Aaron Barschak (born 1966) styles himself as a "Comedy Terrorist" and fringe UK politician.

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He worked to break into the comedy circuit for many years. He came to public attention on June 21, 2003, when he gatecrashed Prince William's 21st birthday party at Windsor Castle whilst wearing a pink dress, a false beard and a turban in a fashion similar to Osama bin Laden. After flashing his merkin at the crowds outside he scaled the walls of the castle and entered William's party, storming the stage where William was giving a speech before being arrested. June 21 is the 172nd day of the year (173rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 193 days remaining. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... HRH Prince William of Wales William Arthur Philip Louis His Royal Highness Prince William of Wales (William Arthur Philip Louis Mountbatten-Windsor), born 21 June 1982, is a member of the British Royal Family, grandson of Queen Elizabeth II and first son of the Prince of Wales and the late... An early 18th century view of Windsor Castle by Kip and Knyff. ... The turban (Arabic عمامة; ‘imamah, Turkish tülbent, Persian دلبنت; dulband) is a headdress, of obscure Oriental origin, consisting of a long scarf wound round the head or an inner hat. ... Osama bin Laden Usāmah bin Muhammad bin `Awad bin Lādin (born March 10, 1957) (Arabic: ), commonly known as Osama bin Laden (Arabic: ), is usually considered to be the figurehead of al-Qaeda, a Sunni Islamist terrorist network that has been involved in attacks against civilians and military targets... A merkin (first use, according to the OED, 1617) is reported to be a pubic wig, worn by prostitutes after shaving their genitalia to eliminate lice or to disguise the marks of syphilis. ...

Barschak's first comedy show after the party was at the Bound & Gagged comedy club in Tufnell Park, London in July 2003. He also appeared at the 2003 Edinburgh Fringe with a fifteen-minute routine cowritten with Brendhan Lovegrove, to a mixed critical reception. A street performer on the Royal Mile (2004) Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from the revision dated 2005-04-18, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ...

Barschak is also famous for throwing a bucket of red paint over Young British Artist Jake Chapman, apparently in protest (albeit in a suitably parodic form) over the latter's vandalisation (along with his brother, Dinos Chapman) of a series of original printings of Goya's Disasters of War. Young British Artists is the name given to a collective of conceptual artists based in the United Kingdom. ... Jake Chapman (born 1966) and Dinos Chapman (born 1962) are brothers and British artists who work almost exclusively in collaboration with each other. ... This article is about Francisco Goya, a Spanish painter. ...

Barschak also stood in the Brent East by-election of 2003 coming 14th of the 16 candidates and gaining 37 votes. The member of Parliament for Brent East, Paul Daisley, of the Labour Party died on June 18, 2003. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• And for your encore, Mr Bin Laden? (Jon Ronson, Guardian, 26 July 2003)