Abinabh K.
30th September 2014
Dr. Suzanne Berg
Communication Seminar
Analyzing: Russell Peters
Who is Russell Peters? Russell Peters, born in Toronto, Ontario on September 29, 1970 is a stand-up comedian of Indian parents Eric and Maureen. Peters’ stand-up performances use humor to highlight racial, ethnic, class, and cultural stereotypes. He often refers to his own life experiences of growing up in an Indian family as part of his stand-up shows, then he impersonates various accents from around the world and pokes fun at different races using his minority status.
Why is Russell Peters important? Comedian Russell Peters has performed in both Abu Dhabi and Atlanta, and practically every other place on the planet. Peters’ performances have lots of borderline material, such as while celebrating his 44th birthday, he randomly asks the audience, “Any doctors here? ... No? Not one doctor in Victoria, but there’s two Filipinos here, so there’s currently no nurses at the hospital”, which he communicates with niceness that opposes its significance. Or, “Asian guy with a white girl? Asian guys are coming up!” (Devlin, 2014). Russell Peters usually starts his performances by picking on himself or his background first such as Indians or Asians. Peters used to poke fun on his father’s actions during the time of his childhood but he has stopped doing that ever since his father passed away.
Why is stand-up comedy important? Why does Russell Peters stand out among other famous
A good example of this was seen in Chris’s Oscars commentary. Although he had tested his “Oscar” jokes out at a comedy club prior, (Philly.com The Inquirer Daily News) On Oscar night the jokes turned out to be very controversial concerning a “skit during his joke where it seems he is mocking Asians for math skills and child labor” (Joe Otterson) resulting in Chris facing repercussion.(360nobs.com 2016)
It is important to distinguish between ethnic stand-up comedians and those who are (or seek to be) assimilated in mainstream US culture. Ethnic comedians tend to rely upon
The process reflects on how students are the consumers, NACA are the suppliers of pre-filtered goods, and comedians must follow certain guide lines in order to stay in business and keep their reputation. Once again, Flanagan refers to the free speech which gave way to social rights movements and in returned is being repressed by those causes. Comedians must "not only work clean, but also confine any jokes about their own heritage." They result to jokes about flat subjects such as "Costco, camping, and
“So God made a farmer” (Harvey). This famous phrase was originally spoken by a famous radio personality Paul Harvey, and last year was heard by many on the night of the 2013 Super Bowl in a Rams truck commercial. It is impressive that a speech that was originally written and spoken in 1978, reached out to an audience in today’s age and is still relevant to people with many different backgrounds. In this essay, I am going to analyze Paul Harvey’s speech and delivery by discussing what rhetorical strategies he used and why these tactics worked, and finally how the speech could have been improved.
Dave Chappelle was the king of comedy. He had his own show on Comedy Central, did many stand ups and guest starred in many SNL skits. His works were filled heavily with racial satire with the intent to attack and expose racism throughout America in a non-threatening way. Dave Chappelle’s masterful delivery and extreme horatian satirical techniques allow for top-shelf entertainment with an underlying, thought provoking message.
Born Russell Carrington Wilson on November 29,1988 in Cincinnati, Ohio, and grew up in Richmond, Virginia. His parents were Harrison Benjamin Wilson III (a lawyer) and Tammy Wilson (a legal nurse consultant).
And, yet...since comedy is an exaggeration of everyday life, does that mean there are people who actually go around doing things like that? Meet Shawne Merriman. Yes, the very same Shawne Merriman
During his stand up he will usually talk about an experience he has or something his audience can relate to and he will sort of act the event as using different imitations of people in the events adding comedic effects. He has also been known to use politicals topics to make jokes but his humor is not the cleanest kind. But, he has received backlash over the years for the type of jokes he makes especially the political ones which some people took to heart and disagreed, but this is to be expected as no comedy is humorous to
First, I will explore the life of Bill Russell. His real name is William Felton Russell, he was born in Monroe, Louisiana on February 12, 1934. Bill was raised mainly by his father after his mother passed in his early teen years. He was an skinny lanky boy who wasn’t involved in sports until junior high. He soon grew up to marry three women, to soon divorce all with no children (Edelstein 1).
Herschel Krustofsky was born to Jewish parents and grew up in the Lower East Side of Springfield. His father, respected Rabbi Hyman Krustofsky, came from a long line of rabbis, looking for his son to follow in his footsteps. Hyman forbade his son from becoming a clown, but Herschel continued anyway, getting his first laughs at his Yeshiva impersonating his father. His father continued to try and discourage his son, by taking away his props, such as his seltzer bottle.
Russell Simmons was born in October 4, 1957 and grew up in Queens, New York in a middle class family. Growing up Russell was getting in to trouble by being in gang and selling drugs in the street. He was arrested twice for his bad choices he made growing up in New York. It look to be that if he continued on this path that he was not going to make out and become successful. He graduated high school and attended some college. Russell Simmons passion was music so he left college to pursue his dreams. He met a guy named Rick Rubin and created Def Jam Records to promote local rap artist. They both gave all there money to make this record company to become successful.
On October 4, 1957 in New York City a future black success was born by the name of Russell Simmons. Russell Simmons was born specifically in Jamaica, Queens located on the outer part of New York City. Russell was the middle child between his parents having a younger and older brother. Russell’s dad was a professor at the University level while his mother was recreation director for NYC parks and they both were proud graduates of Howard University in Washington, D.C. At the age of eight Simmons and his family moved into another home in the Hollis neighborhood. Their new home was near a notorious corner in that neighborhood known as a place for drug dealers and users to meet and make
Often calling upon recent events or common stereotypes of different people, Dave Chappelle, standup comedian, uses the stereotypes of African Americans and blacks
Eddie Huang’s pilot episode of Fresh off the Boat and Aziz Ansari’s episode “Indians on TV” in Master of None both represent the prevalence of racial hierarchies in American society. Throughout history, racial differences have been exploited to constantly establish white supremacy. This is often represented in pop culture and the media, either through the reinforcement of these hierarchies or the critique of them. Fresh off the Boat is a show about a Taiwanese family emerging into the culture of Orlando, Florida during the ‘90s. In contrast, Master of None focuses on Dev, a 30-year old actor in New York, Dev, played by the creator Aziz Ansari, who is simply trying to make it in the modern, multicultural city.
Comedians entertain audiences by revealing the unexpected. These breathtaking moments are caused by the creation of stereotypes. The controversial video entitled, “The Substitute Teacher,” reveals Mr. Garvey’s difficulty in adjusting to different classroom settings. Within the classroom, Mr. Garvey applies an inappropriate adaption of black culture even though the majority of his students were Caucasian. The comedic aspect is illuminated by Mr. Garvey’s stereotypical nature when pronouncing names through roll call. The video reasons his nature through his “experiences” in substituting at inner city schools. Ironically, a majority of the students in the classroom possess a middle-class socioeconomic background. Parodies such as “The Substitute Teacher” seem hilarious; however, it causes audiences to feel remorseful after becoming aware of these stereotypical jokes. Some comedians reveal social injustices, while others accomplish more by teaching audiences how stereotypes are evident in real life situations.