don't forget the puff of smoke

@Do no harm _

@@banjoboy01 and the oldness

Yeah 😂

😂😂😂😂 I just enjoy watching him

Danish people😉😁😁

My grandmother met him when she was a little girl in the 1930s. My great-grandparents were immigrants from Denmark. He was performing at a Danish club in the L.A. area.

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i saw him in concert in Ottawa when i was 9 or 10 !!! He was a lovely person. and very funny

Many more generations are falling in love Victor thanks to videos like this. His comedy is still spot on. What a talent.

Love this reference,! 🙏🏾

I love this quote - I hope I can quote it.... ❤

🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰

There are no people around like him now.

La risata è la via più breve tra due umani (Victor Borges)

Bo Burnham

@@OperaVanDubels no one's comparing people here

@@OperaVanDubels he is the. Current Victor borge

@@myrauwu I would say that Bo Burnham has rightfully stepped in Borge’s shoes, they fit him well. Both are amazing entertainers and nothing less.

@@lunareynolds1862 sorry but Aaron’s word are pure and true. He is the one and only Victor Borge. Entertainer and pianist.

He did many of the same bits in every performance, refining each one over his long career. They knew what was coming as soon as he brought up a Mozart Opera.

I so wish we had more , “Victors.!” He always brought smiles and laughs! Sincerely, Ann Wrenn dob: 12/28/42

@@annwrenn7925 He was a one of a kind, I don't think we'll ever have another quite like him. Bill Bailey is a modern comedian who does similar kinds of stuff but not as family friendly.

RIP for sure. A treasure.

❤😊😅😮😢❤😅

What a wonderful story. He really did have a sense of humor that spanned the ages.

My daughter, now grown, discovered him when she was about 8 & we had as many 8 trax as she could find 😅

oh cool! I saw him in the 90s in El Paso!

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He was on my daughter's bucket list. She wanted to attend his show more than any other entertainer. He was to play in a town nearby, and she was thrilled! However, she was killed in an accident a couple of weeks before he came to town. I was watching this for her. He wouldn't have disappointed her. RIP to both of them.

Yes, yes and yes!

Indeed! Compared to the woke clowns on Tv these days who as about as funny as a train wreck !

Oh, we might have if there was an audience for that nowadays.

He used his quick wit and intelligence to make us laugh. No profanity. He stated obvious things, but in a funny way. I love seeing these video clips. Musically, he was an absolute genius.

How I wish we had such talented, geniuses, entertainment today, instead of the street, ghetto, so called entertainers. Absolute trash, full of profanity, vulgar suggestive movements and language, how far have we fallen. Thanks to the primitives, you know who I am talking too.

it's hard to forget that English wasn't Victor's first language (he was Danish)

It was at that moment that I remembered how brilliant he was when I was a child. I’m so glad to see him again and that new generations can observe this level of elegant comedy.

As Borge himself often said, "It's your language, I'm just trying to use it." 😆

He's done it multiple times, I think it's intentional but it went right past my head every time

@@robertwhelan9132 Yes I only laughed at Danish/German jokes.

Tim Conway was among the very best too.

Miss Jane I agree. Like everybody else I too miss Victor dearly.

@@thomjones44 and Carlin!oh could we use some George Carlin right now

@@nicholasdorazio10 True I agree with you on that one indeed.

This guy was the combination of Leslie Nielsen and Liberace. Unreal.

back when you could get away with fat jokes XD "she's a big soprano, she's about 4 and a half feet tall...laying down"

Amen..we'll said

His Phonetic Punctuation brings tears to my eyes and down my face...I Still Laugh So Hard.

Were you even listening to the performance? He was trolling fat people lmao, I’d say a lot of people would consider that the latter two.

Check out TwoSet Violin. Virtuoso violinists and hilariously funny!

His piano playing was wonderful !!!!

An extraordinary talented man. Many celebrities are known for a particular genre, but hey what genre does one pin to this guy? Besides he really makes me laugh.

Ft great Talent

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Jeanette Stilwell . Strange way of going about it.

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Alot emptier.

He is super talented.

I wish Mozart could have seen the parody - he'd be laughing louder than anyone else.

Agreed

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I'm a Dane don't like him...... 😆

Me watching this 2023. Have always enjoyed his performances since I was a teen.

Me watching this 2024

3-4 times before 2024 April, I’ll watch it again and again.

