

And it appears he is in no mood to change.Īt a time when funnymen are being called to be socially conscious, or “woke”, Peters has stuck to what he does best – mining clichés for jokes and defying expectations of political correctness, a term that he believes has no space in comedy. His critics pan him for plucking the low-hanging fruit of stereotypes, while his fans appreciate him for being an equal-opportunity offender. His comedy, by its very nature, doesn’t find, or even seek, universal approbation. Accents, names, cultural nuances, languages and professions – all are fair game for him. Black or white, Indian or Chinese, able-bodied or differently-abled – there’s a joke about everyone in his material. Peters is known for his no-holds-barred humour that skewers all cultures and ethnicities. He performed in Bengaluru on Wednesday, in Delhi on Thursday, and will be in Mumbai over the weekend, where his stand-up will be recorded for a comedy special. The Indo-Canadian comedian is in India as part of his Deported World Tour, which has covered 20 countries and 40 cities since its inception in 2018. Russell Peters is back – to entertain, offend, or both, depending on where you stand. IPL 2023: Virat Kohli becomes first batter to cross 7,000 runs in tournament – ‘Full of gratitude’.‘I don’t think we should write stories being fearful of how they will be received’: Nilanjana S Roy.Why is Punjab, a land of sublime classical music, known only for bhangra?.Thanks to citizen scientists, a new catfish species has been discovered hiding in Kerala’s aquifers.IPL 2023, CSK vs MI: Rohit Sharma’s poor run of form continues, sets record for most ducks in IPL.As US gets drawn deeper into the Ukraine conflict, it should remember the lessons of the Iraq War.Nepal is ready to start commercial wildlife farming, including maybe someday of tigers and rhinos.Watch: Amit Shah complains about ‘only motorcycles and no people’ during his roadshow in Karnataka.It is not there’: Translator Wendy Doniger ‘The quest for the ultimate ‘Mahabharata’ is madness.Bengali to Kannada, Sanskrit to French: How I became multilingual.UP: Lawyer-activist Mohammed Shoaib picked up by police, says his wife.Ramachandra Guha: How BJP is distorting Indian history to serve its majoritarian agenda.
