The Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy refers to himself as an “equal opportunity offender.” As a comic, he says the only thing worse than outrage is silence. Ahead of his 20-city Canadian tour, Sammy sits down with Tom Power to tell us what’s on his mind, why our changing world is a goldmine for new material, and how offensive jokes can actually unify us. Plus, he reveals the four components he believes define a successful stand-up comedian. Listen to the full interview here.

Standup comic Sugar Sammy has no shortage of audiences—he’s quadrilingual, performing in English, French, Hindi and Punjabi. “All of those identities just melt into one to create something unique,” Sammy told CTV News prior to his English-language shows at The Laugh Shop in Calgary on Jan. 31 and Feb. 1. Born and raised in Montreal, Sammy, whose real name is Samir Khullar, occasionally performs bilingual French-English shows, not just in Quebec but across Canada. “Whenever there’s an event, they show up in droves, and I’m very appreciative of that. And the Francophone community in Alberta, they’re intense; they’re amazing,” he said. He also has a following in France, where...

‘A lot of times comedians do one or the other, but I try to do both at the same time’ It takes a certain level of skill and confidence to poke at cultural, social and political flaws, and make the people impacted by those flaws laugh at their own scabs and shortcomings. It’s a delicate tightrope between laughter and outrage that Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy not only does well, but also seems to relish. “It’s the best kind of comedy. I think it’s probably the most difficult as well — trying to cross the line but also keep the laughter. A lot of times comedians do one or the other, but I try to do both at the same time,” he says. It’s that intelligent, irreverent brand of humour...

Comedian Sugar Sammy talks about his show at Rumor’s Comedy Club this weekend. Watch the full interview here.

C’est par plusieurs représentations dans la capitale manitobaine que l’humoriste va commencer une longue tournée au Canada. Après une tournée dans 20 villes américaines où il a donné 56 représentations, Sugar Sammy revient sur le sol canadien et va présenter 34 spectacles dans 17 villes différentes. Pour commencer, il sera à Winnipeg le 24 et 25 janvier à Winnipeg. Il jouera sur une scène qu’il connait bien, celle du Rumor’s Comedy Club (1). « Je me sens bien, excité et fébrile. J’ai hâte de retrouver mon public canadien, avec qui j’ai une relation depuis...

Comedian Sugar Sammy joins Moore In The Morning ahead of his Toronto shows. Listen to the full interview here. 

Dans cette entrevue à l’émission Dans la mosaïque sur ICI Radio-Canada, l’humoriste Sugar Sammy parle de sa tournée canadienne. Il aborde les thèmes principaux de son spectacle, sa démarche créative et la manière dont il intègre les différentes cultures et langues dans son humour. Il partage également ses réflexions sur l'évolution de la scène humoristique au Québec et à l'international. Écoutez l'entrevue au complet

Celebrating 30 Years of making The Montrealer!   Sugar Sammy: I first met Sammy on a Friday afternoon, and I was his last interview. We had time to get to know one another, trade stories, and as it turns out – we struck up a rapport. Since then we’ve met several times, and we’ve actually published three different cover stories about Sugar Sammy. Sammy is young, very cool and he helped us to reach a younger audience.  When Sammy tweets that he’s in The Montrealer or on our website, our numbers go through the roof! Our interviews are more of a conversation than a series of questions – but we still get the job done to make it interesting for our readers. He works very, very hard at what he...

 Sugar Sammy Sits Down with Jack Heath on The Pulse of NH. Listen to the full interview here. 

A Steve Duffy Interview    5 Questions for Sugar Sammy   As an outsider looking in, Sugar Sammy isn't afraid to tackle every taboo topic that no one wants to discuss at the dinner table, leaping right into the cultural divide to hit on racial, social and political themes.  He’ll deliver his honest assessment of where the US is on the world stage, leaving the audience in passionate agreement, heated opposition, anger, joy, and a variety of perspectives and opinions. Politically incorrect?  Maybe, but Sugar Sammy isn’t afraid to equally offend across the board.  He’s performed over 1,900 shows in 32 countries, in English, French, and a few shows in Hindi and Punjabi.  His...

Canadian stand-up comedian Sugar Sammy is stopping in northern Ontario as part of his cross-country tour. The video covers his upcoming performance at the Benny Spears Theater in North Bay.    Watch the video here. 

Moontower Comedy Festival is officially underway in Austin. The annual fest features some of the country's biggest comedians and we have one of them in studio -- Sugar Sammy!   Watch full interview here.