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Analysis Of Russell Peters 's ' Stand Up Performances '

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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

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