Critically acclaimed standup comedian Sean Kent, winner of the recent Seattle International Comedy Competition, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Friday at the Auburn Avenue Theater.

Kent will be joined by two other standup comedians.

Tickets are $17, $15 for college students. Comedy at the Ave is not recommended for children under 18 years.

For tickets, call Auburn Parks, Arts & Recreation at 253-931-3043, Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-5 p.m., or check online at www.brownpapertickets.com/event/95084.

Kent is currently performing live to packed houses in the U.S. Canada and abroad. The Texas native’s incisive socio-political comedy also can be seen on NBC, CBS, E! Entertainment, Comedy Central, Fox Sports Net, VH1 and more.

In a recent review of his live stage show, Cinamablend called his performance “seamless … Kent manages the unthinkable without ever appearing out of place.”

His full-length CD, “Sex, Drugs and Politics”, is currently in heavy rotation on XM Radio and Sirius Satellite, where it was hailed as “an instant classic.”

Kent recently was chosen as the featured comic on Myspace.com, and is most widely known from his appearance as a series regular on two seasons of NBC’s Last Comic Standing where his performances were labeled “Edgy and daring …”

A cancer survivor, Sean also works to raise awareness by speaking and performing at a variety of annual charity events, including the Cancer for College fundraiser with Will Farrell and the City of Hope Bone Marrow Transplant Reunion.

Sean Kent’s Web site, www.seankent.com contributed to this report.