Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy is set to kick off a tour of 40 shows in seven U.S. cities.

The 41-year-old artist's tour starts May 11 in San Jose, Calif., and runs till July 15 in Seattle, Atlanta, Dallas, Austin, Naples, Florida and New York.

Sugar Sammy, who's funny in four languages, has also performed in Australia, New Zealand and South Africa. He is performing in Paris until April 29th.

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Sugar Sammy's final performance of You're Gonna Rire was the crown jewel in an outstanding outdoor program at Just for Laughs.