Read a conversation with Bobby about the show and Tom Lehrer’s comedy legacy. How did you initially discover the work of Tom Lehrer? I was introduced to Tom Lehrer at such a young age that I cannot ...

As if the world didn't already have enough concerns about artificial intelligence--emphasis, please, on "artificial," not "intelligence"--it turns out the University of Arkansas, like all universities ...

For the small cult-like fan group who follows the satirical singer-songwriter Tom Lehrer, the title of a delightful local live show based on his work may cause some confusion. "Tom Lehrer Is Alive and ...

Recently I noted and lamented the passing of a funny math guy — my kind of person and idol. You may never have heard of him or understood him if you knew his work. His humor weapon of choice was ...

Tom Lehrer, the American singer-songwriter who became well known for his biting and satirical songs on social and political topics in the 1960s, died at the age of 97 last month at his home in ...

Fame is a drug, fed by attention, applause and money. Those who become addicted sometimes have a desperate need to hold on, even as the talents that brought renown begin to fade and eventually ...

Tom Lehrer never identified closely with his ancestral Judaism. But the famed satirist and mathematician, who died on July 26 at 97, wrote one of the first popular songs about a Jewish holiday. “(I’m ...

Six decades after Tom Lehrer adapted his songs on such then-current topics as the Second Vatican Council and the vice-presidency of Hubert Horatio Humphrey from NBC’s That Was the Week That Was into ...

Given last week’s news of the death at the age of 97 of America’s most acerbic and creative musical satirist, I was curious as to whether Tom Lehrer had ever performed in New Haven, given that he was ...

Thomas A. Lehrer ’47 — a beloved musician and mathematics instructor who set sardonic commentary to upbeat piano melodies — died on July 26. He was 97. By Sophie Gao and Sarah F. Silverman Thomas A.

Lehrer, who died July 26, wrote numerous satirical songs, including "Pollution" and "The Vatican Rag." In the latter half of his life, he also taught math at Harvard and MIT. This is FRESH AIR. Tom ...