Arj Barker

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Arj Barker (born August 12, 1974) is a stand-up comedian from California. He is relatively well-known among comedy fans in the United States, Europe, Australia, New Zealand and many other parts of the world, continuing to tour venues in all these nations.

Contents

1 Works
2 Style
3 Arj and Poopy
4 External links

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 Rove Live and Late Night With Conan O'Brien. He has had his own Comedy Central Presents episode.

Barker also co-wrote The Marijuana-Logues, an off-Broadway show currently showing in New York - the title is a parody of 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. [link]

Style

Arj Barker could probably be best quantified 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.

Arj and Poopy

Arj also has his own flash series, based on some of his stand-up material, that stars him and his cat, Poopy, who talks by farting. The cat has recently acquired his own [myspace.com blog] which lists his hobbies as eating, watching tv, paper chains, star gazing, train spotting, golf caddying, bowling, fly fishing and chess. Also included on [arjandpoopy.com] are wallpapers, games and more all featuring the cartoon pair.

The series is animated by Bernard Derriman and has recently won the Annency 2006 animated film festival Internet Selection. The toon also has a planned spinoff called Bouncey the Dog.

External links

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