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Russell Peters: Outsourced
Russell Peters: Outsourced cover
Live album by Russell Peters
Released August 29, 2006 (DVD)
January 8, 2007 (CD)
Recorded Summer 2006
Genre Comedy
Length 70:28
Label Warner Bros. / WEA
Producer Russell Peters (exec.)
Professional reviews
Russell Peters chronology
- Russell Peters: Outsourced
(2006)

Russell Peters: Outsourced is a stand-up comedy album by Russell Peters. It was recorded at The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco, California, in summer of 2006. It aired on Comedy Central on August 26, 2006, and it became available on DVD, on August 29, 2006. The CD version was released on January 8, 2007.

Contents

[edit] Description

Peters' comedy focuses largely around his Indian upbringing and racial stereotypes, as he often parodies his parents and South Asian culture, as well as various other Asian, African and Hispanic cultures. Peters' comic routines on the DVD are about Asians, Hispanics, English accents, terrorists, and his parents, among other things. Topics ranged from different types of Asians, the English accent, terrorists, Africans, and his adventures in Hong Kong while experimenting with Cantonese, and adventures with a Nigerian lady in Beijing's KFC. Some of these acts were criticized as being "racist," but the show remained typical of his style. Two of his most popular catchphrases are "be a man" and "somebody gonna get a hurt real bad". During the encore for the show, before doing the famous line, he mentions that he would be retiring that joke/line after that show. Many viewers misunderstood this message and believed that Russell Peters was retiring from his career as a comedian. The official reason is that his father recently passed away before the release of the DVD and many jokes were based on him. From now on, Peters would be focusing on different material.

[edit] Some notable quotes and catch phrases

  • "Vincent and Catherine from the Bay Area" - Peters was referring to a couple both of Chinese descent
  • "DONG LAHHHH!" - Peters was referring to Cantonese as a funny sounding language with elongated words
  • "Hey, asshole! You don't swear in the hotel, OK? You watch your mouth. Be a man!"
  • "Nehhh gahhhh" - Peters was parodying a Mandarin phrase (nei ge) which means "that one" or "the". Enunciated in English, the phrase sounds like the word "nigga".
  • "You want some shlong with that dong?"
  • "Americans have no culture"
  • "Somebody gunna get a hurt real bad"
  • "Pho Phuc Lai" - the "phuc" sounded similar to "fuck" in English enunciation.
  • "Put your cock away dude, its not that kind of party" - Peters was referring to the "smooth latin lover" schtick that many latinos in Canada portray

[edit] Dedication

Outsourced is dedicated to the memory of Peters' father, Eric Peters.

[edit] Track listing

  1. "Filthy Downloaders" - 2:48
  2. "Two Types Of Asians" - 4:10
  3. "Speaking English" - 4:50
  4. "Traveling In Vietnam" - 2:27
  5. "Catherine & Vincent" - 6:22
  6. "Beijing KFC" - 3:05
  7. "Lost Luggage" - 3:03
  8. "Passport Photo" - 2:13
  9. "Terrorists vs. Indians" - 3:07
  10. "Latinos In The House" - 4:19
  11. "Cultural Names" - 7:11
  12. "Convincing Indians" - 2:19
  13. "Embarrassing Parents" - 1:42
  14. "English Accents" - 3:55
  15. "White People" - 4:01
  16. "The Great Discoverer" - 1:01
  17. "American Culture" - 2:15
  18. "Chicken Dance/YMCA" - 4:08
  19. "Somebody Gonna Get A Hurt..." - 7:32

[edit] Certifications

Country Certification Sales
Canada 8x Platinum[1] 80,000 (DVD)

[edit] References

  1. ^ http://www.russellpeters.com/bio_press.php