Comedians are the last truth tellers: Russell Peters

Team Udayavani, Oct 4, 2019, 11:53 AM IST

Mumbai: Russell Peters describes comedians across the world in today’s times as the “truth-tellers”, the last unbiased lot who call a spade a spade through their craft.

Someone once described the truth as a poetry to Russell, he recalls, before adding, “And everyone hates poetry.”

“We are the last of the truth tellers. We live in a time where you’re not sure which version of the news you’re getting. It’s all skewed towards someone’s favour. Comedians are the unbiased ones who are able to tell you what’s really going on. We tell it to you in no uncertain terms,” Russell told PTI.

Speaking the truth through jokes can often offend people but the Indo-Canadian comedian believes there is nothing that can’t be sorted out if people have a dialogue.

“People take offence online but have you ever physically met one of these offended people? I’m almost convinced they don’t really exist. Until I physically meet any of these people I’m not going to believe they’re real. My goal is to make you laugh so if you take offence chances are you’re the problem and not me.”

Russell is currently in country as part of his ‘Deported World Tour’ where is performing at Zee Live’s Supermoon.