Department of Mathematics
- Syllabus (coming soon)
- Episode of In Our Time (BBC Radio 4) about Tristram Shandy.
- The Science of Laughter, an episode of “The Infinite Monkey Cage” on BBC Radio 4.
- Jessica Mitford, “My Short and Happy Life As a Distinguished Professor”, from the Atlantic, October 1974. Note the reference to Hyman Kaplan.
- A classic by David Rakoff, available at Soundcloud and This American Life, “Oh! The Places You Will Not Go!”
- “At The Anarchists’ Convention”, by John Sayles, read by Jerry Stiller or John Sayles.
- Two from Morris and Bolcom:
- A clip from Across the Universe.
- “A Little Priest”, first act finale from Sweeney Todd, sung by
- “When You’re Lying Awake With a Dismal Headache” from Iolanthe:
- “I am the Very Model of a Modern Major General” from The Pirates of Penzance:
- Beyond the Fringe:
- Monty Python:
- Fawlty Towers:
- Boondocks
- Some Korean humor:
- Tom Lehrer:
- Bessie Smith: Kitchen Man
- This American Life: Fiasco
- German humor: Vince Ebert
- French humor (from Claire):
- From Josh:
- From Julia: Comedy Breaks