Comedian Russell Peters and American Hegemony

Russell Peters is a stand-up comedian who regularly sells out stadiums all over the world. He is a Canadian citizen with an act rooted in observational humor about life in the United States. Last year, his stand-up comedy routine earned him something like $20 million. But most people in the United States you have never heard of him. The mystery is: why?

Well, if you are from the United States and watch one of his specials, you will probably wonder about a different mystery: why is this not-very-funny comedian famous all over the world?

Russell Peters

Russell Peters

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