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While much of You’re Gonna Rire 2 is scripted, a good portion isn’t.
It’s a grittier, much harder-hitting Sugar Sammy. But if you were tickled by his first bilingual spectacle, his follow-up, You’re Gonna Rire 2, will induce uncontrolled body spasms, and, guaranteed, you will “rire” like you haven’t for far too long a time.
It’s been seven years since Sugar Sammy wrapped his ground-breaking, first You’re Gonna Rire, the best-selling debut one-man show in Quebec history.
Thankfully, Sugar Sammy is back and just in the nick of time for audiences more in need of mirth than ever. He has kicked off
À l’occasion de son retour sur les scènes québécoises avec le spectacle You’re gonna rire 2, à la suite du fameux one-man show bilingue avec lequel il a tourné pendant quatre ans, La Presse a invité l’humoriste Sugar Sammy à devenir directeur d’un jour de la section Arts et être.LE MOT DU DIRECTEUR : POURQUOI SUGAR SAMMY« Crois-tu qu’on peut rire de tout ? » À cette question d’une lectrice, Sugar Sammy répond le plus simplement du monde, non sans effet comique : « Oui. » Cette assurance que l’on peut tout tourner en...
His new show, You’re Gonna Rire 2, is already the hottest ticket in town, and he’s just getting started.
He seems so chill surveying the city atop Mount Royal. He loves the view, all the more so since one can’t really discern detour signs, orange cones or construction chaos from this vantage point.
So does Sugar Sammy in mellow mode suggest his new show, You’re Gonna Rire 2, will be a softer, gentler version of the first?
Yeah, right!
“I’m just looking at the city as I get ready to invade it,” Sugar Sammy chimes, that ever-mischievous twinkle in his eyes.
While again bringing the two solitudes together with much mirth on one level, Sugar Sammy will get...
Sugar Sammy, on the cusp of launching his You’re Gonna Rire2 tour, was once again voted #1 Best Comedian in the Best of MTL readers poll.
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Renowned Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy joins Global News Morning ahead of his sold-out shows in Surrey and Vancouver to discuss his approach to comedy and why no topic should be off limits.
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A decade after changing the face of stand-up with his bilingual tour “You're Gonna Rire,” Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy brings his truly multicultural humour back to Canada with a new cross-country tour, “You’re Gonna Rire 2.” He shares why raising eyebrows in this hotly political time is more fun — and more important — for him than ever.
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Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy is back touring the country and returns to Surrey this week, at Bell Performing Arts Centre on the night of Friday, Feb. 17, 7 p.m. start.
The 1,000-seat show is pretty much sold-out, judging by the theatre’s online seating map. He’s also booked to perform two shows at Vancouver Playhouse on Saturday, Feb. 18.
So what makes Sugar Sammy so funny (and apparently popular)? Find out why in this list of 10 funny, odd and interesting things about the not-so-sweet comedian.
He’s a Leap Day Baby, born on Feb. 29, 1976, nearly 47 years ago. “We’re way more special than most of the population, right out of the gate,” he joked in a phone interview with a fellow...
The stand-up comedian stops by to dish on his brand-new Canadian tour.
Comedian, Sugar Sammy is known for shaking things up during his shows by speaking about uncomfortable and taboo topics. He recently stopped by during his Canadian tour to chat about what we can expect at his shows and how the pandemic has changed comedy as a whole. Watch the video clip to learn about his Montreal roots and why he’s not afraid to hold back when it comes to telling jokes.
Quebecois comic Sugar Sammy is doing it for the culture. The funny man brings his tour to nine Canadian cities and couldn't be happier to be home. Watch the interview: ETALK| S21:E87 | Friday, February 3, 2023 - CTV
En tournée à Toronto, Sugar Sammy est passé par les studios de Radio-Canada. En entrevue avec Gabriel Garon du Téléjournal Ontario, il donne un avant-goût de son spectacle «You’re gonna rire 2». L’humoriste en profite également pour revenir sur des moments marquants de sa carrière. Sugar Sammy est en spectacle au théâtre John Bassett du Centre des conventions de Toronto, les 27 et 28 janvier.
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Comedian Sugar Sammy joins Moore In The Morning ahead of his Toronto shows. Listen to the interview.
Comedian Sugar Sammy has made a career on speaking about uncomfortable topics, and he plans to bring that same brand to the Halifax concert this week.
His Friday, January 20 show will feature the multi-talented stage presence at his best. He can’t wait to do the show in the area.
“This is my second time doing the solo show in Halifax. I came during my 2019 Canadian tour, and we’re already sold out,” said Sugar Sammy. At the time of the interview, he had just released obstructed seats, and that’s all that was left.
He wrapped up four shows in Winnipeg this week, and will head to a double-header in Moncton afterwards.
“I love the Maritimes. It’s loose and people make shows an evening out....
After spending way too much time away from here, the master satirist will perform 34 shows over 17 nights in Quebec from May to July 2023.