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i still dont get the joke, can anyone explain it to me

@@khoadangconganh8406 it's just a matter of fact joke

@@khoadangconganh8406 i still can't get dang khoa, can anybody explain to me

@@andrerasko271 u see how he replied, i am not better than you at all

dang khoa i’m going to explain the shop to you but I need you to unclear you mind of other things. The reason why it’s funny it’s because well explaining that the two people are hidden behind the trees he says that the chorus starts playing, he says that nobody knows why signifying that and not the musicians not the composer not even the actors, this is because Mozart was the only one that knew why and that very moment the chorus was playing but for the people remaking the scene, they were just doing what was on the script. So when he says that Mozart is the only one that knows what was going on but he’s dead it’s just a matter of fact joke and there is no punchline, it’s just unexpected

She went all the way to the floor!! !! 😂😂😂

I kinda find it funny but I still don't understand the joke really much.

@@edh8900 I've always thought that it was because being only a 'bust' (a small statuette of a person's head and shoulders) he was unable to consummate the marriage leaving Mrs Mozart unsatisfied as he had no genitals 😁

I don't know, "Mrs. Mozart was not," was pretty edgy, if you read between the lines.

​@@adriangalindo3802 but it wasn't vulgar

​@@adriangalindo3802 double entendre is not vulgar because it's not explicit

So you wish Billy Connolly had not been around. Billy makes swearing into an art form.

The way he said things that were intended to be funny , were then followed by those teasing facial expressions of his which were the final touch that would bring you to TEARS OF LAUGHTER and rolling on the floor😂🤣🤣, just like RED SKELTON used to do too😅❗️ The biggest difference I believe, was that TOTALLY STRAIGHT FACE he was able to hold through it all, While Red would get so tickled 😂 , he would crack-up along with the audience or his other stage mate...

Your reply to this clip saves me the time and trouble to express it myself. Thanks!

Brilliant comment.

One big black key. Lmao! 🤣

Concert pianist without the pomp.

actually, I think he said: "do you care for piano music ? Too bad. "

@@ginaveda1782 He was a musical & a comedic genius. Victor was truly a “one of a kind” entertainer. Wish they would come up with a TV Show replaying the old irreplaceable performances. We were so lucky to have gotten the opportunity to see the “Greats” in our own living rooms. 👍👏🤗😂🤣🤚🥰

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You can’t top Rowan Atkinson...

+thespotteddog What about jack benny, fred allen,bob newhart or the great stone face (joseph frank keatonVI)?.

Nicholas Taylor you can’t compare Rowan Atkinson to this

Leslie Nielson

+Paddy Zammit yes you can there are many similarities

He actually was apparently a rather stern parent. That doesn't mean he wasn't fun of course :-)

+mike travis - Having known a few beloved public figures and celebrities I can only say that what the public sees on the stage does not reflect the private life very often. Borge was a brilliant performer. A music and comedic genius. He enriched our lives in a wonderful way. We ought leave it at that.

Ben Thum yes

Ben Thum Point taken chap ;)

You don't have a grandfather? What would he thinks?

Oh THANKS ! Another one of my heroes DEAD .... And here I was thinking he was just fading away !

There ARE some good one's, and they all owe a debt to this man. Bill Bailey for one.

He's even better than Les Dawson, who could play all the right notes but not always in the right order. I like to think they are playing duets together now. :-)

Funky babies

Bill Bailey. He has also the talent of mixing comedy and music.

How are you doing today my name is coookre

My late Mom, an accomplished piano player couldnt stand watching Victor. "He plays so well but never finishes anything". I on the other hand enjoy his musical comedy.

My Dad and husband, too!

They loved him!!

Same exact comment could apply to me!

100% 👌👌👌

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Wow! That is amazing! And you stayed as well? He must have been very entertaining.

A tad long in the tooth Merlin. Hilarious like Connick Junior. Borge often played, Fur Elise as Mozart was Belgian.

You incredibly lucky person! What a wonderful experience!

Wow!!!!!! Amazing memory!!!

Great

His humor was incredibly ingenious!

Works with English only, however, absolutely delightful.

Leyf

In German we say "In 4 Aufzügen" and I think, how they can do it in four lifts, because each can transport up to 10 persons.

He was a joke teller pianist wannabe.

So right.

Agreed

Perhaps, Joel & Co, because his genius is so bleeding obvious, that it does not need to be stated ??

Agree ! He was truly a class act all around.

@Hello Jimmy how are you doing

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+yidy1 died at that part xD

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when

"They're dressed in a kind of cheap underwear - if the audience can't see properly there's no point in spending money on expensive costumes, that's the way the management of this theatre feels about it and that's the way it's gonna be."

