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" In this series, we ask comedians to name the comedians they enjoy. Then we ask those people, too. Recently, Brent Weinbach chose Arj Barker, an Australian-based comedian who&amp;#039;s currently on tour. Below, Barker talks about Tony Camin, a San Francisco native with whom he and Doug Benson co-created the The Marijuana-Louges. Come back next week to read about Camin&amp;#039;s comic&amp;#039;s comic. Tony Camin is a not only a great friend, but he also is one of the best joke writers out there. His commitment to playing a dumb guy, while having some of the smartest material, is always superb. He takes simple observations and finds timeless gold within them, from setup right through to punchline. Example: &amp;quot;I don&amp;#039;t come from the smartest family. Probably the most philosophical thing my father ever said was when he accidentally hit his head on something and asked, &amp;#039;Why is that there?&amp;#039;&amp;quot; Tony is also the master of the always-classic misdirection joke, and there&amp;#039;s simply no way to see them coming. One of his all-time classics, for instance: &amp;quot;Girls love dogs. I love girls. So all I have to do is get a dog... suit. Hide the zipper real well, and let the ladies come to me!&amp;quot; His crowd work is notable as well. Tony has an amazing ability to be mean to the audience while staying extremely likable, and I&amp;#039;ve never seen him upset anybody, except maybe the poor bastard who has to follow him. Tony isn&amp;#039;t just laughed at by comics, but by audiences as well. So he&amp;#039;s not just a comic&amp;#039;s comic. He&amp;#039;s an everybody&amp;#039;s comic. PLUS: Meet the Other Comic&amp;#039;s Comics &amp;amp;gt;&amp;amp;gt; Follow The Culture Blog on RSS and on Twitter at @ESQCulture. "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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