Russell Peters to perform in India

Mumbai, Feb 20 (UNI) Stand up comedian Russell Peters is all geared up to entertain audiences in India for the first time.

Peters will perform in Bangalore on February 27, in Mumbai on March two and in Delhi on March seven, respectively, as part of the 'Russell Peters Live' India Tour 2007.

Russell hosted the popular chat show, 'Network East Late' on BBC and has interviewed South-East Asian personalities like Ismail Merchant and Gurinder Chadha, to name a few.

His acts are based on immigrant communities around the world, Indian, Arab, Chinese, Filipino, Korean, South and South-East Asian communities. It is his ironic observations about race and class illuminating human shortcomings that gives him an edge above the other comedians.

Russell has been nominated for four Gemini awards and has 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.

Being of Indian origin, Russell Peter's sense of humor is based on the life of a foreigner growing up in Toronto. Speaking of his Calcutta origin he said, ''All of my mother's family, going back to my great grandmother, was born in Calcutta. Even my brother, who's also my manager, was born in Calcutta. I have uncles, aunts and several cousins who still live in Calcutta.'' However, majority of his audience are from Europe, America and Caribbean.

The tickets are available online at www.dnanetworks.com.

UNI