Russell Peters - Adventures in Saudi Arabia - This Is Not Happening - Uncensored

Just imagine prince watching this and the guy who gave him watch feeling proud of himself

Russell: I like your watch Saudi Arabia : take it and go

I love how he turns around to make sure he’s connecting to the entire crowd and not just a folks in front of him. Not too many comics do that on this stage.

As a Saudi guy, I agree this is how we Arabs and especially the people from the Peninsula (Gulf+Yemen) are, generous and kind. We have a saying in Arabic that translates to "Be generous to a generous person and you'd win him, be generous to a mean person and he'd rebel on you." So when we act generously to our guests and friends, we do it with good intentions believing the other person is generous and won't exploit us :)

As a Saudi guy who went to school with "Dave Smith's" nephew I can say that it's very accurate

What he said about the Bin Laden Family is pretty accurate, they're one of the wealthiest families not only in S.Arabia but in the entire M.East, despite the fact that they're originally immigrants from Yemen. Their development company has build huge infrastructure projects in S.Arabia and the other Emirates (I'm talking entire highways, airports, skyscrapers etc.), they own their own private bank and have investments in countless other companies. Most members of the family have been educated in the USA or the UK, at top universities and follow a very modern, western lifestyle. Osama himself had Western education, lived for many years in New York, where he worked in one of the family´s logistics/ shipping companies.

That Arab hospitality is no joke, and it's not just the Gulf. When I was learning colloquial Lebanese Arabic, the response to almost any compliment is "It's yours." When I was in Cairo on the subway, I was reading the signs to see which train to get on. Someone asked me where I was going, bought me a metro pass, rode with me to my stop, walked me to my hotel, and then went back to the subway to go where he needed to. If Westerners knew just one Arab family, they would see this

Russel: trashing every member of the royal family then said "I like my head" Saudi Arabian Prince: (goddamnit)

This is not so much a comedy skit as much as it's a detailed account of his trip to Saudi Arabia. yet he brings the laughs.

Is it just me Russell looks like gru from despicable me

When he talks about trump you see in the background who voted for trump and who didnt LOL

I have Moroccan in-laws and I can confirm the giving stuff thing is very common. “Hey that’s a nice painting, did you do that yourself?” “Yes, it’s yours now!”

This is one of Russell's best and most mature bits, IMO. He pokes fun at another culture without mocking it. He imitates an accent in a non-mean spirited fashion. The story is full of twists and turns, but still plausible enough to be completely engaging. And the greatest twist of all is Russell's own relative ignorance. It's wonderful self deprecation that demonstrates he's really grown as a comedian.

Russel is speaking about Tarek Bin Laden, who is a very prominent figure in Saudi Arabia and the Middle East in the world of property and infrastructure. A lot of great multi-billionaire projects regarding civil structures, water piping etc is done by his company in cities such as medina, Mecca, Riyadh and Jeddah. As well as many buildings in Dubai and Abu Dhabi were designed and built by his company. I know this, because a relative of mine who is a CFA (Chartered Financial Analyst) worked on one of the buildings in Dubai and personally met Tarek a few times. He is probably one of the most powerful figures in Saudi Arabia and as far as I know, speaks 7 different languages fluently and has an estimated net worth of $15 Billion.

Plot twist: Russell vacations with "Dave Smith" every couple of years.

Russell always nails it. Weirdly, as a strict mormon youth in salt lake city, raised by an lds father from Oldham Lancashire, I understand religious upbringing.

Good jokes Wrong audience

Russel: I like your wife Saudi Arabian: here take her

Whoa I learned more about osama bin laden in this comedy show than all these years of American media

Russell is one of my favorites. He can work a room. I love how he plays to the people behind him.