I installed his telephone system in Greenwich CT. about 1975, He sat me down and performed for me and my partner. Extremely nice guy.
@dawnbohl66974 жыл бұрын
I read about Victor having a late night discussion with violinist Izaak Perlman about whether the violin or the piano is the better instrument. VB claimed that not only is the piano better, it is more versatile because he can use it to tell time. IP challenged him to prove it. VB walked over to the piano in his hotel suite and began to play a rather loud selection. Immediately, they heard a man shout from the next suite, "Don't you know it's 2 o'clock in the morning!?!"
@RonnieFry6 жыл бұрын
I had the pleasure of being on stage with Victor in Ottawa, Canada. A few of us were seated on stage with him, I was not alone. He was wonderful, classical, incredibly talented and funny. A true gentleman in all respects. I miss him to this day.
@patriciagraham222 Жыл бұрын
Lucky, Lucky you! Victor was exceptional.
@JS-ob4oh4 жыл бұрын
Had the pleasure of going to see him perform as a comedian and musician. His timing with his monologue and his piano playing was perfect. To this day, whenever I listen to Clair de Lune, I think of that evening when he played it to perfection.
@chrisarseneault56173 жыл бұрын
Simple honest and clean cut jokes. Those were the days.
@margaretjiantonio9393 жыл бұрын
I saw him in concert. There was never a dull moment. I loved his sound effects on punctuation marks.
@TheMichaelBeck Жыл бұрын
Yes! That routine is a classic. He was amazing.
@georgeisaak53214 жыл бұрын
When intelligence and humor meet together people like Viktor Borge appear ! Pretty rare
@rainday64 жыл бұрын
I had the great honor to meet him twice, the second time for a long chat and interview. Both times he was gracious, warm, genuinely friendly, accommodating, and funny as heck. He also put on an incredible performance. The last time was like visiting a family member and we sat down for 45 minutes post-performance and covered life, the universe, and everything. My friend took an entire roll of pics, too. Sadly, the film was corrupt and not one single image came out. Mr. Borge was gone a few months later.
@DeborahHart-xq6ud Жыл бұрын
Oh! My! Disappointments like that are💔ing. I’m so sorry 😔 ( I too had a roll of 🎞️‘lost’…{too bad too}…it was a whole roll [long lens] of the ’Governator’ of CA himself…Arnold💪🏻…oogling 😵💫my ‘Sundress’ summer cleavage 😳 Staring delightedly 😜 (🤤ing a little) & totally unaware that I could see his big (happy) dumb face 😁 A ‘score’…right?😃 🤨Wrong: “Sorry I can’t find your pictures Lady 🤷🏻♀️ …the ’LAB’ must’ve lost ‘em. 😳🤦🏻♀️😤) I, too was privileged to see Mr. Borge perform live…he was so funny & generous with his audience.🤩 A dear man💗 & a One of a kind talent 4 sure. 😊🙏🏻✝️
@jackeaffe5 жыл бұрын
Ein wunderbarer Mensch, ein Genie, der Scherze gemacht hat, als die "ernste Musik" noch "ernst" war. Er nimmt sich selbst auf den Arm, macht mit tollen Musikern tolle Sachen und er war der Vorreiter für viele, die Musik auch humoristisch sehen. Ein ganz liebevoller und liebenswerter Mensch ist er gewesen!!!
@hildegardderbal59084 жыл бұрын
Genau so ist es.
@dareisnogod5711 Жыл бұрын
Are you sure?
@Kimllg88Ай бұрын
one of the warmest memories of my childhood.
@crlguitar15 жыл бұрын
What a wonderfully talented human being AND comedian.... He always brought happiness to anybody who watched or listened to him. He was also a classic music genius too!
@cynthiaennis31074 жыл бұрын
6 String Fan so very true! Such a delight!
@bernlin20002 жыл бұрын
Just the way he emotes is awesome, entertaining in every part of him, extraordinary.
@georgemartin496311 жыл бұрын
A sandwich walks into a bar and orders a drink. The bartender says "I'm sorry, we don't serve food" Bada bump deesh.....
