He taught a class I took at Harvard. Brilliant guy, and an enlightened instructor. He was one of my favorite professors overall, and until reading this article some 30 years later, I had no idea of his comedy life.
My dad was a college math prof who introduced me to Tom Lehrer. I devoured those records which later led me to find Dr. Demento then Weird Al.
Tom Lehrer makes many happy memory connections for me.
"Sick comedy was, in retrospect, a sign of artistic life in a conformist era. Lehrer ate up the notoriety, but he did not so easily find a place in the era that replaced it."
Also: Tom Lehrer is still alive. Great article; lots of historical details.