I read that just as he said that

Thank goodness you pointed this out! So funny and so perfect!!

The original mic drop. 😂

My dad and I memorized his sketches, and to this very day we can still "mouth" them word for word! Brilliant dry sarcastic sense of humour!!!!! The absolute best.

The jokes he told me could not be repeated on stage.

@@papklapa tell me one of them

Makes no sense Peter.

@@PaulinOsakanow He told peter jokes in a club which had a stage.

Even if you say that, that doesn't mean we can't do it as well, he worked hard for it, but that doesn't mean he's perfect, he's a human after all.

For sure, but he's astonishing, nonetheless.

John Benton ; was

Yes, like Mozart.

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What a nice thing for your bro and what a rare personality this virtuoso guy !

I will humbly apologize in advance, sir. But........you are GROOT!

What a stunning story. And to have Victor Borge remember that after 6 years is just amazing.

As one of the current generation of piano tuners I would be ecstatic if someone like Victor Borge remembered me when I tuned their piano for a concert

Mystical, and you are obviously much too young. Now run along.....

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Yo wsg bro

@@Davidmoore-ib8xg yo its marchn ow homie

Nice catch!

👍

....but hopefully not too hard.

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That Haydn joke definitely wasn't improvised; part of his genius is performing it in such a way that it _looks_ improvised.

There is someone who is doing similar stuff, but is still alive - have you heard of Hans Liberg?

I would suggest Ken Dodd was as good a comedian and a fair singer. But Doddy holds a special place in my heart. Both incredible comedians and modern comedians could learn a lot from them.

So this was filmed in his house?

Me too

I’m almost 65 and remember him as a child. Had our family laughing every time we saw him. He does a skit where he gives sounds to all punctuation of a story. Simply hilarious

@@jamesswigert5666 I want to watch this 😣

@@MJAY-N7129 it’s on YT. Victor Borge on the Ed Sullivan show

I just did the exact same thing!!🤣

Lol 😂 I saw it

It’s epic

Hmmm... Not much space behind that Curtain !! 1x Piano, chipped on the right-hand side & 1x Microphone, dented !! 🎹 🎤 😆

Before mic drops were a thing...

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@Hello Leo how are you doing

raptormaster666 He also taught people about music through this comedy, whether they knew it or not. That’s true genius!

He also played that routine with Rach 2 and Tchaik 1 as the problem concerto.

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@silverbud He could if he wanted to, but like some others he found this more rewarding.

He was too nervous to play serious recitals, that's why he can't be a serious concert pianist. He find comedic pianist more comfortable, it suits him better But he still practise many hours a day, which gives him great technique and sound touch

That creased me up !!

Reminds me of Monty Python and the princess with the "HUGE.... tracts of land!"

Is it fat-shaming to joke that the "soprano wraps herself around the tree"?

Victor Borge was also hilariously funny when interviewed. I've seen video clips of him on the Tonight Show way back when Jack Paar was host and he had the audience absolutely roaring with laughter.

All Thumbs a brilliant pianist for sure :-)

Dallas M I envy you, just learning about him. Incredibly talented pianist, even better comedian!

Yes. Believe it or not there was a time when entertainers were actually entertaining. Not like the losers we have out there nowadays.

yes

What about Danny Kaye or Red Skelton?

*mic

He's timeless. Which is not so good for a pianist of course, but he made do.

He sounds like he might be a part of the ... Spanish Inquisition

@@TimoRutanen WTF?

@@maxgemstone7257 The Spanish Inquisition in the classic Monty Python sketch also can't remember all the things in one go.

@@TimoRutanen I didn't expect the Spanish Inquisition.

@@mollybloom5681 NOBODY Expects The Spanish Inquisition.! 😁 👍

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+copferthat They have no taste!

I agree...but some people like wearing tight shoes and others lack the capacity to appreciate genius. We are more fortunate than them.

The stupid and the jealous people. It's always like this. Whatever you do, there will always be someone who doesn't like it. You just have to ignore them.

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My sides would be aching but what a joy it would be. I would have had him at my Wedding. They would be fun.

Hello How are you doing today?

I remember watching him on "The Muppet show.

There was such a glorious era for comedy in the 50s through the '70s, Victor among them. To a young boy as I was, it was charm and humor to the max. I thought they were institutions, glad to see these videos exposing more generations to these passed treasures that touched us so.

Once when a storm had blown part of the roof off his house he said that guests were still welcome but to bring their own umbrellas. Nu sulking, just pure genius.

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