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He makes you laugh like it's only his business! Canadian-born Russell Peters, whose stand-up comedy routines are a sell-out in a matter of hours wherever in the world he be, is now performing in India. He, who spares no accent, no race, not even his Indian-origin parents in his shows, makes his best effort to be serious to Neha Sarin…
You hate Bollywood! Why?
I was born and grew up in Canada. My mom used to and still does watch Bollywood movies. It’s just not my thing. Part of it is the acting. Part of it is the lip-syncing. I can understand growing up here and liking it, but otherwise…
This is only your second show in India. Why so, when we have been your biggest fans and support..?
Well I didn’t know you were my biggest fans and support…
You crack loads of jokes on your dad…how did he react?
He passed away in 2004, but he used to say, “Here, I don’t bloody-well sound like that!”
Do comedians face a 'liquidity crunch' as well?
I think everybody faces liquidity crunches. I’m happy to say that I haven’t for the past four years now – but people don’t realise that even in 2003, I was pretty much just getting by; it was tight.
Like they say, it takes genius to create comedy, and madness to fuel genius. How much of Russell Peters is pure madness?
I don’t know if there’s any madness with me. I have my quirks like anybody else – but there’s no real madness.
Do you find George Bush’s actions funnier than yours?
It’s like watching a car accident. You know it’s going to happen, but you watch anyway.
Which of them is your biggest inspiration: Indians, Chinese, Amercians, Brits, Africans or Canadians?
I just talk about what I see, and since Indians and Chinese are the biggest populations in the world... and I live in North America, it just all comes together for me.
Which part of the world would you want to be reborn in?
I think that being born in Canada was the best place I could have been born and raised. If I was born anywhere else, even the States, I wouldn’t be who I am today.
How do white folks react to a brown man cracking jokes about them?
My audiences across Canada are completely mixed. It’s at least 60 to 75% white. I guess they like it the same way Chinese and Indian people like it.
How different is Russell Peters the man from Russell Peters the performer?
Offstage I’m just Russell. On-stage I’m Russell Peters.
Who is your favourite stand-up comedian?
George Carlin
Given the cultural differences, how different is performing in countries like India and UAE from being in US, for instance?
Well, that’s the thing. Everyone thinks they’re so different, but what I’ve learned and what most people respond to is that we’re all pretty much the same. We just do stupid things slightly differently.
Which daily routine of yours would you wish to be ‘outsourced’?
Having to get out of bed.
What time in the day are you serious?
Probably when I get up…
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Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
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He makes you laugh like it's only his business! Canadian-born Russell Peters, whose stand-up comedy routines are a sell-out in a matter of hours wherever in the world he be, is now performing in India. He, who spares no accent, no race, not even his Indian-origin parents in his shows, makes his best effort to be serious to Neha Sarin…
You hate Bollywood! Why?I was born and grew up in Canada. My mom used to and still does watch Bollywood movies. It’s just not my thing. Part of it is the acting. Part of it is the lip-syncing. I can understand growing up here and liking it, but otherwise…
This is only your second show in India. Why so, when we have been your biggest fans and support..?
Well I didn’t know you were my biggest fans and support…
You crack loads of jokes on your dad…how did he react?
He passed away in 2004, but he used to say, “Here, I don’t bloody-well sound like that!”
Do comedians face a 'liquidity crunch' as well?
I think everybody faces liquidity crunches. I’m happy to say that I haven’t for the past four years now – but people don’t realise that even in 2003, I was pretty much just getting by; it was tight.
Like they say, it takes genius to create comedy, and madness to fuel genius. How much of Russell Peters is pure madness?
I don’t know if there’s any madness with me. I have my quirks like anybody else – but there’s no real madness.
Do you find George Bush’s actions funnier than yours?
It’s like watching a car accident. You know it’s going to happen, but you watch anyway.
Which of them is your biggest inspiration: Indians, Chinese, Amercians, Brits, Africans or Canadians?
I just talk about what I see, and since Indians and Chinese are the biggest populations in the world... and I live in North America, it just all comes together for me.
Which part of the world would you want to be reborn in?
I think that being born in Canada was the best place I could have been born and raised. If I was born anywhere else, even the States, I wouldn’t be who I am today.
How do white folks react to a brown man cracking jokes about them?
My audiences across Canada are completely mixed. It’s at least 60 to 75% white. I guess they like it the same way Chinese and Indian people like it.
How different is Russell Peters the man from Russell Peters the performer?
Offstage I’m just Russell. On-stage I’m Russell Peters.
Who is your favourite stand-up comedian?
George Carlin
Given the cultural differences, how different is performing in countries like India and UAE from being in US, for instance?
Well, that’s the thing. Everyone thinks they’re so different, but what I’ve learned and what most people respond to is that we’re all pretty much the same. We just do stupid things slightly differently.
Which daily routine of yours would you wish to be ‘outsourced’?
Having to get out of bed.
What time in the day are you serious?
Probably when I get up…
For more articles, Click on IIPM Article.
Source : IIPM Editorial, 2008
An Initiative of IIPM, Malay Chaudhuri and Arindam Chaudhuri (Renowned Management Guru and Economist).
Read these article :-
B-schooled in India, Placed Abroad (Print Version)
IIPM in Financial times (Print Version)
IIPM makes business education truly global (Print Version)
The Indian Institute of Planning and Management (IIPM)
IIPM Campus
ZEE BUSINESS BEST B SCHOOL SURVEY
For More IIPM Info, Visit below mentioned IIPM articles.
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