Russell Peters
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Russell Dominic Peters [1] (born 1970) is a Canadian stand-up comic born in Brampton Ontario of Anglo-Indian descent. His comedy focuses primarily on his cultural background, but also on cultural and racial stereotypes of Asians, Indians in particular, as well as other ethnic groups.
Peters began performing in Toronto in 1989 [1] and has performed in the UK, Australia, China, Singapore, Denmark, South Africa, the Caribbean, Vietnam, Malaysia, New Zealand, Sri Lanka and the United States. He has been nominated for four Gemini Awards,[2] the Canadian television awards. He has also been nominated for Best Male Comic at the Canadian Comedy Awards. [citation needed] Peters has been featured at such shows as Montreal's Just for Laughs Comedy Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and the Edinburgh Festival. He hosted the Canada Day Comedy Festival 2006.
Peters' comedy focuses largely around his Indian upbringing and racial stereotypes, as he often parodies his parents and South Asian culture. Much of his material explores the cultural divides between many different ethnicities and upbringings in a way that includes many impressions.
His most recent comedy special Russell Peters: Outsourced, aired on Comedy Central on August 26, 2006. Outsourced was also made available on DVD and CD in stores on August 29, 2006. The DVD version features his "Outsourced" performance including an uncensored version of the Comedy Central broadcast. The DVD was extremely popular, especially in Canada, selling over 50,000 copies. In 2006, he also starred in the short-run radio comedy series Monsoon House on CBC Radio One.
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- ^ a b Russell Peters IMDB profile. IMDB Profile.
- ^ http://www.helpms.ca/russellpeters.htm.
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