Russell Peters

Peters began performing in Toronto, Ontario, Canada in 1989. He has since also performed in the UK, Australia, mainland China, Hong Kong, Singapore, Denmark, South Africa, the Caribbean, Vietnam, New Zealand, Sri Lanka, Sweden, India, UAE and the United States among other places.

He has been nominated for four Gemini Awards, 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 (Juste Pour Rire) Comedy Festival, the Winnipeg Comedy Festival, and the Edinburgh Festival. He hosted the Canada DayComedy Festival 2006.
Peters' comedy focuses largely around his Canadian 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.
In late 2004, Peters was performing at the New York Improv (which has since been renamed the Broadway Comedy Club). After his performance, there was some extra time, and fellow Indian comedian Dan Nainan performed. Russell was so impressed with Nainan's set that he asked Nainan to tour with him on every show in 2005 and 2006. Nainan, a completely clean comedian, has made a name for himself as a headliner in his own right, and is commonly hired to do shows that Russell turns down. Nainan continues to tour with Peters and headlines his own shows.

His last comedy special Russell Peters: Outsourced, aired on Comedy Central on August 16, 2006. Outsourced is also available on DVD and CD in stores from August 29, 2006. The DVD version features his uncensored performance. The DVD has been popular, especially in Canada, selling over 100,000 copies. Outsourced is Peters' first DVD release[citation needed] and remained on the National DVD Chart over one year after its release.

Peters new DVD/CD combo "Russell Peters: Red, White and Brown" was recorded on February 2nd, 2008 at The WAMU Theatre at Madison Square Garden. Peters and his brother self-produced and financed Red, White and Brown.

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