Victor Borge - how people with different occupations play the piano

Victor Borge shows how people with different professions learn to play the piano. From 1951.

[@bluejedi723]

oh man...this guy's humor...clean, classy and ages extremely well

[@georgeisaak5321]

No one like Viktor Borge , simply irreplaceable and a legend !

[@gaviswayze9696]

With the sea captain, I was expecting Borge to just be playing the high Cs!

[@cheongyei]

Good one!

[@djmocha7]

I c what you did there..

[@fenrislyulf8861]

GROAN

[@Sarah.Riedel]

My dad and I watched Victor Borge together all the time when I was little. Such wonderful memories.

[@Hello_there_obi]

You can see how he hasn't quite refined his craft yet but the diamond is already shining

[@Sarah.Riedel]

How on earth did they drag that piano off the stage that fast lmao

[@jasons2023]

People were more efficient back then.

[@MilkDrinker218]

Well obviously they just hoisted the sails

[@aeshonb.2877]

it's on wheels

[@anomalyp8584]

aliens

[@MsBettyRubble]

Quantum physics

[@jimbeam1293]

One of the best humorists and piano players. He shower humor, you can't find anymore. Simply great. Thank you for uploading!

[@charliejacobs8762]

Victor Borge truly The Great Dane. I grew up watching this gifted man perform he was a real jem,funny and clean rare mix nowadays.

[@donaldberry7466]

LOVED Him when I was young! I never saw him looking this young. THIS was the year I was born!

[@armytrpt1979]

correction... It's Anchors Aweigh. It's the Navy's Song. The marine's hymn is the one that starts with "From the halls of montezuma to the shores of tripoli"

[@meman6964]

Marines were Part of the Navy, like Air Force was part of Army for a long time

[@odie720706]

the exit is so hilarious!! LOL

[@protorandom9097]

Wow, Borge beat Tictok to the "how different people do this" joke!

[@jennifer86010]

Realize this was shot in the 1950's nearly 70 years ago. It was a different world then, with different people. They had a more slap stick, goofy and innocent sense of humor, filled with sight gags, buffoonery and dumb stuff. 'Can't compare it to the more sophisticated comedy we expect today.

[@nwmgnoe316]

jennifer86010 nothing sophisticated about the garbage today . Subtle is what good comedy is .

[@jennifer86010]

Crow's nest: You are right. But over the last half century we have seen comedy on TV and films as well as live comedy in stand-up and plays, become more sophisticated, witty and clever. Then in the 1980's it started to degenerate into vulgarity just as so much of pop music degenerated into rap and gangster rap music. Today, comedy is a vile parade of crude vulgarities mixed with political hate. Neither of these elements represent art or entertainment. The 1950's comedy may have been simple and dumb, but it was clean and devoid of social programming, and your kids could watch it without learning how to become profane.

[@nameofthepen]

DocCaeruleus, you are wonderful to find and post this rare clip of a legend in the early stages of developing his brilliant craft. Thank you so much. :-)

[@wildwolf14]

at 4:08 the song name is anchors aweigh, and is one of the navys themes.

[@SukacitaYeremia]

Yep. As in US Navy

[@The22on]

You can't help but like Victor. Even in a hokey sketch like this. The Sea Captain skit was good! Shell, yea! The best part was the exit.

[@micahphilson]

Wow, 51! I wish there were more of his stuff. There's mostly only that one over an hour long at the opera house. Still, it's one of the funniest comedy acts I've ever seen!

[@stevenchilders1930]

Tom Hanks looks just like Young Victor

[@Lijaskurzeme]

I can see it too, just a bit :)

[@mottledbrain]

1951. Wow. I only remember him with white or grey hair.

[@lechatbotte.]

Hilarious the doctor using tapoment on the piano like on a patient. He’s clever and got better as time went on adding to his repertoire

[@maxblechman2665]

As a poker player, this hit hard.

[@TheLostArchives1]

Okay but that ending was fucking PHENOMENAL💀💀💀

[@Hanseat256]

"a little extra for black and white shoes..." lmao !!

[@mikedavis8332]

one of the true originals. I am new too you tube and thankyou DocCaeruleus for bringing back some of the childhood memories when a black and white television was a miracle. Thanks.

[@Hooli630]

They should make a movie starring Tom Hanks..... Just saying

[@hopesonmakokha5217]

I love this traditional comedy XD

[@AndyEastwoodUK]

Superb exit!!!

