Sugar Sammy

One of the hottest young comedians on the international circuit, Sugar Sammy is enjoying great success both at home and around the world. In the last year and a half he has sold 120,000 tickets to his shows across the province of Quebec, including 60,000 to his groundbreaking bilingual show.

English and French critics and fans alike have lauded him for finding a way to make everyone laugh at each other, and themselves, at the same time, in the same room. In March 2013 he takes yet another leap, doing the first English/French/Hindi/Punjabi comedy show for his hometown fans.

Working in four languages affords Sugar Sammy the opportunity to travel the world to perform for his dedicated fans.

Over 1000 shows in 30 countries, including England, Australia, Germany, Ireland, Holland, Hong Kong, Thailand, the Philippines, China, India, Bahrain, Jordan, Qatar, Egypt, Kuwait, Abu Dhabi, Lebanon, Singapore, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, Dubai, New Zealand and South Africa, in addition to Canada and the United States, have given him a distinctly universal perspective. He’s been invited to perform at Montreal’s Just For Laughs Festival seven times and is the first, and probably the only comic to perform in all four of his native languages in the English, French and Toronto editions. No stranger to the prestigious festival circuit, he’s also performed at the Sydney, Cape Town, Johannesburg, Melbourne, Auckland, Halifax and Winnipeg festivals as well as Le Grand rire festival in Quebec City.

Part of a new breed of young, global, accessible performers, Askmen.com dubbed him “Comedy’s New Rock Star” and The Hollywood Reporter selected him as one of their “Ten Comics to Watch”. A tour-de-force, Sugar Sammy stirs up and samples the multi-cultural melting pot that exists in most urban centers today. In doing so, he presents hilarious scenarios and comments on our global society’s inherent contradictions in a brilliantly entertaining way, presenting his views of his Indian roots, world travels, arranged marriages, pop culture and modern day relationships in a "...perfect balance between confident swagger and self-deprecation."

His bestselling DVD “Sugar Sammy Live in Concert: Direct from Montreal” was the Number One selling comedy DVD on Amazon.ca for five straight weeks and continues to post impressive sales. The concert featured in the DVD, part of Air Canada’s on-air entertainment program and featured on The Comedy Network, was the first special starring a Canadian stand-up on HBO Canada. Sugar Sammy has also had TV specials aired on Showtime Arabia, The Comedy Channel, CTV and Dutch TV network NTR.

Meanwhile on the Web, his stand-up videos have had over 3 million views. Having worked with some who have paved the way before him, such as Dave Chappelle, George Lopez and Damon Wayans, he’s learned his lessons well. Next stop: global domination - one laugh at a time! Join Sugarnation, Sugar Sammy's mailing list for all the latest news and priority ticket access for upcoming shows.