash hit in America, NZ and the rest of the world. As Bret McKenzie's long-term partner, director Hannah Clarke was in a unique position to gain access to the Conchords at their most relaxed, as well as their most frantic and exhausted, and was able to get an up-close-and-personal glimpse into this experience. Through her insider's eye we are granted an intimate look into the lives of this great comedy act and discover how they won the hearts of America.
Genres: Documentary Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2009-02-14
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The Nut Farm
Overview: San Francisco based crypto trader Brendan Brandon loses everything when his investments collapse but an opportunity presents itself when his missing uncle gifts him the family’s macadamia nut farm in the small Australian town of Cobweb. Faced with a unexpected legal caveat and some evil New Zealander frackers, Brendan soon realises that a quick sale of the old farm might not be as easy as he’d hoped.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-03-14
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Arj Barker: Go Time
Overview: The lights dim. The music fades. The audience applauds with anticipation. Or they just get alarmingly quiet. Every show you've ever done leads up to this point. But this is the only show that matters now. Have you got the goods, kid? They're about to find out. It's Go Time. Filmed live from the historic State Theatre in Sydney, Go Time! is (according to Arj) both “what audiences expect from me AND the last thing they expect from me, which if my calculations are correct, will make for a great show”.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2015-03-18
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Arj Barker: Joy Harvest
Overview: The Seeds of Laughter have yielded a bountiful and veritable banquet of succulent, pesticide-free comedy for you to awaken to the reality of Who You Are: A Benevolent Being of Light. With gratitude, I offer you an hour long standup performance (based on the live show, Let Me Do The Talking) filmed at the beautiful State Theatre in Sydney. The wait is over friend, it’s time to dig in.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-05-02
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The Comedy Club
Overview: When a fire destroys Cobb's Comedy Club in San Francisco, defiant owner Tom Sawyer and his crew of comedians rebuild it, hoping to revive the struggling indie comedy scene.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2016-03-05
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Arj Barker: Get In My Head
Overview: Filmed live from the beautiful Capitol Theatre in Sydney, let Arj Get in Your Head - What are you waiting for? Hop on in and lets ride. There's plenty of room in here. Join me and together well contemplate everything from the social evolution of humanity, to the intriguing and elusive nature of non-sexually derived boners. Ill even mention fondue at some point, and that's a promise. So take a load off your mind and get into mine already!
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2017-06-13
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Standing Up for Sunny
Overview: An isolated guy with cerebral palsy is railroaded into helping an unassertive comedienne, and finds love and acceptance through stand-up comedy.
Genres: Comedy Romance
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-06-12
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Arj Barker: Organic
Overview: Arj dishes up his latest show filmed live from the Powerhouse in Brisbane. As always, he starts with the finest free-range topics and nurtures them until they're brimming with wholesome hilarity, and ready for the tellin'. Remember, his cruelty-free jokes are ALWAYS tested on animals, and 100% goat-approved by the time you hear them. That's quality you can trust. *may contain traces of nuts
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2018-11-14
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Arj Barker: Comes Clean
Overview: Arj Barker presents an hour-long set featuring jokes about his divorce, anecdotes about spending time in Australia during the 2020 pandemic, UFO conspiracy theories, and much more.
Genres: Comedy
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2024-01-01
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