Arj Barker

Biography

Arj Barker is a comedian and actor from San Anselmo, California, born to an engineer father of Indian Punjabi Sikh descent and a European mother. He started his career in comedy after high school in 1989, hosting stand-up nights at Caffe Nuvo and later appearing on Premium Blend, Late Night with Conan O'Brien, and Comedy Central Presents. Barker co-wrote and performed in the Off-Broadway show The Marijuana-Logues, which won Best Comedy Release at the ARIA Music Awards in 2019.