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About Me

2008 SUMMER TOUR
June 8 Improv, San Jose, CA w Hoogie and Wienbach info and tix
June 10 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley CA w Mark Pitta info and tix
June 25, Mill Valley Comedy Day, Mill Valley
July 3 Comedy Store, London info and tix
July 5 Mighty Boosh Festival, Kent, England info and tix
July 7 Ibiza Rocks Festival, Ibiza, Spain info and tix
July 9 - 12 Toomler Comedy Club, Amsterdam info and tix
July 16 - 19 Just For Laughs Festival, Montreal, Canada info and tix
July 23 Punchline, Sacramento, CA info and tix
July 25, 26 Comix, NYC info and tix
I'm a stand-up comedian, and I love my job, because I get to visit exotic places, meet lot's of interesting people, and kill them...
My main website is: ArjBarker.Com
My cartoon series is at: ArjAndPoopy.Com
Thanks for dropping by. Feel free to have a look around...
Napoleon Dynamite

My Interests

Joy, Truth, Love, Light, hot-tubbing, yoga, mountain biking, playing guitar, nature photography, AI (artificial intelligence), near-death experiences, trees, flowers, writing, singing, laughing, eating, crapping, sleeping, dreaming, waking, living. flossing, texas hold 'em, hang gliding, NY Ballet

I'd like to meet:

I like meeting most people, unless they're dicks or a-holes.

Music:

Radiohead, Led Zeppelin, White Zombie, White Stripes, Joe Pass, Yanni, Van Halen, Popol Vuh, Rolling Stones, Jimmy Hendrix, The Doors, Eminem, Portishead, Notorious BIG, Rakim, Robert Johnson, Vivaldi, Cream, Irving, Militant Miss, The Clash, Beck, Mozart, Chopin, Ozzy, Black Sabbath, Pantera, Metallica, Nightwish, Lamb of God, Wes Montgomery, Route 66, The Baraga Bros, White Zombie, Elliot Smith, Cream, Wolfmother, Elliot Smith, Led Zeppelin, Alice In Chains, Nirvana, Radiohead, Radiohead, Radiohead, Pink Floyd, Children of Bodom, Pink Floyd, Sigor Ros

Movies:

The Deer Hunter, A Clockwork Orange, Gigili, Lord of the Rings, Earnest Goes to Camp

Television:

Curb Your Enthusiasm, Unscripted, Mutual World of Omaha's Wild Animal Kingdom (w/ Marlin Perkins) BJ and the Bear, Masterpiece Theatre, Beavis and Butthead, The Office (BBC series), Surreal Life, Strange Love

Books:

The Power of Now, Choose Your Own Adventure (any), Autobiography of a Yogi, Catch 22, The Boxcar Children, The Rings Trilogy, The Stand, Chronicles of Narnia, Elric of Melnibone Series, A New Earth

Heroes:

Zoltron

My Blog

2008 Tour Dates

2008 SUMMER TOURJune 8 Improv, San Jose, CA w Hoogie and Wienbach info and tixJune 10 Throckmorton Theatre, Mill Valley CA w Mark Pitta info and tixJune 25, Mill Valley Comedy Day, Mill ValleyJuly 3...
Posted by Arj Barker on Sat, 05 Jan 2008 06:57:00 PST

Tip Of The Week #1

Hey guys! Everybody likes a massage, right? But in day-to-day life, unless you're as rich as Thirston Howell III, you can't alway's feel that kind of relief on demand. Bummer, right?Wrong. Here's what...
Posted by Arj Barker on Wed, 16 May 2007 10:38:00 PST

New Joke

Why does Dutch food taste like farts?A: Because they cook it in Dutch ovens!Why am I allowed to make this joke?A: Because I'm 1/4 Dutch, and 3/4 5-year-oldHope you're all doing well,Love,ArjPS CHANGE ...
Posted by Arj Barker on Sun, 06 May 2007 12:28:00 PST

I wrote a joke-joke!

For some reason this joke was my first cognitive thought when I woke up this morning...Why was the shampoo sad?Because the conditioner was leave-in.Well, do you have a better one?...
Posted by Arj Barker on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 03:50:00 PST

Regarding Adelaide and Melbourne Comedy Fests

I'm sitting at my Blog Control Center, which makes it sound a lot more important than it really is, but never mind...It is with sadness in my heart that I officially announce that I will not be attend...
Posted by Arj Barker on Tue, 06 Feb 2007 09:26:00 PST

Don't Spit the Dummy!

Had to pull out of a few gigs up in Queensland, and I know that some of you are annoyed with me. Please understand that I have no choice as I have small role on a new TV show in the states and I need ...
Posted by Arj Barker on Mon, 22 Jan 2007 01:37:00 PST

Holiday Message

Thanks to everyone who wrote and posted holidays greetings. I really appreciate it, and the same to you and yours...I enjoy Christmas less and less as the years go by. I used to think it was because I...
Posted by Arj Barker on Sun, 24 Dec 2006 12:16:00 PST

SHOWS SHOWS SHOWS

MARIN COUNTY: Throckmorton Theatre, Dec 21BAY AREA: New Years Eve, Palace of Fine Arts, San Francisco, Dec 31 NEW YORK: The Marijuana-Logues @ Comix, NYC Jan 18-20SAN FRANCISCO: The Punchline, Janb 23...
Posted by Arj Barker on Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:49:00 PST

Got Home From Oz This Morning..

Been up all day too. Me feel a little sleepy.Was a great tour all around. Enjoyed every single audience save for two individuals who weren't going with my flow (one in Newcastile and one in Perth) but...
Posted by Arj Barker on Thu, 30 Nov 2006 10:50:00 PST

Final Shows + Poem

With the week at the Playhouse in Perth officially sold-out, we decided to add an extra show on this Sunday night, the 19th of Nov at 730 PM...So if you want to see my final live show of this entire A...
Posted by Arj Barker on Thu, 16 Nov 2006 11:11:00 PST