@lydiaanderson34622 жыл бұрын
@Hello George how are you doing
@johnnytheyoungmaestro Жыл бұрын
This was so funny! Made me laugh quite a bit! :)
@Martin-iv6lq Жыл бұрын
Your mom walks into a bar and starts to proposition all the male patrons again. No joke.
@GK-ec5df Жыл бұрын
A pengolin and a bat walk into a bar and the bartender says, “I’m sorry, we don’t serve Corona in here.”
@PetroicaRodinogaster264 Жыл бұрын
a piece of string walks into a bar and orders a whiskey. The bartender says, “ we don’t serve string in here, get out” The string goes out side, throws himself on the ground and wriggles and twists around a bit. Then he gets up, goes back into the bar and asks for a whiskey. The bartender looks at him and says “aren’t you that piece of string I told to get out ?” “No”, says the string, “I’m afraid (a frayed) (k)not! “
@tomfroekjaer4 жыл бұрын
He was playing at a concert in Sweden as Denmark was invaded by the Nazis. Being a Jew he knew he could not return to Denmark so he escaped to the US via Finland. But he never forgot his Danish heritage. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Borge
@rocketpost13 жыл бұрын
Just love Victor, he was a total one-off. "Was it you or your brother who died ?". Superb stuff. That sketch with the opera singer Marilyn Mulvey always makes me laugh where Victor keeps telling her to take her hands off the piano. A forgotten genius.
@lukefowler97402 жыл бұрын
Isn't it a shame that these big fat opera singers always lean against pianos and bend them? With their heavy arias...
@yunnaot2 жыл бұрын
Fun fact, the "Was it you or your brother who died?" is in an ancient Greek book called Philogelos. So it's one of the world's oldest known jokes basically.
@pauljordan4452 Жыл бұрын
@@yunnaot The oldest written joke is a fart joke from Ancient Egypt. This has never happened before: a newly married woman would never fart in her husband's lap.
@deborahduthie45194 жыл бұрын
A brilliant pianist. A real treat to watch when he made TV show appearances and all he said seemed so natural and off the cuff. A very funny gentleman.
@avapearson514912 жыл бұрын
I love this Man! He has always been a funny guy as well as a great pianist
@kalmanbekesi59802 жыл бұрын
Funny how?
@JS-ob4oh6 жыл бұрын
A very talented, funny and great entertainer. Whenever he came to town to do a live show, I always go watch him. His talent on the piano was amazing, when he plays Clair De Lune I feel as if I was transported to a different plane of existence.
@davidskerritt95305 жыл бұрын
This man had us in stitches when we were kids. Fantastic
@eminusipi4 жыл бұрын
One of the best jokes from him was "I have five children, one of each."
@cynthiaennis31074 жыл бұрын
Knob Tweaker yes!
@AllanMDodd3 жыл бұрын
Another similar one : "In Denmark we have 3 sexes - male, female and convertible." Brilliant pianist and comedian, we will not see his like again, a one-off.
@altracy2522 жыл бұрын
The funny thing is, that would apply in today's woke Society.
@eminusipi2 жыл бұрын
@@altracy252 I first heard him do this joke back in the '70s or '80s. He was the modern Nostradamus.😁
@eminusipi2 жыл бұрын
@@altracy252 I would classify "woke" as an oxymoron.🤔
@bhartley8682 ай бұрын
I love when he was introduced as THE GREAT DANE .
@SusanRasmussenxit110 жыл бұрын
I loved watching Victor Borge. So humourous and very talented indeed.
@mattcornes513 жыл бұрын
Hello Susan, How are you doing?
@minotaurbison3 жыл бұрын
This guy made my childhood so much better. Dang shame I never got to see him in person. He really was God's gift to the world
@lolitahaze022 жыл бұрын
He was born too early. Sigh.
@pierredongol91 Жыл бұрын
nah he was born at the right time , nothing beats these times when morals were everything @@lolitahaze02
@therealzilch5 жыл бұрын
Ah. a breath of the very fresh air of Victor Borge. He made the world a funnier place.
