Russell Peters -- Desi Delight

When you hear the name Russell Peters and his accent, you are thinking American guy, 30-something, stand-up comedian. But lo and behold! He’s still 30-something, stand-up comedian, but a Canadian of Indian origin. Unlike other Indians who anglicize their names on reaching foreign soils (Randhir becomes Randy, ewwwwwww), Peters guy is actually a Calcutta Christian whose parents christened that name on his birth!

And this guy is actually happy about being desi and what’s more! he’s turned that into his bread and butter by cracking jokes on desis and all Asians. When the topic is Asians and you are born and bred in Canada that boasts of a multi-cultural, multi-ethnic society, you need little creativity to come up with jokes that has the audience laughing their butts off.

Off the stage, people may call him a racist, but on stage he is a rocking superstar competing with the likes of Seinfeld in the Las Vegas stand-up comic contests.

Legend has it that he was an obscure stand-up comedian for many years until one day, Lady Luck smiled on him when someone from the audience recorded his act and uploaded it on the Net. The rest, they say, is history.

Do check out his videos where he makes digs about Sri Lankans and the English.