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Price: $45.00 - $55.00
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When you hear the name Wanda Sykes, three things probably come to mind immediately: her fantastic string of Comedy Central and HBO standup specials; her recurring role on The New Adventures Of Old Christine; or her short-lived Fox talk show, which was advertised everywhere they could possibly fit a promo. (Bonus for about seven of you: her leading role in Pootie Tang.) In her 27-year career, Sykes has gone from working small clubs in Washington, D.C., to performing and writing for television to being heralded as one of America's funniest comedians. Her successful comedy tours and TV specials have made her one of the most watched comedians on YouTube—and that's not including all her voice work your kids know from Over the Hedge, Ice Age: Continental Drift and Barnyard. But Sykes has become much more than a successful stand-up comedian in recent years. After coming out in 2008 during California's Proposition 8 campaign, she became an informal spokeswoman for LGBTQ issues in America, earning a GLAAD award in 2010 for her work. She's also spoken openly about her own preemptive fight against breast cancer, and worked with PETA on anti-chaining legislation. Sykes will bring her 2014 tour through Utah this week, where her comedic targets might include President Obama, Nelson Mandela's funeral, the birth of both her children, failing at trying to raise them right and growing older with them and her wife. (Gavin Sheehan) Wanda Sykes @ Abravanel Hall, 123 W. South Temple, 801-355-2787, Oct. 11, 8 p.m., $45-$55. ArtTix.org
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Abravanel Hall
- 123 W. South Temple, Salt Lake City SLC-Downtown Utah 84101
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801-533-6683