@CarinaParry7 жыл бұрын
Better than a lot of humour from these days, Victor was a very clever man.
@mikeh7044 жыл бұрын
That's a good one, same as the story about asking the person at the airline counter to send your bags to Hong Kong when you are flying to St. Louis, Missouri.
@drumdad54sdl474 жыл бұрын
If you don't own some of his routines on DVD, (even videotape) you need to get some. Wonderfully funny stuff that never gets old. A comedic genius & very talented on the piano as well.
@TheGoodmusic20115 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing him on tv when I was young, in the 1960's. great pianist and always funny. (Clean funny.)
@stepaushi5 жыл бұрын
Not always clean.
@rufust.firefly24745 жыл бұрын
@@stepaushi I never heard Victor borga tell a dirty joke but if you did it would probably be hilarious and full of innuendo rather than being blatantly obvious.
@LaurieWilliams-lk8fc3 жыл бұрын
@@rufust.firefly2474 Watch the video of him talking about Mozart and why Mozart's wife was not satisfied.
@soyzworldful3 жыл бұрын
I miss this man, what a genius!
@anjou6497 Жыл бұрын
He was a treasure. I remember his hysterically funny piano playing where he'd suddenly start playing out of tune. 💜👍
@dagnymaximus97784 жыл бұрын
I saw him when I was about 18 years old--super funny and extremely talented musician!
@badweetabix4 жыл бұрын
His signature piece, Clair de Lune, is the most beautiful rendition I have ever heard. I've listened to many pianists many consider greats, but Victor Borge plays it best.
@beatificvision72463 жыл бұрын
Yes he is one of the best in the century.
@user-uf2qc1dc9p2 жыл бұрын
flattery...will get you everywhere
@deedeskin24393 ай бұрын
Or, as Borge called it many times, "Clear the Saloon". We knew it was coming, but laughed anyway.😂
@ACJWJ7 жыл бұрын
Finally found the piece he's playing at 0:20--it's Ignaz Friedman's Waltz Op. 51 No. 2.
@andrewolmstead5 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH AHHHHHHHHHHHH thanks I really appreciate it
@no2885 жыл бұрын
i saw him in Copenhagen (Denmark) and he got a standing ovation after the show for about 10 minutes. We would not let him go, and yes he did came back ...what a night!
@jessicadavenport28083 жыл бұрын
I so wish I could have been there. He was an amazing man.
@RWBHere4 жыл бұрын
Humour of a calibre which is hard to find nowadays. Both Mr. Borge and his type of humour are sadly missed.
@oldmanfromscenetwentyfour81644 жыл бұрын
What I can't believe is that there are so many people who need the Haircut joke explained to them ...
@dareisnogod5711 Жыл бұрын
Ah, the 50s & Victor Borge. In many ways, the best years of the 20th century.
@michaeljayklein5009 жыл бұрын
Victor Borge (I'm pretty sure) was the first act to open the first casino in Atlantic City--I was there and he was wonderful. Great joke too!
@mudchair164 жыл бұрын
I'm glad they opened that casino. It has led to AC becoming a thriving commun.. wait, nevermind.
@jamesscanlon59694 жыл бұрын
@@mudchair16 A great joke then, and still a great joke now, hundreds of years later.
@alanfite3333 ай бұрын
Always great humor and a bit of a sneaky smile too.😇😏😎
@RIXRADvidz4 жыл бұрын
at age 5, I was given piano lessons, at age 7 when I first saw Mr. Borge, I discovered there was a lot more 'play' in playing the piano, it made me love what I was doing, scales and counting and all.
@rudytoth4 жыл бұрын
One of the funniest things he ever done was the punctuation noise stunt on stage reading from a book too.
@rudytoth4 жыл бұрын
@Annie Romanowski Yes I remember that too. He sure was comical in adding words to things that didn't exist. Like around here. 😁
@naturalroyalflush3 жыл бұрын
I had forgotten about that. Now I can see him and hear him...especially when there was extended punctuation, all those funny sounds.
