If you haven't had a chance, give his full performances a listen. He intersperses song and spoken comedy, with the whole arc hanging together masterfully. Think

If you haven't had a chance, give his full performances a listen. He intersperses song and spoken comedy, with the whole arc hanging together masterfully. Think of one of the great stand-up specials. I'd say it "feels very modern," but the truth is that Lehrer (re-)invented the modern form. An Evening (Wasted) with Tom Lehrer (1959, 42m) https://youtu.be/w8d0GwzY6cA https://youtu.be/w8d0GwzY6cA Tom Lehrer Discovers Australia (And Vice-Versa) (1960, 49m) https://youtu.be/seaUERXJuyc https://youtu.be/seaUERXJuyc That Was The Year That Was (1965, 38m) https://youtu.be/8fSbbsWrxqc https://youtu.be/8fSbbsWrxqc Live in Copenhagen (1967, 51m) https://youtu.be/QHPmRJIoc2k https://youtu.be/QHPmRJIoc2k