March 3, 2024, 3:00 PM HST
The Maui Arts and Cultural Center (MACC)'s Castle Theater welcomes Wanda Sykes for a night of entertainment on the “Please and Thank You Tour” beginning Friday, April 5 at 7:30 p.m.
Sykes is an Emmy Award-winning and 14-time nominated stand-up comic, writer, actress, and producer. She is currently starring in season 4 of the Netflix comedy “The Upshaws,” where she serves as co-star, producer, and co-creator.
In 2020, she received Emmy nominations for her role as “Mama's Mabry” in The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel and for her voice work as “Gladys Murphy” in Crank Yonkers, which she first played in 2004. Her guest appearance on ABC's “Black-ish” earned her two consecutive Emmy nominations for “Outstanding Guest Actress in a Comedy Series” in 2017 and 2018.
Her fifth stand-up special, Wanda Sykes: Not Normal, available on Netflix, was nominated for two Primetime Emmy Awards in 2019. The special was also nominated for the Broadcast Critics Award. Sykes is also nominated for two 2023 Primetime Emmy Awards for her latest Netflix special, “Wanda Sykes.” I'm an entertainer. ” These are the nominations for “Outstanding Feature in Variety, Music or Comedy” and “Outstanding Writing in a Feature in Variety, Music or Comedy.”
The “Please & Thank You” tour is Sykes' first major comedy tour in six years. Program may contain adult content.
Tickets are currently on sale online for $49.50, $65, and $85 (plus applicable fees).