@albazamora17674 жыл бұрын
I love him! Great jokes! Pure class! A genius!
@barbarawilson9585 жыл бұрын
He was always so charming and very funny and a talented piano player
@ysplse10 жыл бұрын
priceless bloke genuine genius so privileged to see him live
@drumdad54sdl474 жыл бұрын
I was also privileged to see him.. in Kalamazoo MI in the 90s.
@LP-zr1ep4 жыл бұрын
I was lucky to see him here in NZ ,,,
@MrJdsenior5 жыл бұрын
I've never heard him play anything that far through. This guy was amazingly funny. RIP
@stefanpolanszky73264 жыл бұрын
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@Zerbey4 жыл бұрын
His act usually included a few songs played straight, often Danish folk songs.
@MrJdsenior4 жыл бұрын
@@Zerbey Cool, I don't remember seeing that in any of the four or five recorded concerts I've seen, but it wouldn't surprise me. They may also have not recorded the complete shows that were presented those nights. One of the funnier guys out there though, overall, MHO.
@johnflukes51753 жыл бұрын
Jj no
@MooPotPie3 жыл бұрын
Here you go . . . . kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z56ze2aeopuAa6s
@michel0312577 жыл бұрын
love to see one being told to tell one joke does about 47 in this short clip! :-) what a brilliant man!
@joannoneill25313 жыл бұрын
He was a real class act. I enjoyed many a good laugh with him.
@MrSimon635611 жыл бұрын
Nice - the old stuff will never die.
@beverleykorte18323 жыл бұрын
True
@AECJ15 жыл бұрын
Still have to hear from him when I get a chance. Great musician and personality Victor
@principalpercussion11 жыл бұрын
Played concerts with him mant times over many years and he was always funny and truly a fine Pianist !!
@cynthiaennis31074 жыл бұрын
Herbert Baker how wonderful for you both!
@mikewoodson69304 жыл бұрын
Herbert Baker I hope this message finds you well. You must have many great stories? It’s been 7 years, hope you respond.
@Olm94 жыл бұрын
@@mikewoodson6930 I somehow feel the same way.. Imagine performing with mr. Victor Borge ❤
@Nine-Signs4 жыл бұрын
People like Victor make me wish technology was more advanced so that when the body goes the mind can live on somewhere virtually. We lose so much talent and knowledge.
@LeoCoot7 жыл бұрын
A LEGEND !
@myeolm_23 жыл бұрын
찐
@annierosebud7 жыл бұрын
I saw this great man live at Saint David's Hall in Cardiff, South Wales, UK. I had always admired his genius as a musician, one who could 'turn his hand to any piece of music', make some sort of seeming dis-order of a piece because he had it upside down or whatever, then Hey Presto'. Always gave a tantalising glimpse of the original !! He's a true genius, a true gentleman and I will never forget him. xx
@Dave5843-d9m3 жыл бұрын
Dave Allen told the dead brother joke way back in the 1970s. He also mentioned the the Irish greeting “hello is it yourself”. Meaning “are you feeling at you best”. .
@eddiepolo60472 жыл бұрын
Dave Allen ain't that special.... That joke is from at least the 4th century b.c. It's first known appearance is in the greek book "Philogelos".
@Mr_Dancy_Pants Жыл бұрын
I came expecting a joke, but ended up with a great Dane.
@tomwilliams829510 жыл бұрын
TOP NOTCH COMEDY from Mr. Borge !!!
@TheMichaelBeck Жыл бұрын
A man in a wheelchair goes into a walk-in clinic. And he's promptly thrown out.
@kathrynmolesa16414 жыл бұрын
Loved watching Victor on tv. He and Liberace made the piano watchable.
@djhrecordhound4391 Жыл бұрын
...and Chico Marx didn't...? 😉
@markwatters68753 жыл бұрын
Brilliant man. Thanks for the dance.
@grammybear42263 жыл бұрын
🐼 Big Bear Hugs from a 67 yr old grandma in Kirby, Texas, USA 🐼...
