Wanda Sykes Returns to Planet Hollywood, 10/15-16

Emmy Award-winner Wanda Sykes brings her smart-witted stand up comedy back to the CHI Showroom at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino for two nights only - Friday, October 15 at 8 p.m. and Saturday, October 16 at 8 p.m.
 
All tickets are $75 plus applicable live entertainment tax and are on sale now.  Tickets can be purchased at the Showroom or Theatre for the Performing Arts Box Offices at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino, all Ticketmaster outlets, online at www.Ticketmaster.com, or charge by phone at1-800-745-3000.  All dates, acts and ticket prices are subject to change without notice.  All tickets subject to applicable taxes, service and handling charges. For groups of 10 or more, please call 702-785-5394 / 866-633-0195 or email Groups@BASEentertainment.com.
 
Wanda Sykes has been called "one of the funniest stand up comics" by her peers and ranks among Entertainment Weekly's 25 Funniest People in America.  Her smart-witted stand up has sent her career in many different areas.
 
Sykes recently wrapped the first season of her own late night talk show on FOX, "The Wanda Sykes Show," which aired on Saturday nights.  In October of 2009 she was seen in her second HBO stand up special "I'ma Be Me." Sykes also returned as "Barb" in the CBS comedy "The New Adventures of Old Christine," in its 5th season.
 
Her first HBO comedy special Wanda Sykes: SICK & TIRED debuted in October 2006 and was nominated for a 2007 Primetime Emmy for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.  It was taped before a live audience at the Moore Theatre in Seattle, Wanda Sykes: SICK & TIRED, features material from her recent national tour.   Among the topics covered are:  politics, gay marriage, karma, healthcare, racial profiling, the pressure of being a woman and the perks of getting older. 
           
Sykes was seen in the feature films "Evan Almighty," the sequel to "Bruce Almighty," in which she co-starred with Steve Carell, the New Line feature "Monster-In-Law" starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, and was heard in the animated feature "Over The Hedge" for Dreamworks as well as "The Barnyard" for Paramount Pictures.   She can also be seen co-starring with Luke Wilson and Uma Thurman in the romantic comedy "My Super Ex-Girlfriend."  Sykes starred and produced the Comedy Central show "Wanda Does It" where she tried various non-showbiz jobs.  Her first book titled Yeah, I Said It, published by Simon and Schuster, hit bookstores in September 2004.  Yeah, I Said It is a hilarious collection of essays touching on life, family and current events.
 
In the fall of 2003 she was seen on Fox's "Wanda at Large," which she wrote, produced and starred in. She also has a one hour Comedy Central special called "Wanda Sykes: Tongue Untied." In addition, she can be seen on HBO's "Curb Your Enthusiasm" or heard on Comedy Central's "Crank Yankers" as the voice of Gladys Murphy.
 
Wanda was born in Portsmouth, Virginia and raised in Maryland.  She graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree from Hampton University. Her stand-up career began at a Coors Light Super talent Showcase in Washington, DC where she performed for the first time in front of a live audience.
 
She spent 5 years as part of the HBO's critically acclaimed "Chris Rock Show." As a performer and writer on the show, she was nominated for three Primetime Emmys and in 1999 won the Emmy for "Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special."  In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for "Outstanding Female Stand Up Comic." She won three more Emmy's, in 2002, 2004 and 2005, for her work on "Inside the NFL" for "Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly- Inside The NFL."
 
 In 2003, Wanda earned a Comedy Central Commie Award for "Funniest TV Actress."  Other writing credits include: the "MTV 1999 Music Video Awards," "The MTV Movie Awards" the "74th Annual Academy Awards," "The Keenen Ivory Wayans Show," and "Wanda at Large."
 
She also appeared in the feature films: "Pootie Tang," "Nutty Professor 2; The Klumps," and "Down to Earth."
 
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