“We’ve lived through terrible events like 9/11 and the Ice Storm, and they have brought out the best in people. His bilingual show You’re Gonna Rire became his first tour of Quebec in 2012. He won the Olivier for Best Show (voted by the industry, for En français svp!)

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.

As is the case with pretty much most live entertainers, these have also been tough times for Sugar Sammy. [51] Due to popular demand, the special was eventually released on DVD, where it went straight to #1 on the stand-up comedy best-sellers list on Amazon Canada. [61] These include the Grand Prix Campagne Intégrée, one of the night's most prestigious awards. SUGAR SAMMY’S GROUNDBREAKING, CONTROVERSIAL HIT COMEDY SHOW, YOU’RE GONNA RIRE / EN FRANÇAIS SVP ! »(He’s an amazing performer, always subverting expectations to draw audience members into dangerous territory.) On August 21, 2006, Khullar opened for Dave Chappelle at Toronto's Massey Hall. 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"). — 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. |. Before the Grande Finale, Sugar Sammy had performed his bilingual show and the all-French version En français svp! The awards would follow: in May 2013, Sugar Sammy became the first English comedian to post wins at Quebec’s prestigious Olivier comedy awards, winning the Olivier for Show of the Year and Comedian of the Year. Switzerland was the 31st country in which he’s performed and we’ll see if they can remain neutral after that visit! We have enabled email notifications—you will now receive an email if you receive a reply to your comment, there is an update to a comment thread you follow or if a user you follow comments. 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. [36], In May 2018, 'You're Gonna Rire' and 'En Français S.V.P.'

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The next issue of Montreal Gazette Headline News will soon be in your inbox. Click here to view Sugarsammy videos. 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. GQ magazine (France) stated that "the funniest Frenchman is Quebecois.

Living and working in France has been, needless to say, something of a nightmare. 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. 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. His show opened March 1, 2017 at l’Européen, in Paris. Masti!

The special was eventually acquired by Air Canada and was aired on all international and domestic flights. “But we’re all in the same boat. Again this year, he was slated to do five sets at the Comedy Nest. We ask you to keep your comments relevant and respectful. And he loves it.