@smeyer29648 жыл бұрын
FUNNY; and with a CLEAN MOUTH !!!!
@andretorres2027 жыл бұрын
That is what she said! :P
@bangersmash15667 жыл бұрын
unlike the rest of you Fuckers!
@brunodelconte5 жыл бұрын
He could certainly teach some of our Australian "comedians" a lesson on that point.
@VestigialHead5 жыл бұрын
@@brunodelconte As if having a clean mouth is a virtue.
@rufust.firefly24744 жыл бұрын
It is if you want to keep your teeth!
@johnferguson89937 жыл бұрын
To be able to keep going with all of that humour and odd-ball accompaniment is absolutely brilliant. A very funny performance.
@peterherman43109 жыл бұрын
I don't know which came first, but this is essentially the same joke as: Man goes into a restaurant, tells the server: "I'd like 2 eggs, whites runny, yolks hard. Two pieces of toast raw in the middle and burnt on the edges. Coffee cold and OJ with seeds." Server: "I can't do that, sir!" Man: "Why? you did it yesterday!" I love Victor Borge!
@lydiaanderson34622 жыл бұрын
@Hello Peter how are you doing
@peterherman43102 жыл бұрын
@@lydiaanderson3462 Doing good Lydia thanks! Hope you are too.
@lydiaanderson34622 жыл бұрын
@@peterherman4310 I’m good thanks for asking I hope we can get to know each other and can you suggest a way we can talk off here if you don’t mind
@kenhaley47 жыл бұрын
Victor Borge: One of the greatest. I love his "Inflationary Language" bit, as well as his "phonetic punctuation". Guaranteed to make you laugh out loud, if you have any sense of humor at all.
@rudytoth4 жыл бұрын
Same wavelength look at my comment.
@timmccaffrey13267 жыл бұрын
Lovely stuff from what seems like a hundred years ago now.......great gentleman.
@yugandali11 жыл бұрын
He's way ahead of his time! That kind of haircut is very popular now.
@ploopybear5 жыл бұрын
lmao nice
@pernormann486910 жыл бұрын
I'm not a big fan of V Borge, but he definitely had his moments. My favourite is when he walks up on stage, silently, stands in front of the microphone for a minute. Then puffs out cigar smoke and gently coughs. Gets me every time I see it.
@assmatronix7 жыл бұрын
Per Normann how can anyone not be a fan of Victor Borge?
@henrikhyrup39957 жыл бұрын
.....and then saying "I stopped smoking 15 years ago. Must still be some left in there."
@manueljaggi6 жыл бұрын
...and then saying "chinese food"
@Shenorai5 жыл бұрын
@@henrikhyrup3995 Another punchline I know he used with the smoke was, "I'm a little short on breath. It's been a long day and I was breathing the whole time!"
@billeybop8 жыл бұрын
I just realized we must have had the same barber! hahaha
@lovisblue11 жыл бұрын
I am now 67 & love him even more Handsome witty talented & always made people laugh Was living in St Thomas when he was mugged on Syngogue hill.He has a forgiving nature.. He is a real survivor of many tragedys'
@BaccarWozat9 жыл бұрын
"Category: Autos & Vehicles". Sounds about right. He could have played a piano down the street, made elaborate hand signals for turning, and worn the seat belt he usually kept in his piano stool.
@daman73876 жыл бұрын
makin my way downtown
@fordkeitzer475 жыл бұрын
da man m J
@pauljordan44524 жыл бұрын
@@daman7387 Exactly! 😄
@PleaseNThankYou3 жыл бұрын
My mother always made sure we were well rounded in our knowledge so she had us sit and watch Mr. Borga as he instructed us in the importance of proper puntuation. I kid you not, this is how I first learned my lessons. My teachers were impressed in first grade but not so much after that.
@ajgrant94 Жыл бұрын
This man's piano playing on Charlie Brown Christmas defines my life. For 60 years it has mesmerized me.
