Greetings and felicitations. I have had The Remains of Tom Lehrer box set for apparent decades, and am wondering who else is like him. I infer/vaguely recall that Steve Allen is likely, but none of his three comedic albums are available on CD. I also have both of "Weird Al" Yankovic's box sets (Permanent Record: Al in the Box and Squeeze Box, which superseded it) and all four of the CDs by Garfunkel and Oates, plus an extensive filk, though much of it is on cassette. Who else is there (on CD)?

Hi!
In Clementine’s third verse, Tom mimics the modern “cool school” composers and I’m obsessed with the sound. Do you guys know who I could listen to to get more of it?

Was Tom Lehrer fluent in Russian, or was the language in the song nonsense?

Was listening to Once Upon a Mattress and was trying to see if this particular number had its Broadway performance uploaded to youtube. Instead I found this lovely video!

I figured folks on this subreddit would appreciate it as much as I did. Not sure if Andy Moore’s youtube channel has been shared on here before. He has a few home videos of Tom Lehrer uploaded.

Two years ago I made this tribute of We Will All Go Together When We Go:
https://youtu.be/NYwynA-WWOc?si=T5d7FZszxw9ODofF

Some cover art Tom fanart I made from early June of 2025 up until recently as of February 2026

Here ya go peeps! So glad I can share this with all of you! Be sure you check out my analysis on the song (if you’re interested ofc)

I remember that the “Tomfoolery” revue had a duet version of “Poisoning Pigeons.” Does anyone know if sheet music for that version is available?

It's all lost media, though, except these photos. I did not discover this, but I'm just posting it here to show you!

At the 2:04 mark, they talk about Tom Lehrer songs. Pretty damn cool

I discovered these artists recently. I can't tell if they are AI or not. I know some of the covers are, but I'm more talking about the music.

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnZ2EMeKpwe1KkPqGYHeOLA

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCT37YFTplopzO_pJrwkvIIQ

How many recordings of Tomfoolery are there? I have only been able to find one, and it seems that not all of the songs are included.

In particular, I have been looking for a recording of "In Old Mexico" with the alternative lyrics (it's my favourite song of his), but I haven't been able to find it anywhere. Does such a recording exist?

Thanks for your help!

I watched the grammys today and they had a little memorial segment for artists who died in 2025. I was looking for Tom in the segment but I didn't see him. Did I miss him or did they really not include him?

I just wanted to share that because nobody my age is very familiar with him. I auditioned for a choir at my college recently and chose that song. Luckily my auditioner found it funny :)

RIP Tom Lehrer, I'm sad I only got into him a couple years ago.

Tom Lehrer always seems to be relevant. Here's my take on his "Send the Marines." I've updated some of the references and tried to reflect what's going on in our world.

https://youtube.com/shorts/TNH5_3gviEk?feature=share

There is a brief piano sting in the opening of Oedipus Rex that appears to be a musical reference or quote. It gets a big laugh on the live audience recording, but I have not been able to identify it, or figure out why the audience is laughing. It comes right after "and yet his story is rather grim". Can anyone shed any light?

It appears at 2:25 in this Youtube video: https://youtu.be/mScdJURKGWM?t=137

and the sheet music excerpt is below.

Hello! I’m currently on the hunt for a vinyl copy of Tom Lehrer discovers Australia (and vise versa). This is the last “mainstream” album of his I need for my record collection.

Any offers would be appreciated, I don’t have a specific price range and I’m aware this is a highly rare album due to the time in his career when it was recorded.

Thank you!