Russell Peters
Stand-up comedian · Los Angeles, CA

Russell Peters

Who Russell Peters is

Russell Peters is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor and producer from Toronto, now living in Los Angeles, known for comedy about race, culture and his Anglo-Indian upbringing. A 2004 Comedy Now! special that spread on YouTube made his name, and in 2013 he became the first comedian to get a Netflix stand-up special with Notorious, followed by Almost Famous (2016) and Deported (2020) on Prime Video. He also produced the Peabody-winning series Hip-Hop Evolution and has hosted the Juno Awards.

At a glance

Born
1970
Based in
Los Angeles, CA
Style
Cultural, Crowd work
Came up through
Def Comedy Jam
Stand-up specials
Outsourced, Red, White and Brown, The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena and 4 more
Albums
Outsourced and Red, White and Brown
Podcasts
Call Me Russell
On screen
Comedy Now!, Just for Laughs, Def Comedy Jam and 14 more
Next on stage
8 October 2026 — Stress Factory Comedy Club, New Brunswick, NJ
Official site
russellpeters.com ↗

On stage

Lineups belong to the rooms and the comedians, and can change; each listing has the last word. Their nights on the Comedy Calendar →

Specials, shows and podcasts

Stand-up specials

Albums

On screen

Podcasts

Where they got their start

Came up the same way

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Career timeline

  1. 1970Born
  2. 2003Just for Laughs (himself, 2003–08) On screen
  3. 2004Comedy Now! (special, 2004) On screen
  4. 2006Outsourced (2006, Comedy Central) Special
  5. 2006Outsourced (2006) Album
  6. 2008Red, White and Brown (2008, Warner Music Canada) Special
  7. 2008Def Comedy Jam (himself, 2008) On screen
  8. 2008Juno Awards (host, 2008 and 2009) On screen
  9. 2008Red, White and Brown (2008) Album
  10. 2010Call Me Russell (autobiography, 2010) Book
  11. 2011The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena (2011, Warner Music Canada) Special
  12. 2011Source Code (Max Denoff, 2011) On screen
  13. 2011New Year's Eve (Chef Sunil, 2011) On screen
  14. 2011Breakaway (Sonu Singh, 2011) On screen
  15. 2013Notorious (2013, Netflix) Special
  16. 2014Chef (Miami Cop, 2014) On screen
  17. 2014Last Comic Standing (judge, season 8, 2014) On screen
  18. 2016Almost Famous (2016, Netflix) Special
  19. 2016Hip-Hop Evolution (producer, 2016–2020) On screen
  20. 2016The Jungle Book (Rocky the Indian Rhinoceros, voice, 2016) On screen
  21. 2016Fifty Shades of Black (Dean Jordan, 2016) On screen
  22. 2017The Indian Detective (Douglass D'Mello; also executive producer, 2017) On screen
  23. 2018A Little Help with Carol Burnett (co-host, 2018) On screen
  24. 2020Deported (2020, Amazon Prime Video) Special
  25. 2021Roast Battle Canada (judge, 2021–present) On screen
  26. 2021Clifford the Big Red Dog (Malik, 2021) On screen
  27. 2023Velma (Aman Dinkley, voice, 2023–2024) On screen
  28. 2024Act your Age Live in Abu Dhabi (2024, Patreon; now on YouTube) Special

Questions about Russell Peters

Where is Russell Peters performing next?

Thursday 8 October 2026, 7:00 PM at Stress Factory Comedy Club, New Brunswick, NJ, then 11 more dates on D.O.C.'s Comedy Calendar. Each show's own listing has the last word.

What stand-up specials have they released?

Outsourced, Red, White and Brown, The Green Card Tour: Live from the O2 Arena, Notorious, Almost Famous, Deported and Act your Age Live in Abu Dhabi.

What podcast do they host?

Call Me Russell.

What TV shows and films are they in?

Comedy Now!, Just for Laughs, Def Comedy Jam, Juno Awards, Hip-Hop Evolution and Roast Battle Canada, among 17 credits.

Where did they get their start?

Def Comedy Jam (performed).

Where are they based?

Los Angeles, CA, as their record gives it.

When were they born?

In 1970.

Who are some comedians like them?

Craig Robinson (also came through Def Comedy Jam), J. B. Smoove (also came through Def Comedy Jam), Bill Bellamy (also came through Def Comedy Jam), Lavell Crawford (also came through Def Comedy Jam) and Rich Vos (also came through Def Comedy Jam).

The full SUCDb record

The full record — the career in order, the specials and credits, and the sources for each — is on SUCDb, with a button to add them to your D.O.C., your twelve.

Their SUCDb record →Their own site ↗

Sources

Updated 5 October 2026 · the record checked 27 September 2026