Samir Khullar, better known as Sugar Sammy, is a Canadian comedian who performs comedy in multiple languages and cultures. Sugar Sammy joins Ben Domenech on the Federalist Radio Hour for discussion on joke writing, the art of the “Special,” Canadian politics, and the future of comedy. “I don’t think people are more sensitive. I think people like to say they’re more sensitive,” he said. “I think people like to create outrage so they can get those likes and that pat on the back, and start little mini movements so they can be the Rosa Parks of Tuesday afternoon on Twitter.”

Comedian Sugar Sammy speaks about his comic success and how his background inspired his comedy. Click here to watch the full interview.

After 22 years of performing stand-up comedy worldwide, Samir Khullar says he doesn’t have a pre-performance ritual. Instead, he likes to feel out the vibe of a crowd when telling jokes. “I tend to be prepared, but not be too married to a set list. The best movies are when people forget they’re watching the movie and get involved. I like having that with my audience.” Samir, better known by his stage name “Sugar Sammy” or just “Sam,” is an award-winning stand-up comedian hailing from Quebec, Canada. Described by the New York Times as a “fearless comic with a talent for provoking both laughter and outrage,” his routines are inclusive of all people and backgrounds, given his...

Friday and Saturday night in Times Square, inside Carolines on Broadway, there was an audience with people from France, Canada, the United States, the Middle East and India in attendance and we all laughed our differences away… I spoke to Sugar Sammy after his show about diversity and how he connects with audiences in spite of their different backgrounds. Sugar Sammy spoke about bringing his unique point of view to his shows and in turn to the comedy landscape. With his Indian heritage, but having grown up in Canada, he is able to offer a fresh perspective. For instance, Sammy states, even though Canada and the States are neighbors, there are so many differences. He pointed this out during his shows in New York in a comical...

Comedian Sugar Sammy shares why he took his comedic skills to Europe. Watch the full interview here.

Sam Khullar grew up in Canada, but performing stand-up comedy in New York has always been the dream. Inspired by comics like Eddie Murphy, Chris Rock, and Dave Chappelle, the man known as Sugar Sammy is returning to Carolines on Broadway to headline the famous New York comedy club for three days in late February. Sugar Sammy has performed all over the world, but Carolines is one of his favorite spots. “It’s a legendary room. The names that play there now and the names that have played there are huge,” said Sugar Sammy in an interview with CBS Local. “I was walking by and I said ‘I can’t believe I’m headlining here.’ To see yourself up on the marquee is definitely exciting. There’s...

Author Melissa Leong joins as guest-host. Comedian Sugar Sammy brings the laughs. We kick off Black History Month with Power to Girls Foundation and DriverHER Founder Aisha Addo, plus chat Cirque Eloize Hotel with Sabrina Halde. #ontheradar: Sundance Film Festival, SAG Awards, Priyanka Chopra's Wild Wild Country inspired film, Jussie Smollett, Peppa Pig & Chinese New Year.    Listen here.

Sugar Sammy a remporté hier soir l'Étoile de l'humour du Parisien, ex aequo avec le comédien et réalisateur Fabrice Éboué. Les deux lauréats succèdent à Jamel, Alex Lutz, Dany Boon et Florence Foresti, primés les années précédentes. Diffusée vendredi soir sur la chaîne C8, la cérémonie des Étoiles couronne les coups de coeur culturels de la rédaction du populaire journal de la capitale de l'Hexagone, Le Parisien.  

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Pour qui? Ceux qui n’ont pas peur de se mettre aux premiers rangs. Voir quoi? Le roi de l’impro. Outre-Atlantique, Sugar Sammy est une célébrité. Mais parce que ses frontières étaient devenues trop étroites pour sa belle gouaille, Samir Khullar a décidé de venir poser ses valises en France. Résultat : sucess story à L’Alhambra et jury pour La France à un incroyable talent. Alors plus une soirée à perdre pour prendre part à l’ascension. Sur scène, c’est ambiance de stand up à l’américaine. Lumières de la ville en toile de fond et style bien moderne. Pourtant sous ses...

En pleine opération séduction en France, Sugar Sammy a annoncé hier une tournée d'une trentaine de dates aux États-Unis à partir de février 2019 avant de remonter sur les planches de l'Alhambra à Paris au mois d'avril. Sugar Sammy a la bougeotte. Alors que sa notoriété est en train d'exploser en France avec sa participation à la populaire émission La France a un incroyable talent, il annonce déjà qu'il reprend la route vers de nouveaux horizons afin de tâter le terrain pour sa prochaine aventure. L'humoriste avait déjà fait quelques dates en 2017 chez nos voisins américains et ne désire pas attendre...

Déjà deux ans que le sniper québécois égratigne la France et ses travers à grand renfort de punchlines. Alors que l’humoriste a intégré le jury de l’émission “La France a un Incroyable Talent”, on a voulu tester ses connaissances musicales.  Deux ans déjà que le « King of improvisation » québécois taille un joli costard à la France dans son spectacle. Une heure et demie de punchlines terriblement drôles, où Sugar Sammy passe en revue tous nos travers, des méandres de l’administration en passant par le racisme...