On Sale Friday, May 4 at 10am via Ticketmaster.com
SYRACUSE, NY – SMG will welcome back comedian Wanda Sykes to The Oncenter Crouse Hinds Theater on
October 27, 2018 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets will go on sale Friday, May 4 at 10am and will be available to purchase in person at the Solvay Bank Box Office at The Oncenter (760 S. State Street), charge by phone (800) 745-3000 or online via Ticketmaster.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.
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.
Her work over the years included comedy that touched on politics, her personal life, and observational humor. Wanda has starred in numerous television comedy specials, on Comedy Central and HBO. Most recently, her comedy special What Happened…. Ms. Sykes premiered in Fall 2016 on Epix.
In 2012, Wanda joined forces with veteran producer Page Hurwitz to form Push It Productions, a production company
dedicated to creating quality, comedy-based programming for network and cable television outlets. The company’s
diverse slate of projects includes sketch comedy, concerts, reality talk/variety, and competition formats. Their first set of
specials; Herlarious aired in summer of 2013 and January 2014 on Own and was the recipient of a 2014 Gracie Award.
Some of her TV work included performing or writing for Blackish, Alpha House, House of Lies, Broad City, Curb Your
Enthusiasm, New Adventures of Old Christine, and The Chris Rock Show. This has led to several Primetime Emmy award
nominations, and a win in 1999 for “Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special” for The Chris Rock
Show. In 2001, she won the American Comedy Award for “Outstanding Female Stand Up Comic,” and in 2010 she won a GLAAD award for promoting a good image of equal rights for gays and lesbians.
Wanda has appeared in several films, like 2017’s Snatched with Amy Schumer and Goldie Hawn, Evan Almighty in which
she co-starred with Steve Carell, and Monster-In-Law starring opposite Jane Fonda, to name a few. She can also be heard in animated movies like Over the Hedge and The Barnyard, and as “Granny” in the most recent Ice Age films.
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.
About The Oncenter: The Oncenter, a SMG managed facility, is a multi-venue exhibition, convention and entertainment facility in Syracuse, N.Y. It is centrally located in the Northeast to attract both regional and national events that contribute to the economic and cultural development of Onondaga County. The Oncenter Convention Center at is a 99,000-square-foot structure ideal for major conventions, meetings, banquets, consumer shows, trade shows, car shows, exhibitions and corporate awards dinners. The space includes exhibition halls, a ballroom and break-out meeting rooms. Next door,The Oncenter War Memorial Arena has the versatility to accommodate numerous large-scale events, including ice shows, family shows, car shows,concerts, sports events and conventions. The Oncenter Civic Center Theaters is home to three beautiful, distinct theaters that host a diverse variety of events, from stage productions to business meetings. For more information, visit http://www.oncenter.org.
About SMG: Founded in 1977, SMG provides management services to more than 230 public assembly facilities including convention and exhibition centers, arenas, stadiums, theaters, performing arts centers, amphitheaters, equestrian facilities, science centers and a variety of other venues. With
facilities across the globe, SMG manages more than 15 million square feet of exhibition space and more than 1.5 million sports and entertainment seats.
As the recognized global industry leader, SMG provides venue management, sales, marketing, event booking and programming; construction and design consulting; and pre-opening services for such landmark facilities as McCormick Place & Soldier Field in Chicago, Moscone Convention Center in San Francisco, Houston’s NRG Park and the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans. SMG also offers food and beverage operations through its concessions and catering companies, currently serving more than 140 accounts worldwide. For more information visit http://www.smgworld.com.