Sugar Sammy is set to throw caution to the wind as only he can by returning to Quebec with a new bilingual spectacle, You’re Gonna Rire 2, which will certainly leave many splitting their collective guts, and some howling for other reasons. After spending way too much time away from here, the master satirist will perform 34 shows over 17 nights in Quebec from May to July 2023. The...
Six ans après la fin de sa tournée You’re Gonna Rire/En français, svp!, l’humoriste québécois Sugar Sammy a dévoilé lundi un nouveau spectacle bilingue, You’re Gonna Rire 2, qui sera présenté 34 fois au Québec, avec une première à Montréal le 5 mai.
Après Paris, la Nouvelle-France, peut-on lire sur un panneau publicitaire de Sugar Sammy reproduit dans un communiqué; une référence à son rôle de plus en plus important de l’autre côté de l’Atlantique. L’humoriste est devenu dans les dernières années une...
Sugar Sammy catches up with Ojinika Obiekwe in New York City right before hitting the stage at the legendary Carolines on Broadway.
Watch the full interview here.
Montreal comedian Sugar Sammy has conquered 32 countries, but now he’s taking his first steps in the United States in more than a decade.
He’ll play CB Live at Desert Ridge Marketplace Saturday, June 25, and Sunday, June 26. The season four judge of “La France a un Incroyable Talent” is determined to win over American audiences.
Sugar Sammy live in Studio with Mark Arum. The two catch up about his U.S. tour and talk about his upcoming shows in Atlanta.
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Sugar Sammy talks to Gary Garver about his upcoming shows in L.A. as well as his ongoing U.S. tour!
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Sugar Sammy talks to Eddie Volkman about his U.S. tour and his upcoming dates at Zanies in Chicago.
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When it came time to start a comedy tour in America, Canadian comedian Sugar Sammy decided to start with the red states."Whatever comes in and gives me something new to deal with, I welcome it as long as the timing's right," Sammy says. "It can give you some amazing, unique moments that will never happen again."So, naturally, part of the start of his tour will take him through Texas, including a stop at the Dallas Comedy Club in Deep Ellum on Friday, March 18, and Saturday, March 19.Sammy is the kind of comedian who doesn't like to stray from the tougher topics, especially during contentious times with an audience that may not swing the same way.
"It's fun to have that discussion, that dialogue as well," he says. "I...
Superstar au Canada ayant conquis la France depuis plusieurs années, Samir Khullar, alias Sugar Sammy, poursuit son périple aux États-Unis avec un nouveau spectacle toujours plus décadent. La tournée du comédien québécois, qui se fait un plaisir de choquer son public, a commencé en Floride et s’achèvera cet été à New York, avant de se poursuivre au Canada.
« Grâce à l’humour, on peut pointer du doigt des sujets sensibles, qui bien souvent, fâchent. Il faut savoir rester dans le jeu, les prendre avec du recul et...
Sometimes, you need an outsider’s point-of-view. Looks like America is about to get hers, as Sugar Sammy, a Montreal-born comedian who has found success in both the Great White North and Europe, begins an American tour that will hopefully be as funny as it is probing. He’ll be popping by for two nights of shows at The Riot on March 11 and 12.
“The fun part about my perspective, is I’m going to be pretty honest without thinking about the consequences, because I don’t live there,” the 46-year-old jester proclaims. ”I’m coming in and I’m really auditing America pretty extensively. My comedy is: I’m the neighbor from up north who has been watching you guys for a while. I’m...
Si la pandémie en a perturbé certains, Sugar Sammy, lui, est remonté à bloc et s’en vient pour une tournée américaine de 52 spectacles en anglais, qui va commencer en Floride (Boca Raton et West Palm Beach). Il sait qu’une grande partie de ses spectateurs de Floride seront Français et Canadiens Français…. autant dire qu’il astique ses meilleurs missiles humoristiques pointés dans leur direction !
Rencontre avec Sugar Sammy !
– LE COURRIER DES AMERIQUES : Sammy, vous réalisez des tournées nationales en anglais aux Etats-Unis, y êtes-vous aussi célèbre que Gad Elmaleh ?
– SUGAR SAMMY : Je ne...
C’est un spectacle de Sugar Sammy Live sur Facebook que René Daniel Dubois a regardé et il est tombé en bas de sa chaise.
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Nothing to do? Nowhere to go? Coronavirus blues bumming you out?
How about a free Sugar Sammy fix and some chuckles therapy in the process?
Sugar Sammy’s mega-hit Franglais offering You’re Gonna Rire — filmed during its extended run at L’Olympia theatre — will stream until Friday night on the comic’s Facebook page.
“Restez chez vous and take care of yourself,” Sugar Sammy has urged.
“I haven’t showered in three days, but my hands are cleaner than they’ve ever been,” he added on a Twitter post. “Don’t forget social distancing. Yes, it’s annoying, but we’re going to have great stories to tell our grandchildren.”
As is the case with...