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March 22, 2010

Rickey Smiley & Friends
to Perform at The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center
on Friday, May 28!

Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 27 at 10AM

(Austin, TEXAS) – Rickey Smiley will perform at The Theatre at the Frank Erwin Center on Friday, May 28. Accompanying Smiley are fellow comedians Ced Delanie, Special K and Lavar. Rickey Smiley has been working the comedy circuit for the past sixteen years. In that time, he has established himself as a clean comic and his down home southern humor has made him a favorite in the nation's top comedy venues. From intimate comedy clubs to sold-out crowds at Madison Square Garden, the Universal Amphitheater and the Lincoln Center, Smiley’s unique style of humor resonates with his audiences unlike any other comic on the road today.

Best known as host of the 2000 season of BET’s “ComicView,” Smiley led the show to its highest jump in ratings in the show’s ten year history. BET then quickly signed Smiley to host “The Way We Do It” during the 2001-2002 season. He was a guest presenter on the 2001 NAACP Image Awards and hosted the special awards banquet for the 2002 Stellar Gospel Music Awards. Smiley also made his mark in the feature film arena, appearing in New Line Cinema's Friday After Next, which was released in 2002. Smiley hosts the “Rickey Smiley Morning Show” that can be heard weekdays on Dallas' 97.9 The Beat Hip-Hop radio station from 6AM to 10AM and is also syndicated to 22 other markets around the country.

Smiley has released five comedy CDs to date: The Best of Comedian Rickey Smiley: Volume I, Rickey Smiley Prank Phone Calls Volume II, Rickey Smiley: Volume III, Rickey Smiley: “Off the Hook” Volume IV and Rickey Smiley Prank Phone Calls Volume V.

Friday, MAY 28, 2010
THE THEATRE AT THE FRANK ERWIN CENTER
AUSTIN, TX
Show at 8PM

TICKETS ARE $25, $35 and $50 VIP AND GO ON SALE SATURDAY, MARCH 27 AT 10AM. Tickets available at all Texas Box Office outlets including select H-E-B stores, Ft. Hood ITR and Renaissance Records in Killeen, by phone at 512-477-6060 or 1-800-982-2386 or online at TexasBoxOffice.com. Convenience charges may apply. All information subject to change.