Russell Peters

Russell Peters was recently named one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Comics of All Time. He started doing stand-up at 19 at open mics in his native hometown Toronto and spent the next 15 years honing his craft at clubs across Canada and the U.K. In 2004, Peters gained critical and global recognition for his CTV “Comedy Now!” special and soon became the first comedian to sell out Toronto’s Air Canada Centre in 2007. Peters set attendance records at Madison Square Garden, The Sydney Opera House and London’s O2 Arena. He even broke the U.K. attendance record for the highest number of tickets sold for an individual comedy show.