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Mama, Wayans and Tucker on tap
TUNICA — Casinos in Tunica continue to add headline enter- tainment, including Little Feat, Vicki Lawrence and Marlon Wayans. Jackpot! takes a look at performers now scheduled to appear.
• Fitz Casino & Hotel welcomes comedian Bruce Bruce for two shows, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 23 and 24.
Bruce Bruce is a name synonymous with keeping audiences rolling with laughter, thanks to his captivating improv skills and larger than life comedic style. Bruce’s steady style of comedy has been showcased across the country and he has been entertaining audiences young and old, and of all backgrounds, for years. His wit, spontaneity and dazzling personal-
ity set him apart from other stand- up comedians. Although Bruce is known for his adult comedy, he prides himself on not using vulgar- ity to win a laugh, and is no strang- er in winning over new audiences with every appearance he makes.
Coming soon to Fitz: Vicki
Lawrence & Mama, Saturday,
Nov. 12, at 8 p.m. Emmy Award-
winning comedienne Vicki Law-
rence is one of the most beloved
television personalities of her
generation. Plucked out of total
obscurity as a high school senior,
Vicki went on to become part
of the now-legendary cast of the
“Carol Burnett Show.” “I went to the Harvard School of Comedy in front of America,” says Lawrence of her Burnett Show training.
In the seventh season, and hundreds of hilarious sketches later, at the ripe old age of 24, Vicki created her most endearing character to date, Thelma Harper, or “Mama” as she is better known to her fans. After the Burnett Show, Vicki went on to star in “Mama’s Family,” which consistently topped the ratings for its entire six-year run of original shows. “Mama” has attained a cult status among her legions of loyal television viewers.
Following the ratings for the “Carol Burnett Showstopper Spe- cial” that garnered more than 50 million viewers, Lawrence decided that the time was right to take Mama out of the closet, dust off her sensible shoes and hit the road with her touring production, “Vicki Lawrence and Mama: A Two-Woman Show.”
• At Gold Strike Casino Resort, see Don Felder at 9 p.m. on Friday, Sept. 16. Tickets start at $49. Marlon Wayans comes to Gold Strike on Friday, Sept. 30, at 9 p.m. Tickets start at $39.95.
Don Felder is renowned as a former lead guitarist of The Eagles, one of the most popular and influential rock groups of our time.
Felder is a longstanding member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, having been inducted with the Eagles back in 1998. He was also inaugurated into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in
Nashville in 2016 and the Florida Artists Hall of Fame in 2017. He spent 27 years with the Eagles, who have sold over 150 million al- bums worldwide.
Marlon Wayans is an actor, producer, comedian, writer and film director. His films have grossed more than $736-million in domestic box office and $1-billion in global box office. As a standup comedi- an, he is selling out nationwide and adding shows every weekend. He hit a career milestone with his highly anticipated first-ever stand-up comedy special “Woke-ish,” which premiered on Netflix in Febru- ary 2018. Wayans recently wrapped production on an Untitled Hal-
loween film for Netflix in which he is starring in and producing.
Wayans recently starred as Ted White in MGM’s Aretha Franklin biopic, “RESPECT,” opposite Jen- nifer Hudson. In 2020 he starred in Sofia Coppola’s Apple-A24 movie “On the Rocks” opposite Rashida Jones and Bill Murray. Wayans signed an overall deal with HBO Max developing a pilot for “Book of Marlon,” performing a standup special and hosting a multi-act spe- cial. His standup special: “Marlon Wayans: You Know What It Is.”
• Horseshoe Tunica wel- comes Skid Row with Auto- graph, Friday, Sept. 9, comedian
Chris Tucker, Friday, Nov. 11, and Little Feat in the Waiting For Columbus Tour, Friday, Dec. 2. For Skid Row, the first rebellion started in 1986 when New Jersey kids with a punk and metal attitude set out to conquer the world. Dave “Snake” Sabo, Scotti Hill and Rachel Bolan vowed that Skid Row wouldn’t fade into rock and roll obscurity. Their rebellion continues. See them live and hear such hits as “18 and Life to Go,” “Youth Gone Wild,” “I Remember You” and more.
Chris Tucker is an International Award-winning actor, producer, and comedian, best known for his role of Detective James Carter in the “Rush Hour” blockbuster franchise. In 1997, Tucker execu- tive produced and co-starred with Charlie Sheen in the hit movie, “Money Talks” and later co-starred in the 2013 Oscar-nominated film, “Silver Linings Playbook.” In 2015, the Netflix special “Chris Tucker Live” was released to critical acclaim.
Little Feat will kick off December at Horseshoe with its Waiting for Columbus Tour. The band’s brilliant musicianship transcends boundaries, uniting California rock, funk, folk, jazz, country, rocka- billy, and New Orleans swamp boogie into a rich gumbo. The Dixie Chicken album, released 50 years ago, is considered the band’s land- mark release that continues to resonate today. The title track is a signature song and helped define the Little Feat sound.
Vicki Lawrence & Mama at Fitz Casino & Hotel
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