Andy Kaufman alter ego Tony Clifton should put on a smoking show at anniversary tribute
Santos Party House
96 Lafayette St.
Monday, November 16, $20, 9:00
212-714-4646
www.santospartyhouse.com
www.tonyclifton.net
In conjunction with Performa 09, Participant Inc. honors the twenty-fifth anniversary of the death of Andy Kaufman with an evening of entertainment featuring performance artist Vaginal Davis with PME in “Advanced Capitalism Reunion: Reparations and Retardations,” followed by Tony Clifton, the Cliftonettes, and the seventeen-piece Katrina Kiss My Ass Orchestra. DJs Adam Horovitz of the Beastie Boys, Kathleen Hannah of Le Tigre, and Gibby Haynes of the Butthole Surfers will be spinning tunes throughout the night. The show is named in honor of the late performance artist Stuart Sherman, who died in 2001. But the main draw here is Clifton, one of the most abrasive, annoying, insulting, and downright nasty performers ever. So basically, be prepared for a nice, quiet evening celebrating the genius that was Andy Kaufman.