Funny Bone Activated

Peters who writes his own acts is very popular for his in-your-face mockery of racial stereotypes and his cracks on the cultural divide between different ethnicities. “95 percent my act is based on real-life experiences of meeting people. But it is the exaggeration of those experiences that make the act interesting,” admits Peters, who says he lets spontaneity get the best out of him. “I don’t think about the script once I get on stage. I just go with the flow,” he says, whose humour even parodies his parents with the signature “Somebody gotta get hurt real bad”.

Peters, who presently lives in Los Angeles, was born in Toronto and is of Indian descent with his father born in Mumbai and his mother in Kolkata. Speaking of which he says, “All of my mother’s family, going back to my great grandmother were born in Kolkata. Even my brother, Clayton, who’s also my manager, was born in Kolkata. I have uncles, aunts and several cousins who still live in Kolkata. Man! That’s a lot of Kolkata in my life isn’t it?” Although he has travelled the globe belting out witty performances in countries including Australia, China, UAE and Vietnam among others, the one continent he has missed is South America and explains why. “They don’t speak English so that’s out of question,” laughs Peters, who still refuses any Hollywood movie offer that asks him to play a dumb, nerdy NRI Indian. “I think Bollywood makes Indians look dumb enough, so I certainly refuse to let anyone else make us look dumber,” says Peters with a grin. While his latest release is a self-produced DVD titled Red, White and Brown, the compilation may not find a release in India but he plans to carry some for the fans.

Two shows will be held at 6 pm and 8.30 pm respectively on October 29. Tickets are priced at Rs 1,250 and Rs 2,000, are available at ticketpro.com