Comedians are - at the end of the day, we're just a bunch of people that lack a little bit of - we're very insecure, and we want to be loved and like…

- Russell Peters

People always say 'You do racial comedy.' And I don't, exactly. I do cultural comedy. Because race and culture are two different things. There's blac…

- Russell Peters

Azhar Usman is very funny, deeply spiritual, and extremely hairy. He's like Zach Galifianakis meets Deepak Chopra-and funnier than you'd expect that …

- Russell Peters

I've seen racism in my audiences. For example, I've seen people laugh at every other group, but then clam up when it comes to their community. You ca…

- Russell Peters

My humour comes from acknowledging different communities. That's what my fans are responding to - they know that I 'get it.' I understand them. I tak…

- Russell Peters

There's always someone who's going to interpret my material as racist, but it's not. Racism comes from intent and power. A racist will tell a joke ab…

- Russell Peters

Who I am on stage is just an amped up version of who I am in real life.

- Russell Peters

If you're politically correct, chances are you're not coming to one of my shows. I get to go onstage and say things that everybody thinks all the tim…

- Russell Peters

Self-worth and financial worth become indistinguishable.

- Russell Peters