[5] Khullar also names Martin Lawrence, Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle as comedic influences. Letters to the man who smells of sugar and spice - Ad #2 Christmas 2015 “Restez chez vous and take care of yourself,” Sugar Sammy has urged. New to the French scene, Sugar Sammy quickly became one of the best selling shows in Paris. In 2010 he made headlines again by presenting an award alongside Quebec political leader Pauline Marois. That is, if they’re not cancelled,” Seguin said. AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD AND FOR DOWNLOAD TOMORROW - MAY 1, 2018! Sugar Sammy's international TV credits include his own one-hour TV special on Showtime Arabia entitled, Sugar Sammy Live in Dubai, which aired in 14 countries;[16] headlining two TV shows for Showtime, Minority Rules and Friday Night Live; and appearances on CBC, Comedy Now on CTV, The Comedy Network (Canada), The Comedy Channel (Australia), and Dutch TV. After setting attendance records around the world for sold-out shows in four languages- English, French, Punjabi and Hindi, Sugar Sammy brings the house down across Canada during February–March 2009 with his show Live in Concert. In an unprecedented experiment, Sugar Sammy's You're Gonna Rire is the first large-scale Anglo-Franco comedy show in the country. 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. So in the interim, I’ll just catch up on my laundry.”. He has added dates until December 2018. [19], In May 2013, Sugar Sammy became the first anglophone comedian to win at Quebec's prestigious Olivier comedy awards. Join the mailing list to receive daily email updates, Brownstein: You're Gonna Rire tonight and it won't even cost you, Sugar Sammy: "We’re going to have great stories to tell our grandchildren.”, Montreal artists go live stream with shows from Diving Bell, NewHaūs, We're all stuck inside. Living and working in France has been, needless to say, something of a nightmare. He has just been named one of the judges on "La France a un Incroyable Talent", the French equivalent of "America's Got Talent", reaching 3.5 - 4 million viewers a week. Sugar Sammy’s mega-hit Franglais offering You’re Gonna Rire — filmed during its extended run at L’Olympia theatre — will stream until Friday night on the comic’s Facebook page. AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD AND FOR DOWNLOAD TOMORROW, © 2020 SugarNation Inc. All rights reserved. Sugar Sammy has performed 1600 shows in 31 countries in English, French, Hindi and Punjabi. [23], In July 2016, after setting records in the Province of Quebec- he is the comedian who's sold the most tickets to a debut one-man show in Quebec history, Sugar Sammy announced that, as the curtain comes down on all the You're Gonna Rire madness, he'll be heading to France in an effort to conquer that particular market.[24]. His debut comedy album followed, Down With the Brown. “And apparently none of us did well in pre-kindergarten, because all there was to remember then was to wash your hands, don’t touch your face and don’t touch your friend’s face. And I’m Indian, so we’ve seen some horrible-looking stuff coming out.”. After a complaint was received, the English text was blacked out and replaced by "Pour Noel, j'ai eu une plainte de l'Office de la langue française" ("For Christmas, I got a complaint from the Office de la langue française"). You're Gonna Rire, the bilingual show, and En français svp !, the French version of the show, will be sold separately. A welcome email is on its way. Last summer he hosted two sold-out international galas at the Just For Laughs Festival in Montreal and embarked on a US tour, headlining 40 shows in 7 cities. Sugar Sammy's stand-up videos have had over three million views on YouTube. Letters to the man who smells of sugar and spice - Ad #2 Christmas 2015, Sugar Sammy - "You're Gonna Rire" - Ad - Publicité, Sugar Sammy Christmas Commercial: Who Am I? “Virtually no comics, or any live entertainers for that matter, are working now,” Elias added. Samir Khullar (Punjabi: ਸਮੀਰ ਖੁੱਲਰ; Hindi: समीर खुल्लर; born 29 February 1976), better known as Sugar Sammy, is a Canadian comedian, actor, writer and producer from Montreal, Quebec. They’re not smokes and we’re not in prison. Such as being taken to a cabane à sucre as a kid: “I didn’t know what to do. You’re Gonna Rire can be caught for free until Friday night on Sugar Sammy’s Facebook page. It also aired on Comedy Central in the United States. In July 2017, the hometown boy made his triumphant return to the Just For Laughs Festival to host 2 evenings of Sugar Sammy's International Gala. [32] Two years later, the combined shows had sold over 230,000 tickets, with over 100 