Be a Man! - The Russell Peters Gig

It has been a really busy week and I have not had time to blog. Nope I was not working hard, it was socialising hard. 4 of the 5 nights involved us going out to dinner and catching up.

Last night, we caught the comedian Russell Peters.

Somebody gonna get hurt real bad....somebody!

For those not in the know, he is of Indian decent but born in Canada. He was very unknown until the last year or so when a video popped up on the net which showed his shows. He has a couple of catch phrases known to all curries....

"Be a man" and "somebody gonna get hurth real bad".

Finally he has come down under and obviously we saw him last night. It was great. He performed for over an hour and I enjoyed it a lot. I was laughing a lot.

RP's style is to make fun of cultures particularly the Indians and Chinese. He talks about how his parents have adapted to life in an other country and as an immigrant, I so relate! How the parents treat their children, how they talk to you.

A story I related to was about how he had a childhood friend who used to swear and tell off his parents. So he tried it and if you are Asian, you know it did not work out. Here he explains why.

He has spent a bit of time studying the various cultures as a lot of his act relies on his interactions with the audience.

He will chat to a few audience members, ask them where they are from and then make fun. Well he was quiet about those who are Muslim but he is phunee about it.

And his accents, by far they are excellent. His chinese accent is the best I have heard from an Indian.

He is talented and whether you are Indian, Chinese, Pakistani, Italian, Lebanese, Greek whatever you are - Go catch him when he comes to your town.