Comedian Russell Peters Live at Comedy Works!

Russell Peters is already a comedy superstar all over the world. During a tour of Dubai, Russell sold tickets at the rate of one ticket every two seconds – crashing all the online sales outlets as soon as the tickets went on-sale. Russell was the first South Asian to headline and sell-out the Apollo Theatre in New York City. He became the first comedian to sell-out Toronto’s Air Canada Centre – performing for over 30,000 fans over two nights. In addition to this first-time feat, Russell became one of only a handful of comedians to ever headline and sell-out the world famous Madison Square Garden.

Russell has been doing stand up for 20 years and already has an impressive resume. He had a recurring role in the Canadian sitcom Lord Have Mercy and hosted his own BBC chat show Network East Late. His movie credits include the action thriller Source Code alongside Jake Gyllenhaal, The Con Artist, and Breakaway with Rob Lowe. Don’t miss Russell in the hit movie New Year’s Eve, starring Michelle Pfeiffer and Robert De Niro!

Russell has been featured at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Comedy Festival, HBO’s Aspen Comedy Festival, the Edinburgh (Scotland) Comedy Festival and many others across the globe. His TV appearances include CBC’s Comics! and two one-hour Comedy Now! specials on The Comedy Network in Canada. Russell’s Youtube videos have been viewed by over 20 million individual viewers. He’s performed sold-out tours of China, South Africa, Australia, Sri Lanka, Vietnam, Jamaica, St. Maartens, Trinidad, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.