Sugar Sammy
| Sugar Sammy | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Samir Khullar |
| Born |
February 29, 1976 Montreal, Quebec, Canada |
| Medium | Comedy, television |
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Genres | Observational comedy, improvisational comedy |
| Subject(s) | Race, sex, pop culture |
| Website | www.sugarsammy.com |
Samir Khullar, better known as Sugar Sammy, is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer and producer from Montreal, Quebec, Canada. His comedy routines are delivered in a mixture of fluent English, French, Punjabi and Hindi.
Samir Khullar was born February 29, 1976 and raised in the Côte-des-Neiges neighbourhood of Montreal, Quebec. At the age of eight he saw Eddie Murphy's 1983 comedy special Delirious, and credits the experience as being a defining moment in his life. From then on, he knew what he wanted to do. Khullar also names Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle as comedic influences.
After early stage experiences in high school École Secondaire La Voie, Khullar attended Marianopolis College while occasionally performing at open-mic nights at the Comedy Works and the Comedy Zone. Continuing to work for recognition on the comedy circuit, he attended McGill University in cultural studies while working as a nightclub promoter. There he received what would later become his stage name, after letting many women into parties for free.
Khullar blends polished material with improvisational comedy and interacts with audience members sitting near the stage. Askmen.com dubbed him "Comedy’s New Rock Star" and The Hollywood Reporter selected him as one of their "Ten Comics to Watch".
Khullar has performed on TV several times since 2004. He appeared at the Just For Laughs Festival seven years in a row and was the first comedian ever to perform in the English, French, and Hindi Toronto editions of the Festival. He has also appeared at the Sydney Comedy Festival, the Cape Town Comedy Festival, and was invited to the inaugural Johannesburg Comedy Festival in 2009.
On August 21, 2006, Khullar opened for Dave Chappelle at Toronto's Massey Hall. In 2006, he taped his Comedy Now! special, which aired in Canada on the Comedy Network, CTV and A. It also aired on Comedy Central in the United States.
Sugar Sammy has toured in the United States, Canada, France, Belgium, England, Australia, Germany, Ireland, the Netherlands, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, China, India, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Lebanon, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Northern Ireland, Dubai, HaitiNew Zealand and South Africa, where his one-man show sold 15,000 tickets.
...
Wikipedia