Saturday’s best bet: Wanda Sykes at Austin Music Hall

Wanda Sykes: a bombshell on the DL.

This weekend, Wanda Sykes brings her super blue, lesbian-friendly stand-up comedy to the Austin Music Hall. Sadly tickets must be moving slow as promoters have instituted a “buy 3 tickets get 1 free” campaign. Hopefully that enticement will get groups of friends up off the couch to go out and see one of America’s funniest comediennes working.

Hollywood loves to cast Sykes as “the funny friend” in star vehicles with Anglo leads, but she’s at her best when she is doing something 180 degrees different from her own persona…like her turn as Biggie Shorty in the 2001 cult favorite POOTIE TANG. That role also revealed that Sykes is a stone cold fox! Well aware of the subtext interlaced in Hollywood’s gender politics, Sykes often downplays her beauty. She also dresses without flashing a ton of skin or cleveage, making sure she doesn’t upstage her co-stars in their various leading roles.

Sykes killed it at the recent presidential correspondent’s dinner, so look for her to be in top form.