@Bonzman3 жыл бұрын
He said once, 'I met two ladies, the were a mother and daughter, it was hard to tell them apart because they both looked really old' 😂😂😂
@LaurieWilliams-lk8fc3 жыл бұрын
Very un PC - like something Rodney Dangerfield would have said.
@denisesalles72485 жыл бұрын
He was so great! And so talented!
@charleswills45544 жыл бұрын
I always enjoyed his piano playing ,as far as im concerned there was no one better.And funny he always made me laugh.
@cynthiaennis31074 жыл бұрын
My family just loved him! He’s so funny & cute! We loved his routines!
@jystme24373 жыл бұрын
You know when they ask who would you love to have dinner with??well this is the man I fell in love with💯💯 him 💙the music the humor the man 🥀🦋
@juliemacandrews14349 жыл бұрын
what a bloke, what a funny man.... gorgeous.... what a shame he's gone......xx
@srnordli2 жыл бұрын
I loved this man’s talent!
@johnw20264 жыл бұрын
I used his barber one time. Never went back. 🙂
@ronbeam68933 жыл бұрын
The definition of kind class.
@paulineshields59188 жыл бұрын
Zi am so lucky to be able to see these entertainers .
@thecurtray8 жыл бұрын
+Pauline Shields maybe they are lucky you chose to show up also.
@elliottsims59174 жыл бұрын
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@Questor-ky2fv Жыл бұрын
Thanks for posting this. He was a great entertainer, and always made me laugh! I'm so sorry he's gone.
@st.charlesstreet98764 жыл бұрын
One of the Best Comedians and One of the Most Intelligent Men I have ever seen. MGBY Victor!
@wholeNwon7 жыл бұрын
"The Great Dane".
@1atomicblond14 жыл бұрын
Very talented and funny man. May he Rest in Peace.
@LenHummelChannel8 жыл бұрын
love Victor. he was a unique and wonderful talent.
@shielajarvis89774 жыл бұрын
He was truly one of the funniest man ever!
@nanceebee4210 жыл бұрын
A class act, very unique
@stigekalder3 жыл бұрын
Hi all, I have some rare footage with Victor Borge - recorded in his native country Denmark. He partly speaks Danish, but I have applied English subtitles for those parts. This is the playlist (Enjoy!): kzbin.info/aero/PLCby7t-aPVUksdwJPSy7ov7-tHibgxC4h
@neilmccann58264 жыл бұрын
Saw him in concert once in Chicago. Great talent. However the barber joke is a variation of Henny Youngman's joke at the airline counter; "I wasnt one suitcase to go to Miami, 1 to Philadelphia, and 1 to Rome" ......."you did it last month !"
@bernlin20002 жыл бұрын
God I wish I could have met this man. Diamond in the rough. 🌟
@lemans35074 жыл бұрын
Kid: mommy mommy daddy just threw up. Mom: oh my God what should we do? Kid: give me a spoon cause jr.is eating all the big pieces.
@Kent-qo6xp Жыл бұрын
Victor was very,very accomplished
@gkw98824 жыл бұрын
Any one remember his joke about: why do they put three pedals on pianos? He said 'who do they think I am?'
@johntao68224 жыл бұрын
THAT is the funniest joke. Thanks!
@billkonrad33664 жыл бұрын
One of the worlds truly funny men.
@flyingcarpet9911 жыл бұрын
He is really gorgeous - thank you for posting it ;-))
@bepisthebenis51115 жыл бұрын
Christine Henninger *borgeous
@bignoseharry65614 жыл бұрын
@@bepisthebenis5111 lol.
@kellygervais34402 жыл бұрын
Awww Victor, never missed one of his tv specials growing up..
@daveluttinen25476 жыл бұрын
I saw him perform in Miami, Florida in July, 1995. It was the concert of a lifetime and one of my fondest memories.
@philhand58303 жыл бұрын
Thank heavens for digital remastering!
@giuseppegambino35142 жыл бұрын
Grazie ,,Grande Maestro,,,,per il suo buonumore,,,,sempre,,,