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AUSTIN, TEXAS – What happens when you take the awe of Sam Kinison, mix it with the political edge of George Carlin, add the frenetic pace of Jim Carrey and sprinkle more than a dash of the racial daring of Richard Pryor? A sizzling hot, spicy dish of MENCIA MADNESS and the madness will hit The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center on October 3.

Carlos Mencia, Latino superstar/stand-up comedian, is undoubtedly one of today’s most lauded and feared comics. Each week he is the “mouth” behind Comedy Central’s hit show “Mind of Mencia” (3rd Season), where he dishes out a new brand of groundbreaking comedy humor. Mencia takes comedy one step further than comics like Lenny Bruce and Chris Rock, as he combines attitude and his unrelenting provocative nature with caustic, unabashed humor and pokes at racial stereotypes as well as modern day absurdities.

Mencia is currently staring opposite Ben Stiller and Michelle Monaghan in Seven Day Itch, a DreamWorks comedy directed by Peter and Bobby Farrelly. Mencia completed the five-month “Carlos Mencia: The Punisher Tour 2006” across America, taking his comedy on the road to sell out shows in over 45 cities. With over 100 sold out performances, it became the biggest tour of any Latin comedian to date. The highly anticipated tour brought Mencia face-to-face with his fans bringing laughs across the country.

Tickets for Carlos Mencia at The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center Friday, October 3 at 8PM are $42 and GO ON SALE Friday, May 16 at 10AM at all Texas Box Office Outlets (includes select H-E-B stores in Austin, Bastrop, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Kyle, Leander, Pflugerville, Round Rock, San Marcos and Temple; Ft. Hood ITR and Renaissance Records in Killeen), charge-by-phone at 512-477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386 or order online at TexasBoxOffice.com. Convenience charges may apply. All information is subject to change. The Frank Erwin Center is a smoke-free facility. Convenient parking is available within walking distance in nearby state and University lots. For more information, visit uterwincenter.com.

For all ticket inquiries, please contact Texas Box Office at
512-477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386.