Last week, "South Park" showed President Trump in bed with Satan — his genitalia showing — and barely rated a shrug. That's why Tom Lehrer, the most wicked political satirist of his generation, closed ...

Back in the 1930s, the Gershwin brothers — George and Ira — were a dynamic American writing team that composed more than two dozen scores for Broadway and Hollywood. But their greatest hits came in ...

Brief though his career as an entertainer was, Tom Lehrer inscribed his signature on a brainy, no-holds-barred brand of political and social satire whose influence could be discerned decades later in ...

In Kerala's fiercely contested elections, campaign songs are emerging as powerful political tools to energise cadres, shape narratives and also influence voters' sentiments. During the 2021 polls, ...

While satire is a critical expression, it’s akin to freedom. Like humour, it could be a ‘defamatory remark’. Liberty is a ...