Comedy fans can prepare to crack up from unbridled laughter in February when Canadian funnyman, Russell Peters, unleashes his unique, globally-renowned brand of stand-up on Gauteng audiences.<\/p>\n
He is in South Africa as part of his Almost Famous World Tour and will grace the stage at the Big Top Arena at Carnival City, on February 5 and 6.<\/p>
A sought-after comedian internationally, Peters has set records for sales and attendance at his shows around in the world.<\/p>\n
In 2007, he was the first comedian to sell-out Toronto\u2019s Air Canada Centre, in 2009 he set another sales record at London\u2019s 02 Arena when he sold over 16 000 tickets to his show, and in 2010, he performed for an audience of over 13 800 in Sydney, Australia, which was the largest stand-up comedy show in Australian history.<\/p>
His 2012 Notorious World Tour was also one of the biggest comedy tours ever.<\/p>\n
The tour took Peters to 26 countries and over 200 performances, with over than 300 000 fans attending his shows globally.<\/p>\n
Peters\u2019 Almost Famous World Tour \u2013 presented in South Africa by MNet – features all new material and is laced with lightning-fast improv with the audience.<\/p>\n
The Almost Famous World Tour will also feature Russell’s official tour DJs; Toronto’s DJ Starting from Scratch and New York City’s DJ Spinbad, as well as video cameras and screens for an up-close and intimate show in an arena setting.<\/p>\n
This tour will mark Peters’ sixth performance at the Air Canada Centre, a feat no other comedian has achieved.<\/p>\n
In addition to South Africa, the Almost Famous World Tour will take Peters to New York’s Madison Square Garden, as well as Los Angeles’ Nokia Theatre in November and December.<\/p>\n
In February and March Peters will take the tour to Australia and New Zealand, with more international dates to be announced.<\/p>\n
Peters can currently be seen as a judge on NBC\u2019s Last Comic Standing, alongside Roseanne Barr and Keenen Ivory Wayans.<\/p>\n
He can also be seen in Jon Favreau’s critically acclaimed movie Chef.<\/p>\n