Biography

Samir Khullar (born 29 February 1976), better known as Sugar Sammy, is a Canadian stand-up comedian, actor, writer, and producer from Montreal, Quebec. Being fluently quadrilingual, his comedy routines are delivered in English and French, and sometimes in Punjabi and Hindi.

His comedy includes cultural, social, and political themes, often improvising with the crowd during shows. He has been performing for over 25 years and has toured in over 32 countries, including Canada, the US, France, Singapore, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, and India, with over 1,900 shows to date. His 2012–2016 bilingual "You're Gonna Rire" (and its French-language counterpart, "En français svp!") tour alone sold 372,000 tickets and culminated in a free outdoor show attended by 115,000 people, a record for the Just For Laughs Festival.

In addition to his stand-up tours, Sugar Sammy is a judge on La France a un incroyable talent, France’s version of America’s Got Talent, broadcast on french television channel M6.

Among his awards, Sugar Sammy has won "Comedian of the Year" at French daily newspaper Le Parisien’s Gala Les étoiles, and 3 Olivier awards in Quebec, including the "Comedian of the Year" award and "Olivier of the Year", for his take on life in multilingual Quebec.

In reference to Sammy, GQ France once declared that “the funniest man in France is a Quebecer” and France’s renowned television show Quotidien crowned him the “new king of comedy.” He has been the subject of an in-depth profile in the New York Times, where he was featured on the front page of the international edition; the newspaper called him a “fearless comic with a talent for provoking both laughter and outrage.” Less than a year later, the popular comedian was featured on the front page of the Arts section of the Washington Post. He has also been anointed one of The Hollywood Reporter’s “Ten Comics to Watch'' and has been interviewed extensively for Canada's award-winning W5 current-affairs TV show.