Victor Borge - "Dance of the Comedians" (Boston, 1986)

In this sketch, Victor Borge conducts the Boston Pops Orchestra at Boston Symphony Hall in August 1986.
The first violin is Max Hobart, conductor, teacher and soloist.
Source: The Very Best of Victor Borge: Victor Borge's Timeless Comedy Reference File
Owner: PBS
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[@crazysnake1096]

The bit with the lead violinist was genius. Has me in stitches everytime

[@ruthsalgado6775]

True XD

[@nogod7184]

@Hi You are the reason why people don't like christians.

[@Cheeto_Fingerz]

Same here! I came here looking for that exact moment. Makes me bust up every single time I see it. *HEY* 👈🏻😭😭😭😭😭😭😭

[@dandaniels851]

So good to have memories of the real good old days. I'm grateful for KZbin for its ability to keep the the most precious times alive 🙏👍

[@BenSlover1]

The slip off of the rostrum (platform) at 1:49 is such classic Victor. He was a master of physical shtick like that that he would use with incredible comedic timing. That purposeful slip is very akin to his signature slide off of the piano bench that would always make his fans roar. He was a genius in so many ways!

[@peterwilliamson4296]

For sure and no mean feat considering the speed he moved at, his age and potential for injury.

[@jimtrue1465]

Kudos also to the orchestra. Imagine having to perform a piece being conducted by Victor Borge and not breaking up completely.

[@michaelavaglianoconductor7728]

It is the Boston Symphony, so they're pretty good at keeping it together -- but I know I would have lost it before the first fermata was cut off!

[@georgeisaak5321]

I would love to see him live but unfortunately i can't anymore...

[@ingerludvig2830]

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[@kattrakee]

Such exceptional excellence; Hands-down, the great Victor Borge ♥️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶♥️🎶🎶🎵🎵🎵🎶🎶🎵🎵🎶🎶⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

[@carolynellis387]

Such superb superior subtle style all done with amazing comic effect

[@loganfruchtman953]

He really put the emphasis on comedy! He’s a legend in the classical music world.

[@noelmitaxa7440]

Without his comedic talent and timing, Victor Borg would only be remembered as yet another world-class concert pianist. I had the pleasure of seeing him perform in Melbourne during his last visit to Australia in 1996.

[@sharonlackie6142]

Wonderful .......he was just one of a kind! My dad’s favorite......he was Danish also.

[@georgealderson4424]

I imagine rehearsals were as much fun for the orchestra as the performance is for the audience!

[@suzegiljer3206]

A complete entertainer.What a class act,

[@ritazanin1429]

What a personality! I wish there were more individuals like him. Here and now!

[@forrestwelsh2968]

Oh my goodness! Threw out the First Chair. I lost it at that!

[@TomasPböckerlyftningschack]

You would love Celibidache conducting Dvorak. kzbin.info/www/bejne/lWq1hWWkfalpebM About 27 minutes in (in the largo) a violin is playing to fast and the look he gets will probably haunt him for years.

[@leandar]

Yes, they did the gunshot!

[@JohnJApanovitch]

I always honor the fact that elderly people really have quite a sense of humor, and Victor Borge here really defines the combination of music and comedy. He died about a month after I was born, so it was amazing to know that I got to live while he was still here for a short time. There will never be another Victor Borge.

[@kalmajada8711]

Thanks for share this wonderful memories of Victor Borge....he was absolutely amazing...😔

[@gailhill5734]

Unique and utter genius

[@virginiadenaro1004]

Cuánto trabajo y al mismo tiempo cuánta diversión! Lloré de risa!

[@cannedmusic]

I loved when he sent the first violin to his box.

[@MrRapparicio]

Just brilliant

[@tambrosia]

Victor Borge the greatest Great Dane ever

[@arthurpewtey]

Sounds about right to me.

[@benellis9665]

Literally only heard of him 2 days ago and I'm completely hooked! Genius!

[@brianlee5702]

Welcome to the world as Victor saw it.

[@maurodegiorgi63]

same here

[@saubhagyasharma8653]

Me too brother😂😂😂

[@wanderingwind6668]

Me today

[@Moataz_Emam]

I envy you late comers. You are in for a treat.

[@_MSD75_]

I love this for many reasons, but esp the sheer amount of fun the musicians are having esp @4:16

[@CheekyFest]

I saw him in London around 30 years ago

[@markusyuwonoherbayu487]

Just love this piece. Very entertaining 😊👍

[@douglasburnside]

How did the brass and woodwinds get through this? I mean, you can't play a trumpet when you are laughing so hard you can't catch your breath!

