Why mathematicians make great comedy writers

Re:Why mathematicians make great comedy writers by ColinWright on Friday October 18, 2013 @01:55PM (#6572839)

I remember an interview with Tom Lehrer in which he said that writing lyrics is like solving a puzzle - I can see the similarity.

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Re:Why mathematicians make great comedy writers by prateekj on Friday October 18, 2013 @02:02PM (#6572895)

Exactly! Writing something that is both meaningful and interesting is like solving a puzzle.

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Re:Why mathematicians make great comedy writers by charlesism on Saturday October 19, 2013 @01:14AM (#6575438)

Thank goodness someone mentioned Tom Lehrer. He's "exhibit A" in the case for funny mathematicians. I wish there were a Youtube clip of Tom performing "New Math", but this is close:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oHuRcDnJOAQ

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Re:Why mathematicians make great comedy writers by mkndr on Friday October 18, 2013 @10:59PM (#6575155)

Absolutely true. I am a songwriter who happens to know how to program. Equivalences abound.

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