TORONTO - Russell Peters is unabashedly still out-of-touch heading into his second stint as host of the Juno Awards, which celebrate the best in Canadian music.
At yesterday's televised Junos nominees news conference, the edgy Brampton, Ontario-born comedian -- known for his parodies of ethnic stereotypes -- noted that singer Sarah McLachlan is married to -- quote -- "a brown guy."
Problem is, McLachlan and Ashwin Sood, a drummer, are actually separated now.
Afterwards, Peters said he had "no clue" that they were separated and that he had really bad timing with his joke.
The Los Angeles-based standup superstar has never been shy about expressing how little he knows about the Juno Awards and the artists who attend it.
Regardless of his Juno knowledge, he did rake in big ratings for the show last year and did win a Gemini Award for it.
You can see him hosting the Junos for a second consecutive time when the show airs live from Vancouver on March 29th on CTV.