[@russs7574]

That poor guy with the oboe, where breath control is everything.

[@jake3539]

Richard simons exercise

[@zabil007]

@MR.random57 go get vaccination ! Jesus does not make miracles anymore ...

[@wiseoldfool]

@@zabil007 I don't get the Victor Borge connection. What am I missing?

[@robynlynnellebaker3378]

The man was a stellar musician and a stellar comedian.

[@headshotsongs9465]

Hard to separate the two.

[@evelynsiegrist8311]

ABSOLUTELY!!!!!!!

[@cammycool]

When he says he'll pay for the music stand after struggling for a minute was genius. I usually don't like it when people make fun of classical music, but Victor Borge knows how to make it respectfully funny.

[@ChibiPanda8888]

He makes you want to listen to Classical music since nowadays people think it's boring or whatever.

[@soniamacdonald9193]

Borge was such a charming, as well as extremely funny, guy - saw him live in London in the 60s, he had the whole audience in his hand the whole way through. His only musical/comedic equal was P D Q Bach.

[@SparkyMcBiff]

I was so laughing at this I was in tears! There will never be another like Victor Borge.

[@robertdroza.]

Absolute Genius, It’s amazing that the Orchestra could still play while he made them laugh so much. What an entertainer!

[@daphneraven6745]

What a great blessing that he was born within the technological age that allowed his genius and gifts to be captured and freely shared long beyond his time!

[@malcolmdale]

Victor Borge was at the airport and said to his wife "I wish I'd brought the piano." She said "why would you want a piano at the airport?" and he replied "because I left the tickets on it."

[@kennethpurscell]

I actually stage managed him at our small college symphony. Every little thing was tightly scripted, right down to 2--and only 2--curtain calls. EXCEPT he was so delighted with how me and my light crew had to bend over each other to prepare the shift to house lights that Borge came off stage, laughed at us, and went out to take calls 3, 4, and 5! Funny, funny guy!

[@marbleman52]

Kenneth...Wow, what a memory to be cherished the rest of your life...good for you..!!

[@isamcfarlane8209]

marbleman52 lmld kirk reflection

[@frederickchopin3894]

Can you please consider my hand shook by you so that I can say my hand has shook the hand of someone who has met Victor Borge?

[@danahansen5427]

😂 Just goes to show how much precision it takes to make the 'accidents' happen so funnily! 😂

[@caroc4327]

I have no idea what was described.

[@meomallorca]

Combining laughter with musical genius...wow! Thank you for your legacy Victor Borge.

[@robertwhelan9132]

When he had the orchestra losing it, I knew I was in good company rolling on the floor as well. Absolutely hilarious!

[@romisetafibra3632]

Cool. , and to cry with. Laughter!!!!!

[@hitcher1775]

One of those special shows I was allowed out of bed to watch .... and I have laughed over the many years with this outstanding musician

[@tubergetrude333]

Wickedly funny!

[@lavendervideos4234]

How about that? A time when comedy didn't depend on vulgarity!

[@fenrislyulf8861]

There will never be another like him, I am afraid. Just brilliant.

[@capnjackgallows3204]

Vulgarity can be hilarious , I enjoy both clean and vulgar comedy

[@lavendervideos4234]

@@capnjackgallows3204 Don't get me wrong, so do I. BUT. There are more than a few comedians who really have nothing going for them other than vulgarity. Andrew Dice Clay, on his best day, could not hope to match Harvey Korman and Tim Conway in the "Dentist" sketch. And they did that level of comedy over and over for years. 'Sall I'm sayin'!

[@capnjackgallows3204]

@@lavendervideos4234 I'll give you that your not wrong , the likes of carlin , Connelly and hicks for instance I think it's an integral part especially for connelly and Carlin the grouchy old man gig just works haha plus language can be so damned creative and the careful use of profanity at the right time or combination can make something even funnier even the tone applied to it if you get my meaning , but people like this sweet old man and stephen write......class acts !!

[@russs7574]

@@lavendervideos4234 Thanks a lot, Lavender. I was planning on going to bed in a few minutes, but now I've got to go and re-watch the dentist sketch (for about the 150th tie). And after that, there's no way I can watch that without watching Tim Conway's Elephant Story.

[@suzannebenz8928]

He was a master!!!!...of both the key board and comedic-timing! I miss him!

[@nhmooytis7058]

I haven’t seen him in decades, takes me back to when I was a kid, I’m 67!

[@jakeforrest]

That makes sense since he has been dead the last two decades

[@nhmooytis7058]

@@jakeforrest welp that explains it!

