ARJ BARKER
The American comedian, 45, is in the middle of his latest Australian tour, which continues until mid-December. Barker tells us about the last …
… time he forgot what city he was in
A lot of times when I’m on the road and I wake up to pee in the middle of the night, I have no idea where I am. During the day I can usually put it together. … time he had a joke bomb
The other night, I tried a new joke out and my wife just stared at me. She’s pretty tough. I called her ‘the dream killer‘ the other night and she didn’t like that. If she likes it, though, I know I’m good to go. … TV show he binged
We’re not allowed to binge around here. We only watch one episode. My wife gets up early so we don’t have those long hours to sit in front of the TV. I’ve got, like, five hobbies, too – photography, lucid dreaming, meditation, woodworking, and I’m trying to teach myself piano and I play guitar. It’s sort of a jack of all trades, master of none situation.
… stand-up show that blew him away I watched a little of Bill Burr the other day and he’s really funny. But I don’t watch that much stand-up.
… online wormhole he disappeared into I’ve been looking at camera gear that is just way too nice and expensive for my skill levels. I like looking at it anyway. … time he laughed inappropriately When my wife’s irritable with me sometimes, it actually makes the situation funnier. When she’s cranky because she’s trying to go to sleep and the dogs do something funny.
… time he despaired for humanity Probably the last time I looked at the news on my phone. You read more s--t about climate change every day.