WANDA SYKES TO PERFORM AT PARAMOUNT CENTER FOR THE ARTS

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(Free-Press-Release.com) February 23, 2009 -- Jersey City, New Jersey (February 23, 2009) – Wanda Sykes, Emmy winning entertainer and one of the country’s premiere comedians, is coming to the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill on March 21st.

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. Sykes currently can be seen on the CBS comedy The New Adventures of Old Christine with Julia Louis-Dreyfus and was a writer and performer on HBO’s The Chris Rock Show for five years where she was nominated for three Emmy awards 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 Emmys, in 2002, 2004 and 2005, for her work on Inside the NFL for Outstanding Studio Show - Weekly- Inside The NFL.

Sykes was recently seen in the feature films Evan Almighty, in which she co-starred with Steve Carell, Monster-In-Law starring opposite Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda, was heard in the animated feature Over The Hedge, as well as The Barnyard and co-starred with Luke Wilson and Uma Thurman in the romantic comedy, My Super Ex-Girlfriend.
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Also appearing with Sykes will be special guest comedian Keith Robinson, one of comedy's most energetic performers whose commanding stage presence has gained him appearances on MTV, VH1, HBO's Def Comedy Jam and Louie Anderson's Comedy Hour.

Get your tickets today for Wanda Sykes with special guest Keith Robinson appearing at the Paramount Center for the Arts, 1008 Brown Street, Peekskill on Saturday, March 21st. Showtime is 8 pm. Tickets are $35 and $55. A limited number of VIP tickets are available for $65. For more information, please call (914) 739-2333 or to purchase tickets, call TICKET FORCE (877) 840-0457, Monday-Friday, 11am-6pm or online at www.supremeconcerts.com or www.paramountcenter.org.

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