Political humorist to perform at Langford

Political humorist Kate Clinton will perform as part of Great Performances at Vanderbilt Oct. 26 at 8 p.m. in Langford Auditorium.

Clinton, a former high school English teacher, turned to comedy on a dare back in the early 1980s, and is now widely-known for her potent and savvy humor.

She has appeared on Nightline, Good Morning America, CNN, Entertainment Tonight, Comedy Central and C-SPAN. She also toured for a year with her one-woman off-Broadway production called "Correct Me if I'm Right."

Clinton

In 1998, she authored the book Don't Get Me Started and is a columnist for the monthly magazines The Progressive and The Advocate. Clinton has also written for the New York Times and George magazine. She wrote for The Rosie O'Donnell Show in 1996 and has released five comedy albums including the most recent "Comedy You Can Dance To."

Tickets for the performance are $28, $24 and $20; $14 for students and children; $14 for Vanderbilt faculty and staff; $7 for Vanderbilt students. Tickets are available at the Sarratt Box Office and through all TicketMaster outlets by calling 255-9600 or visiting www.ticketmaster.com.

Great Performances at Vanderbilt is a student committee that coordinates the selection of the season and handles all arrangements of the performances.