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Satire is one of the oldest forms of humor and adding music makes it even more powerful; in early Germanic and Celtic societies, people mocked in song would break out in boils and even commit suicide. Join David Misch (“Mork and Mindy, “The Muppets Take Manhattan,” “Saturday Night Live,” “Funny: The Book”) as he shows how 15 hilarious, and pointed, satirical songs mock racism, war, sexism, income inequality and more. Featuring Randy Newman, Weird Al Yankovic, Gilbert & Sullivan, Steve Martin, Amy Schumer, Chuck Berry, Groucho Marx, “Saturday Night Live,” “South Park,” Key and Peele, Bo Burnham, and Bugs Bunny. As the Crown King of caustic cultural commentary, Tom Lehrer, once said “If, after hearing my songs, just one human being is inspired to say something nasty to a friend, or perhaps to strike a loved one, it will all have been worthwhile.”