Released on = September 27, 2006, 12:19 am

Press Release Author = Lyrical Knockout Entertainment

Industry = Entertainment

Press Release Summary = RETURN OF THE COMEDY KING
\'Outsourced\' Comic Focus Of Hometown Celebration

Press Release Body = Toronto -- Canadian \'King of Comedy\' Russell Peters and protege
Gavin Stephens celebrated with Hip-Hop Activist Raoul Juneja (a.k.a. Deejay Ra) and
fans at the latest \'Outsourced\' after-party, Friday September 8th in the suburb
outskirts of Toronto.

Marking Russell\'s first performance in his hometown of Brampton after nearly ten
years, Russell Peters sold out three shows with longtime opening act Gavin Stephens
for the grand opening of the city\'s new \'Rose Theatre\', ending the Toronto leg of
Russell\'s \'Outsourced\' world tour commemorating the launch of his new DVD of the
same name. The weekend prior, Russell spent over four hours at an autograph signing
event held in the lavish Yorkdale Canadian shopping boutique.

The latest \'Outsourced\' after-party also marked the five year anniversary of Deejay
Ra\'s \"Comedy Meets Hip-Hop\" CHRW 94.7 FM radio series, which featured a November
2000 premiere with Russell Peters and a December 2001 finale with Gavin Stephens.
Award-winning Canadian comedy TV personality Mista Mo and Muslim comedian Rasul
Somji were featured alongside Gavin Stephens on Deejay Ra\'s 2001 radio finale, which
was later released on CD.

\"Russell Peters: Outsourced\" quickly rose to the top of the Canadian DVD charts
after its highly anticipated release earlier this month, selling close to 10,000
copies in less than a week. In the past five years, Russell has hosted his own
BBC-UK late night talk show, sold out the famous Apollo New York Theater, and become
the most downloaded comedian in internet history.

No stranger to hip-hop culture, Russell Peters also holds the distinct title of
turntablist, having DJ\'d as a hobby for over twenty years. Alongside fellow
pioneering Toronto DJ Mastermind, Russell was co-host of one of Canada\'s highest
rated rap radio shows in the mid 1990\'s, \"The Mastermind Street Jam\", and even
performed comedy skits on the show\'s \"Street Legal\" CD soundtrack. DJ Mastermind
recently moved to Calgary to help launch the city\'s VIBE 98.5 FM station and
currently serves as their music director.

\"Although some international fans are hearing about them for the first time now,
through touring Russell Peters and DJ Mastermind have been representing the
authentic cultures of both comedy and rap around the world for almost twenty years
now,\" explains Raoul Juneja, who held a hip-hop radio tribute for Russell and
Mastermind last week.

\"Russell Peters deserves credit not only for opening the door for ethnic Canadian
hip-hop personalities, but also for the majority of young South Asians you now see
in American movies, media and rap - I\'m one of many who feels privileged to have
received Russell\'s advice over the years, and we couldn\'t be happier to see his rise
to the top.\"

For more about Russell Peters, Gavin Stephens or Raoul Juneja visit
RussellPeters.com, GavinStephens.ca and LyricalKnockout.com respectively.

Web Site = http://www.LyricalKnockout.com

Contact Details = deejay_ra@chrwradio.com
416-988-5363