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Comedian Russell Peters Returns to NJPAC

with Act Your Age World Tour

SECOND SHOW ADDED DUE TO POPULAR DEMAND

OUR BUREAU set attendance records at venues series based on his childhood in Cana- ing as a leading catalyst in the revital-
from Madison Square Garden to da in the 1980s and executive produc- ization of its home city. Through its
Newark, NJ
The Sydney Opera House to Lon- ing the TV series ‘Late Bloomer ‘with extensive Arts Education programs,
ussell Peters returns to the don’s O2 Arena –where he broke the YouTube sensation Jus Reign. Peters which have reached almost 2 million
global stage with an all-new UK attendance record for the high- will also be seen later this year in the children, NJPAC is shaping the next
Rworld tour making a stop est number of tickets sold for an indi- feature film Clifford the Big Red Dog generation of artists and arts enthusi-
in Newark, New Jersey, at NJPAC vidual comedy show. H for Paramount Pictures. Peters re- asts. NJPAC has attracted more than
on Saturday, December 3, 2022, The Green Card Tour in 2010. sides in Las Vegas and Los Angeles. 10 million visitors since opening its
at 7 PM and at 10 PM. Russell Pe- In 2013, Peters became the first co- When not on tour, he spends every doors in 1997, and nurtures mean-
ters, awarded with a Gemini, Peabody, median to create a Netflix Original day with his eleven-year-old daughter, ingful and lasting relationships with
Emmy, and Canadian Screen Award Comedy Special. Peters’ most recent Crystianna, and three-year-old son, each of its constituents.
and the first comedian to have a com- tour, The Deported World Tour, was Russell Santiago. He has a blue belt
edy special on Netflix, returns to the seen by over 400,000 fans in 40 cities with three stripes Jitsu and is an ar- RUSSEL PETERS
stage with a hilarious take on cancel across 20 countries and culminated dent DJ and hip-hop junkie who tries Act Your Age World Tour
culture, aging, and the current state of in the stand-up unique Russell Peters to get on the turntables for at least a • Where: NJPAC-Prudential Hall
the world – a show not to be missed. Deported on Amazon Prime in Jan- few minutes every day. One Center Street, Newark, NJ
Russell Peters was recently uary 2020. Peters has been awarded New Jersey Performing Arts
named one of Rolling Stone’s 50 Best a Gemini, Peabody, Emmy, and Ca- Center (NJPAC), located in down- • When: Saturday, December 3,
Comics of All Time. At nineteen, he nadian Screen Awards for hosting, town Newark, N.J., is America’s 2022 at 7PM and 10PM
started doing stand-up at open mics producing, and acting talents. His most diverse performing arts center, • Tickets: Tickets on Sale
in his native Toronto and spent the last TV series, and the artistic, cultural, education- at NJPAC.org
next fifteen years honing his craft at The Indian Detective, a Canadi- al and civic center of New Jersey
clubs across Canada and the UK. In an viewership record for Bell Media / – where great performances and Tickets to see Russell Peters are on
2004, Peters gained critical and glob- CTV in 2017, was released globally on events enhance and transform lives sale and can be purchased by visit-
al recognition for his CTV “Comedy Netflix. Peters just launched his Pod- every day. NJPAC brings diverse ing NJPAC.org or calling 888.GO.
Now!” unique and soon became the cast, ‘Culturally Cancelled with Rus- communities together, providing ac- NJPAC (888.466.5722) or by visiting
first comedian to sell-out Toronto’s sell Peters’ on iHeartMedia / Cloud cess to all and showcasing the states the NJPAC Box Office.
Air Canada Centre in 2007. Peters 10 and is currently developing a TV and the world’s best artists while act-

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