sold-out shows performed at the Olympia theatre in Montreal alone. Sugar Sammy - "You're Gonna Rire" - Ad - Publicité - YouTube [26] More shows were added in Paris until the end of December 2017. [33], In May 2014, Billboard magazine named Sugar Sammy the top-selling Canadian tour of the 12 months ending April 12, 2014. Dare we say, quite the sociological experience, too. Switzerland was the 31st country in which he’s performed and we’ll see if they can remain neutral after that visit! It is a classic take on the unique Montreal multi-cultural experience. Since 2016, Sugar Sammy has been performing his ever-growing, one-man show in France, where GC magazine published a piece saying the funniest man in France is Quebecois. Initially conceived as a single night at the 1,300-seat Olympia theater, tickets sold so fast that it extended to 45 performances,[30] with a total of 53,000 tickets sold by April 2013.[31]. [10] In hosting a Just For Laughs gala, Sugar Sammy joined legends and comedy stars such as Don Rickles, Steve Martin, Tina Fey, Jimmy Fallon, Bill Maher and Bill Burr. By continuing to use our site, you agree to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. You’re Gonna Rire is more than a hysterical comedy spectacle. For information about Derek Seguin’s records, YouTube videos and his Bacon or No Bacon podcast with Abdul Butt, go to derekseguin.com. The DVD will be sold exclusively on Amazon Canada, the digital versions will be available on iTunes Canada and Google Play Canada and all are accessible via sugarsammy.com. This marketing campaign, designed by Sid Lee, garnered much attention from Quebec media and was the centre of heated debates between different linguistic communities in the province. Sugar Sammy expresses his point of view as a world-travelled Canadian, now living in Paris. [49], As the show wrapped its second season in April 2015, it was renewed for a third.[50]. As he points out in his show, this is the only city in the world where you will hear someone utter English, French and Greek in a single sentence. On August 21, 2006, Khullar opened for Dave Chappelle at Toronto's Massey Hall. [21], During December 2014, he ran a billboard ad in the Montreal Metro stating that "For Christmas, I'd like a complaint from the Office de la langue française", in reference to the Quebec government organization that requires businesses to run ads in French. © 2020 Montreal Gazette, a division of Postmedia Network Inc. All rights reserved. )-Paris Match, « Le plus drôle des Français est québécois »(The funniest man in France is Québecois)-GQ France, «Le new king of comedy.»(The new king of comedy.)-Quotidien. The two versions of the DVD will contain special features: a teaser from Sugar Sammy’s Outdoor Show in 2016 and Improv Moments from his Secret Shows in Montreal. St. Paddy’s weekend has traditionally been one of the highlights of award-winning standup Derek Seguin’s year. and the Olivier for Comedian of the Year (voted by the public). [61] These include the Grand Prix Campagne Intégrée, one of the night's most prestigious awards. Let's watch Bob Ross paint some landscapes, From Colbert to Shakespeare, the show must go on(line), tap here to see other videos from our team, http://montrealgazette.com/coronavirusnews. Before the Grande Finale, Sugar Sammy had performed his bilingual show and the all-French version En français svp! GQ magazine (France) stated that "the funniest Frenchman is Quebecois. The 2012 Grand Prix Créa,[57] which recognizes Quebec's best advertisement of the year, has been awarded to the Sid Lee agency for Vidéotron's English-language Prank Calls campaign featuring Sugar Sammy. [47] The successful series was [48] prolonged into a second season. ", Concours Infopresse: Résultats & archives, http://globalnews.ca/news/1944873/comedian-sugar-sammys-metro-ads-win-big-at-quebecs-crea-awards/, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sugar_Sammy&oldid=979533755, People from Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce, Pages using infobox comedian with unknown parameters, Articles with unsourced statements from February 2014, Wikipedia articles with MusicBrainz identifiers, Wikipedia articles with WorldCat identifiers, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License, COCA (Canadian Organization for College Activities), top 25 "Sexy and Successful" Indian artists, Ministère de l'Immigration et des Communautés culturelles, Le Prix Umayyad'ambassadeur et rayonnement, COCA ( Canadian Organization for College Activities). Sugar Sammy then moved his tried and tested show to a larger venue in Paris, l'Européen, and performed his new French show, titled "Sugar Sammy", four nights a week from March 1, 2017 until April 29, 2017. In July 2018, M6 network announced that Sugar Sammy would be one of the judges on season 13 of 'La France a un incroyable talent', the French equivalent of 'America's Got Talent', reaching 3.5 to 4 million weekly viewers. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. »(He’s an amazing performer, always subverting expectations to draw audience members into dangerous territory.) “But we’re all in the same boat. The campaign to promote comedy shows You’re Gonna Rire and En français SVP!, featuring comedian Sugar Sammy, highlighted what he does best: making fun of life in Montreal. On one of the most electric nights of the 2016 edition of Just For Laughs Festival, Sugar Sammy capped off his 420-show tour with one last performance of his hit show You're Gonna Rire in front of crowd of 115,000 in Montreal. [38], Sugar Sammy developed and tested his show "Les préliminaires" at Le Point Virgule in Paris, from September 2016 through December 2016. [14], In the summer of 2009, The Gersh Agency signed Sugar Sammy following a strong showing at the Just For Laughs Festival. you're gonna rire - dvd & download Sugar Sammy's legendary bilingual show that broke new ground in Quebec by uniting both solitudes under one roof. [29] It was described as "50.5 per cent English, 49.5 per cent French" as a reference to the 1995 referendum results. This website uses cookies to personalize your content (including ads), and allows us to analyze our traffic. [35], On July 28, 2016 Sugar Sammy headlined his last You're Gonna Rire show in front of a record-breaking crowd of 115 000 people at the Place des Festivals in Montreal, a free outdoor gig that was part of the Just For Laughs Festival. AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON DVD AND FOR DOWNLOAD TOMORROW - MAY 1, 2018! This is how he marked his 8th presence at the festival. “On the bright side, I got lucky, because I was able to tape my last sets in Ottawa last weekend for an album, which should be out in a few months. Sugar Sammy wanted a stronger presence in Quebec. The tapings will air in 18 Asian countries on Aug. 14. Read more about cookies here. “But I’ve been prepping for this my whole life,” Elias said. Click here to view Sugarsammy videos. It was released on January 15, 2008 and coincided with a Canadian tour. [4] The New York Times called him "a fearless comic with a talent for provoking both laughter and outrage". Was I supposed to smoke that tree or stick my fingers up its trunk? We apologize, but this video has failed to load. There was an error, please provide a valid email address. Autres; Sébastien St-Jean / Agence QMI . Spectacle de l'année - Humour : En français s.v.p.! — Sugar Sammy (@sugarsammy) March 18, 2020 C’est ainsi que Sugar Sammy a décidé de diffuser et commenter en direct l’intégralité de son dernier spectacle You’re Gonna Rire, capté à L’Olympia. Sugar Sammy’s mega-hit Franglais offering You’re Gonna Rire — filmed during its extended run at L’Olympia theatre — will stream until Friday night on the comic’s Facebook page. [17], After traveling across the globe to perform in many comedy festivals and clubs, Sugar Sammy hit the road again in 2007 to present around the world his first one-man show "Down with the Brown". All our coronavirus-related news can always be found here: montrealgazette.com/tag/coronavirus. |. His show opened March 1, 2017 at l’Européen, in Paris. 365 Bloor Street East, Toronto, Ontario, M4W 3L4. It was released on January 15, 2008 and coincided with a Canadian tour.[27]. “I haven’t showered in three days, but my hands are cleaner than they’ve ever been,” he added on a Twitter post. He won the Olivier for Best Show (voted by the industry, for En français svp!) The next issue of Montreal Gazette Headline News will soon be in your inbox. Du grand art.”[25], GQ France: “Le plus drôle des Français est Québécois.”[42], C À VOUS: “Il a un sens de l’improvisation, c’est comme une conversation à 100 à l’heure avec le public.”[45], KONBINI: “Il débarque sur scène avec une aisance et un franc-parler dévastateur.”[46], In February 2014, Sugar Sammy and French-speaking comedian Simon-Olivier Fecteau launched the ten-episode series Ces gars-là on Quebec's French V network. But apparently we forgot all that.”