[@kennethjanczak4900]

probally one of the best danish comedians...... he was fantastic

[@li8363]

Dude was a card. Great professional musician, one line comic actor, director, and more a story teller. When I was a kid I would look for his programs on PBS constantly. Also he did on the sneak tip he taught classical. The dude was a pure beast. The world lost a big treasure on his passing. LONG LIVE VICTOR BORGE !!!

[@LB-px9td]

No matter how old he got he was always just as funny. What a great comedian and talented musician he was. I watched him for years and always loved it. Miss his talent

[@minato5932]

1:27 No one noticed the joke! He pickup the paper that was supposed to be at the last part and put it in the first page! Haha, what a humorous man he is!!

[@noice4659]

I noticed

[@DyrektorTwojejPodstawowki]

We all noticed..

[@alialammar7080]

He does that all the time. In one piece he took the papers and put them upside down, and he literally played it that way. Halfway he realised (of course staged), put them in the correct way, and you could quickly notice what piece it was. He has so many of these. Mixing papers and playing a piece completely randomly and things like that. Genius

[@mamons_2339]

Oh crap i saw that 😂. Imagine playing the song backwards

[@stevegabbert9626]

I love accidentally coming across these older skits. Laughed so hard I was crying.

[@feribertomonaco2143]

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[@beatricescroggin3406]

What a wonderful break during these trying days. Haven't smiled in months.

[@shagbarghhickory837]

Timeless

[@BassmanII]

All kidding aside, Maestro Borge was an accomplished Concert Pianist and conductor.

[@lordgarion514]

@@THE-HammerMan There was no point you tard. He was merely pointing out the fact that someone who's acting like they're clueless is actually damn good at it...... You didn't graduate anywhere near the top of the class I see.

[@lordgarion514]

@@THE-HammerMan Yeah yeah, you said something stupid and got called out for it. Piss off.

[@LoGStein]

@@THE-HammerMan What's wrong with you? Someone merely complimented an artist and you gotta be a dick about it?

[@lordgarion514]

@@THE-HammerMan Took you 2 whole weeks to come up with that reply I see. Your brain must have been in overdrive the entire time.

[@SuperLumpyPumpkin]

@@THE-HammerMan Sounds like someone is jelly, I can butt dance and fart on command xd

[@raysutton2310]

First saw VB on the Peter Cook & Dudley Moore show in the UK doing the Scottish football results in inflationary English some time in the late 1960's I was about 10 - 12 (or is that 11 - 13) at the time, been a fan ever since. Would love to find that sketch if only to check memory anaint reality.

[@Anointingososanya]

You know you're funny when you crack yourself up too

[@paulofreire7520]

The genius of Victor Borge! 😂🙏🏻

[@chersijennymeos7510]

他真是師傅級別，但就是喜歡搞笑，讓我們來看看這位先生的作品

[@tonyfeliz739]

He was unique

[@MrCervuselaphus]

Only this lovely man would think of scuering the music on the stand and then attempt to conduct it. Was the orchestra ever the same?

[@paulwalker6297]

A "Master" at work - often copied but NEVER bettered ! R.I.P. Victor x

[@jamesanthony8438]

Loved how he wadded up each sheet of music and tossed it away as the piece progressed. =)

[@renard801]

What is so delicious is that, even after rehearsal, the orchestra still finds it hilarious. Watch them!

[@marbleman52]

What a great talent. What makes his comedy even funnier is setting it in the context of an orchestra, or even a single piano, where everything is usually so prim & proper and formal, and he proceeds to make fun of all that formality...what a hoot..!!

[@jpsned]

2:50 I knew there was a reason why they gave him a Hamilton stand instead of a Manhasset... 😀

[@vulcanswork]

Looks so simple, but one has to really know what they are doing.

[@1DeathEater]

When you go to an orchestra concert and it happens to be a comedy act

[@sallypitts7659]

Mr. Borge was the last in a long line of CLEAN musicians. Today's music is pure garbage by comparison. In 2021, we are subjected to so much garbage (called music) it's an insult to my (70yrs old) ears. Yeah, I'm an old lady, but I remember when MUSIC was truly that; MUSIC!!!

[@umbertotucci1970]

Incredible man. A gift to those who can understand and appreciate the greatgreat talent

[@yaelpalombo4093]

💞

[@chuckwagon5518]

He was literally comedy gold back then!

[@judithcornelius8089]

I love that he is so funny without every being vulgar or offensive. It's good, clean hilarious fun to watch him anytime.

[@LaFayta]

The 96 jerks that gave it a thumbs down missed all the filth!🤣

[@fred8174]

That’s because it takes talent to be funny without vulgarity.

