A defiant Michelle Phillips eating a banana on the Ed Sullivan Show after the producers forced The Mamas & the Papas to lip-sync (1967)

Oh yeah lemme rush to PayPal this shitshow more money

Of all the song parodies ever, this is now my favorite.

I feel like we’re living in a cartoon version of world history.

And suddenly the world is less smart, less insighful, and less funny. RIP Tom Lehrer

Very sad to learn of the passing of the brilliant and biting Tom Lehrer at 97. Even though he stopping writing and performing satirical songs a half century or more ago, I derived great joy knowing that he still walked among us. His work will forever remain the gold standard.

Windmill cancer rates have dropped from 0 to 0 since Trump first raised awareness.

A genius, clearly. RIP Tom Lehrer.

The Rise of Hitler: A History of How Democracy Fell in Germany and Its Parallels to Today 🧵1/11: His past was steeped in scandal—a felon, accused of treason and sedition, his actions and rhetoric frequently straddling the line of legality. He was convicted for attempting to

#RIPTomLehrer One of the all time GREATS. As an artist AND as a human being. He gave me his first interview in decades (for @SATIRISTAS) because he loved The ARISTOCRATS! so he felt he’d enjoy talking to me about comedy & satire. I am not worthy. But I just *have* to brag.

Pretty sure AI is going to turn us all into serfs worse than we already are.

FFRF salutes the irreverent genius of Tom Lehrer — a master of satire who pulled no punches when skewering religion, politics, and hypocrisy. “The Vatican Rag” still hits the perfect note of blasphemous brilliance. npr.org/2025/07/27/835…

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“Tell people there's an invisible man in the sky who created the universe, and the vast majority will believe you. Tell them the paint is wet, and they have to touch it to be sure.” — George Carlin

He’ll be keynote speaker at the next CPAC.

#TomLehrer by Banx

Who ‘won’ #TheAristocrats? cracked.com/article_31638_…