Russell Peters

Russell Peters was recently named as one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Best Comics of All Time. He started doing stand-up at the age of nineteen at open mics in his native Toronto and spent the next fifteen years honing his craft at clubs across Canada and the UK. In 2004, Peters gained critical and global recognition for his CTV “Comedy Now!” special and soon became the first comedian to sell-out Toronto’s Air Canada Centre in 2007. Peters went on to set attendance records at venues from Madison Square Garden to The Sydney Opera House to London’s O2 Arena – where he broke the UK attendance record for highest number of tickets sold for an individual comedy show.

His subsequent tours were captured in successful specials broadcast on Showtime and Comedy Central: Outsourced in 2006; Red, White and Brown in 2008; The Green Card Tour in 2010. In 2013, Peters became the first comedian to create a Netflix Original Comedy Special with Notorious. His current Relax World Tour has been seen by over 200,000 fans across 65 cities in 25 countries since its launch in October 2024.

Peters has been awarded Emmy, Peabody, Gemini and Canadian Screen Awards for his hosting, producing, and acting talents.

Peters resides in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. When not on tour he spends every day with his kids. He has a Purple Belt in Jiu Jitsu and is an ardent DJ and hip-hop junkie who tries to get on the turntables for at least a few minutes every day.