[@brianlee5702]

@@fred8174 And he had talent in spades. What a wonderful man.

[@TrainTrackTrav]

I forgot how funny this act is. :D

[@dextv2562]

Ive just seen a clip of him from tiktok. And yes he's ang amazing artist.

[@Lonely_Goat]

Omg what a legend. To make people laugh is the highest art form. To do it on this level there is no one to compare.

[@thedavesiknow4598]

Even Bugs Bunny can't top Borge!

[@怡林-v2m]

Hum- ---. Nor can Pink Panther too.

[@dougallen8305]

Hard to make a conductors job funny. He, and Tim Conway, made it look easy. And funny.

[@laurab5750]

Another good one from that era was Red Skelton.

[@geode8556]

It's even so much wonderful, that even with several rehearsals, the orchestral players cracked up! Amazing intelligent comedy. Today's a-hole comedians are clueless/ignoramuses...

[@metal665lica]

Only he can play just conduct three notes and already receive an applause

[@loganfruchtman953]

No laughter he’s the funniest musican of all time

[@jannemcjannemc656]

J'en ai entendu parler dans mon enfance par ma mère danoise mais je ne le découvre qu'aujourd'hui. Quel artiste ! J'adore sa dinguerie 👏

[@tegdagnapolic2419]

Je l ai découvert hier. Il était un génie. J en ris aux larmes.

[@jackshenhouse]

Sending the 1st chair to the back of the room and then promoting the next violinist is just...perfect.

[@francasbaizero4579]

God shud send more people like this man into the world!!!

[@johnroberts9560]

Victor Borge was one of funniest pianist & musical conductor that has ever lived , when GOD created some people , he gave them a certain talent & there will never ever be anyone else like Victor Borge !!! May he R.I.P. ! 🤧

[@jackkircher1755]

This was with the legendary BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA under the direction of then conductor John Williams. I saw this concert many years ago! I couldn't stop laughing 😂!

[@TomDaly943]

You need to hear him read great literature with punctuation sounds.

[@gracewenzel]

My favorite moment was when the lady got promoted to first chair.

[@neils5539]

The gun shot off stage and he moves her over to 1st chair. Classic!

[@BWMagus]

Decades before Disney began live action remaking everything, Victor Borge was adapting Bugs Bunny's composer shorts.

[@britagangloff4625]

I used to hear him on the radio when I was a teenager trying to learn English listening to the BBC was as funny as watching him later on TV and still now. Great Musician and Comedian!

[@mariahrecablanca]

The musicians can't stop laughing hahaha ! my jaws are hurting :)

[@pranz2984]

He was just a package deal of a performer! My god I love him soo much!!!!!! Like all ages loved this man!!! Such a genius!!

[@siegridthomas9674]

THIS man was priceless...I miss him...

[@irenewilm8900]

absolutely loved this man, a brilliant pianist and top comedian. Comedy doesn't seem to exist in today's society.

[@santanamauricio]

Bill Bailey, UK, same style

[@gaaandal8626]

truly professionals tho

[@davidweaver9373]

used to be a regular on british tv when I was a lot younger .a master entertainer.between him and Liberace .. bbc tv at its finest.....sadly how times have changed

[@ericmoore1015]

How are you doing today my name is Eric Moore

[@fredrictengstrom9522]

Daus dansker How do you differ a minor from g major ?

[@davidtaylor8002]

His best schick was "Phonetic Punctuation".

[@jamesrogers5277]

I wonder what happened to that music stand pht pht pht

[@parthomandal6704]

Priceless, peerless

[@PK-wf7bc]

laugh without swear words

[@evelynsiegrist8311]

As a kid MOONS ago I loved this!!

[@360decrees2]

To think that when he died at the age of 91, ticket money had to be refunded. He still had upcoming gigs. I wish the Disney people had gotten him and Peter Schickele to be among the segment introducers in _Fantasia 2000_ . Would be nice to have high definition images of them in action. (The film was shot in Imax.)

[@stigekalder]

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

[@i_love_chile]

Descubrí su talento por una maravillosa casualidad, ahora soy su seguidora, solo una sugerencia, podrían traducir al español para quienes no hablamos muy bien el inglés 🤪🤪🤪

[@marioaraya983]

THE BEST ... I have seen him for 30 yrs ... He always makes me laugh!

[@davidjean4700]

6:24 LOL

[@henriperrocheau2535]

Les plus courtes sont les meilleures . Affligeant ! Typique de l'âge mental moyen des américains du nord, plus ou moins dix ans ...