KUALA LUMPUR: Very few people can tell jokes in more than one language. Samir Khullar, aka Sugar Sammy, can keep his audience rolling with laughter with four.

Born to Indo-Candian parents, the comic is one of the few who plies his trade in four languages, including French, Punjab and Hindi.

Named by the ‘Hollywood Reporter' as one of the world's top 10 rising comedy talents, Samir's show looks into a range of sex, relationships and pop culture.

His routine at Comedy Club KL this week is also his first Malaysian gig.

“I was in Singapore, and Comedy Club asked me if I'd like to come down to Malaysia for a week,” he said, eager to add Malaysia to his list of exploits.

Even so, setting foot on Malaysian soil was a bit of a culture shock for the Canadian, especially when it came to interracial

relationships; something not normally seen elsewhere in the world.

“If you went out with an Indian girl here, I wouldn't find it strange, from what I've seen in the last two days,” he told FMT.

“I mean, if a Chinese girl in China were to go out with a black guy there, I don't know what they would do to him!” Samir jested.

“But I was here on the first day, and I was thinking, ‘What is this, it's great!'”

Growing up in Montreal as well as going to university helped shape Samir's life, especially when it came to comedy.

Although counting British and American comics Peter Sellers and Don Rickles as influences, Samir says his greatest inspiration is US commedian and actor Eddie Murphy.

Samir was only eight when he was first introduced to Murphy's ‘Delirious' through the magic of VHS cassette tapes.

“I was eight years old at the time, and I couldn't go to comedy clubs. As soon as I watched Murphy, I knew what I wanted to be. It was so funny and so wrong (…) the things he was talking about.”

Unique upbringing

This mix of influences led him to do shows all over the world, including Australia, the US, Thailand and India.

“When I was in India, I did a show in Delhi and Mumbai. In Mumbai, the show was half English and Hindi, while in Delhi it was half English and half Punjabi,” said Samir.

While talking about sex, drugs and relationships, Samir says that his show is all him, and his unique upbringing.

“Its very unique to me. Everything I talk about is very unique to my life. You're going to see who I am on stage.

“There's going to be a bit of pop culture, what I hate about music, and going into wrong places. And I'm definitely talking about sex,” he said.

On his stage moniker, Samir said: “Everyone calls me Sammy, but the girls in university called me Sugar Sammy because I  always took care of them at parties.”

“(Because of me) they got to drink for free, they get in for free. (…) I always treated them like queens, so they called me Sugar
Sammy,” he said with a smile.

Samir will be performing tonight March 16, at Damansara Uptown's Ovo Live alongside Australia's Jacques Barret and England's Susan Murray.

He will also be performing at the Velvet Underground at Zouk KL tomorrow and Friday, and will see a final performance at PJ's Bentley Auditorium on Saturday.

Tickets are from RM45 to RM63. For more information, check out the Comedy Club KL website (http://www.thecomedyclubkl.com/home.html)