Wanda Sykes at Capitol Theatre
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Wanda Sykes at Capitol Theatre

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Kudos to Keith Robinson – who opened the act – for introducing himself as the pickle in the takeaway sandwich that no one ordered but everyone ends up eating. He may have at times sounded a whole lot like a Philly version of Dave Chappelle (which comes as no surprise given he’s worked as a writer for his show) but he sure did warm up the crowd giving them a taste of the even more politically incorrect main to follow.

Let’s be honest here: Wanda Sykes is a comedy legend as a writer and performer that had her own show for a while, appearances in Seinfeld, Curb Your Enthusiasm, The New Adventures of Old Christine and voicing characters in a number of animated films such as Rio and Ice Age 4. Not bad for a girl who started her career in National Security Agency of all places.

Maybe her first job was the reason she got a bit carried away with US politics at the beginning although being a seasoned comedy veteran she slowly started winning over the audience. Her show had a bit of everything; for her die-hard fans, it was a bit of a compilation of popular routines (like Esther) from her three major previous acts, namely Tongue Untied, Sick and Tired and I’ma Be Me whereas for first-timers, she certainly must’ve left quite an impression with her antics about her kids and how she deals with getting older.Her facial expressions, razor sharp timing and her Obama – as well as her own – family impressions are world-class.

That doesn’t mean that there weren’t any new additions to her act; she had everyone in stitches with the Dick Banger and Miss-Drop-it-like-it’s-Hot impressions of her kids and along with the seal/fuck routine in the aquarium, you get the sense that these are bound to become instant Wanda Sykes classics.

BY NASH PETROPOULOS

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