. (High art. [36], In May 2018, 'You're Gonna Rire' and 'En Français S.V.P.' 58 in the annual list of the Top 100 Men of 2009 by, Nominated in the categories 'Discovery of the Year' and 'Best Comedic Act' for his routine, Recipient of the 2010 Prix québécois de la citoyenneté, which honors individuals, enterprises and organizations for their commitment and contribution to making Quebec a more pluralistic and inclusive society, Recipient of the 2010 'Le Prix Umayyad'ambassadeur et rayonnement' presented by the Societe des Grands Citoyens for his contribution as an international ambassador for Canada, The first Canadian to have a special on HBO Canada, which became one of the top-rated specials on that channel, Sugar Sammy's HBO special is the #1 bestselling DVD on Amazon.ca, Air Canada picked up Sugar Sammy's HBO special, airing it on all domestic and international Air Canada flights. Through his comedy, his charisma and his evident sense of gratitude at the support he received from fans and the media for an ambitious concept that, if executed even a little bit off-key, could have become a far more polarizing endeavour, it quickly become clear this was one of those rare confluences of ideal messenger, ideal message and ideal time. The French media has been unanimous in its praise for his unique brand of comedy, an honest and severe critique of French society by an outsider, that has caught everyone by surprise. “And it’s taken just four days to realize that my kids don’t like or respect me.”. His popular “Improv Moments” have captivated audiences online – with over 23 million views. Now, he’s down to a spot on Global TV Friday mornings at 6:40. “We’ve lived through terrible events like 9/11 and the Ice Storm, and they have brought out the best in people. He tackled everything from life in Quebec to his take on sex and race from the perspective of an Indo-Canadian. comedy specials will be released for purchase TOMORROW for the first time on DVD and for download. “Don’t forget social distancing. Note to readers: We know the speed and volume of coronavirus-related news is overwhelming and a little frightening. He teased her incessantly about sovereignty and the language debate. He then released the DVD Sugar Sammy Live in Concert: Direct from Montreal, which was the number-one best-selling comedy DVD on Amazon.ca for five straight weeks. But because of the situation now, I’m thinking of calling the album, PanDerek.”. After selling over 25,000 tickets and presenting over 134 performances in France, Sugar Sammy was dubbed the “Best of 2017” by Paris Match magazine, who referred to his show as “grand art”. “As someone with anxiety, I’ve always been living as a self-isolated individual. He is, after all, a Bill 101 poster boy. Thus Elias feels qualified to explain what we’re doing wrong in this COVID-19 crisis. [34] By the end of the year, he became Admission.com's overall Best Selling Show of 2014, with over 300,000 tickets sold. [17], In Spring/Summer 2017, Sugar Sammy toured the U.S.A. performing 40 shows in 7 American cities, including New York, San Jose, Seattle, Atlanta, Austin, Naples and Dallas. Coronavirus blues bumming you out? In an unprecedented experiment, Sugar Sammy's You're Gonna Rire is the first large-scale Anglo-Franco comedy show in the country. From then on, he knew what he wanted to do. After selling over 30,000 tickets at the Point-Virgule, Européen and Alhambra theatres in Paris and on tour around France, Sugar Sammy’s overwhelming success with the French continues, having added more shows at l’Alhambra in May and June of this year. "[42], In July 2018, M6 network announced that Sugar Sammy will be one of the judges on season 13 of Freemantle Media's 'La France a un incroyable talent', the French equivalent of 'America's Got Talent', reaching 3.5 to 4 million weekly viewers. After rave reviews from critics[26] and by popular demand, Sugar Sammy announced 25 more shows in Paris, set to perform between November 9, 2017 and December 31, 2017 at l'Alhambra, moving from a 350-seat theatre, to a 600-seat theatre.[40]. In each spot, Sammy called Videotron's customer service with a bizarre problem designed to test the employees' abilities while highlighting a particular aspect of Vidéotron's services. [37] Sugar Sammy celebrated the launch by performing five shows at the Olympia Theatre and giving out numbered, limited edition, DVD box sets to the 6500 fans who attended the event. … (maple sugar) is the only food I know that looks better coming out of your body than going in. “First, toilet paper — if you can find it — is not the cure. His ranked as the 30th largest-grossing tour in North America according to Pollstar magazine in May 2013. Unusually, Sammy's English-speaking fans have followed him to a show on a French channel. ("In French, Please"). So welcome to my world.”. And now, his success has crossed the Atlantic, to France and Europe, where his popularity has reached new heights. Like so many other Montrealers, he sees the world through a multicultural lens.
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