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April 18, 2007

Russell Peters Is Coming To The Moore

Canadian funnyman Russell Peters is coming to Seattle's Moore Theather on May 5. We're getting a group together to see who wants to go.

If you've never heard of Peters, don't be surprised - I had no idea who he was until I was up in Vancouver last Christmas, when my future brother-in-law popped in Peters' "Outsourced" DVD and we all started giggling.

I find a lot of standup to be pretty stale, but I really laughed at Peters' material. His folks are Indian, and emigrated to Canada; Russell was born in Toronto in 1970, and uses his cross-cultural cred to do a lot of ethnic stuff. (It also helps that the guy is damn good at accents and mimicry.)

If you're curious what he's like, you might check out a few gems on YouTube (most are NSFW):

• "Indians vs. Chinese"
• "Asians in the house"
• "Somebody gonna get the hurt real bad" (This is one of his most famous bits - now since retired)

A quick word about DVDs: if you're interested in Peters and want to rent his "Comedy Now" DVD off NetFlix (the only thing they have), you're getting two shows on one disc. The first is "Show Me The Funny"; the second is "Comedy Now." Do yourself as favor and skip "Show Me The Funny" because, uh, it's not funny. It was pretty clearly shot before Peters found his groove, and it's really awkward. Yikes.

If you're interested in catching the show at the Moore, it should be a blast. Let me know if you're goin'!

Posted by Gavin Shearer at April 18, 2007 11:53 AM. Posted to Entertainment.

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