![]() Still, Peters is far from a household name. Last year alone the performer made $21 million and was ranked third by Forbes on its list of the highest-earning stand-up comedians, with Jerry Seinfeld at No. If it was unclear before whether Koreans would laugh at jokes about Punjabis, or if Lebanese would find the lampooning of Caribbean culture funny, Peters has proved it’s not only possible, it’s lucrative. ![]() ![]() While national conversations about race and culture still ricochet between black, white and occasionally Latino, the 44-year-old Peters has spent the last two decades riffing about the third of the continent’s inhabitants who don’t quite fit the profile. Though teetering on offensive, Peters is one of them, and they love it.īorn and raised in working-class Toronto as the son of immigrant Indian parents, Peters has built a comedy empire by appealing to that wide yet overlooked swath of North America who check the “other” box. The diverse wait staff, a microcosm of his audience two days later at the sold-out Nokia Theatre, bust up laughing. ![]() “And they let you out here? Get your back in the kitchen.” Yes, says the waiter, excited to be noticed by the comedian. ![]()
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