Russell Peters is already a comedy superstar in much
of the world. A recent one-off appearance at London’s
Shaw Theatre sold out in 48 hours and when his first shows
in Sydney and Melbourne were announced in May 2006, 10,000
tickets were gone in less than two days with zero advertising.
In April 2005, Peters was the first South Asian to headline
and sell-out the Apollo Theatre in New York City. Common
knowledge decrees that a comedian must have a TV sitcom,
a hit movie or a high profile comedy album to succeed,
but Peters has built a massive underground following by
word of mouth, completely bypassing mainstream media outlets.
For the past few years he’s been selling out theatres
across the U.S. and Canada, all without ever appearing
on network television in the United States.