[@GingerJoberton]

jeez that wind

[@DannyRocksExcels]

Brilliant! Danny Rocks The Company Rocks

[@Flubbmarine]

He's wonderful! Remember the first time I saw him, I laugh so hard that I almost fell of my Chair!

[@mrmaniac3]

It's the things I least expect that really get me. With the sea captain bit I didn't know what to expect.

[@barbarafuglein3918]

Brilliant!!!😊

[@sheilarowland1327]

I loved his verbal punctuation sketches.

[@a.w.892]

Back in age when doctors actually did percussion as part of the physical.

[@robinhewitt3827]

Testing the piano's reflexes :-D

[@NellyOnofrei]

Thank you😇👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏

[@landreveur1032]

Excellent, comme toujours !

[@MrRuthofpern]

Absolutely brilliant

[@2s7a2m7]

4:02 Does anyone know why the bright reflections on the telescope cause the surrounding area turn darker in the video?

[@mikekeegin6391]

Yep, because the light sensor causes the lens to shut down thereby only metering for the telescope and causing all else to go darker in relation to the telescope.

[@2s7a2m7]

Not sure if I understand. Do you think you could find a link? Or know what I should google? tnx

[@mcgrawcm1]

I don't know the technical reason but you see that phenomenon in a lot of early television recordings if the light level becomes too intense -- it must have something to do with the electronics of early television cameras and their light-capturing mechanism. It seems like when the intensity of light reaches saturation in a given area, it suppresses the light responsiveness of nearby areas. I've also often wondered exactly why that was but I've never looked into the details

[@effyiew7318]

+2s7a2m7 It's because this is recorded on video. Early video sensors suffered from this shortcoming where an abundance of light would cause that part of the sensor to overload and dial down the exposure on that part of the sensor to protect it. TV stations were experimenting with recording on video in the 50s because in the long run it would have been cheaper than film, which is what everything was recorded with back then. But there were a lot of shortcomings in video (many which persisted into the late 70s and 80s). If you owned a VHS camera in the 70s and 80s, you'd remember light leaving trails and shadows...all kinds of weird things. Anyway - it's just a shortcoming of the new video technology at the time. There's even 4 of the original twilight zones (the rod serling ones) that were recorded on video and suffer from all kinds of these artifacts. He only shot 4 on video and returned to film though because he hated the look of video.

[@effyiew7318]

+Mehran Loud You're kidding, right? Sensors have been around since the first thermostat was invented in 1883. Light and motion sensors have existed since the 1940s and in fact in World War II, there were mines invented that would be triggered by detecting motion above the ground where they were buried. Technology goes back a lot longer than you would think.

[@khookie8935]

Old but gold

[@ruler_of_everything]

this person's humor aged like a VERY fine wine...

[@Derby12hat]

Truly innovative!

[@00bean00]

Took me by surprise, too!

[@GRPianodv]

good idea combining occupations w/ music. creative

[@natemendsen1629]

Hey, I didn't know Feynman played as well!

[@u.v.s.5583]

He was a formidable bongo player and also participated in a Brasilian street band playing the frigideira. Why do you think he couldn't beat a piano with the best of them?

[@SuperIliad]

Brilliant!

[@aloissteiger2850]

Great

[@MrNtlman]

This was brilliant lol

[@Jourell1]

They're just too awed by his brilliance and need to remember to clap

[@evanc.1591]

Ancient buzzfeed

[@newton2013]

Wow- I'd never seen him young!

[@adrianmixit1998]

So underrated

[@Whiskyandblues74]

This gentlemen looked like a nice person.

[@fromthesidelines]

This was from his brief Saturday night series (for Kellogg's) on NBC [7pm(et)].

[@vaughanmuller]

What's that tune he plays as the sea captain? I know it well, but I just can't seem to place it...

[@mrbigg151]

Anchors Aweigh

[@DocCaeruleus]

You are very welcome :)

[@yowzephyr]

So revealing! Now we know who is Carrot Top's influence.

[@TnseWlms]

Has anyone encountered a calculus problem involving the hinged pole holding up the lid of a grand piano- at what angle will the pole hold the lid up at the most open angle?

[@TnseWlms]

When I was six, I had a toy musical typewriter.

[@THE-HammerMan]

Genius.

[@mummyjohn]

Agreed - not his best, but after 4:01 that was great!

[@10vutrandung69]

this is Robin William if he become a Pianist

[@DDuna-kj9bf]

Love this...

[@oticram]

I appreciate the upload nonetheless. It adds context... and hair ;)

[@enthusedtosing9655]

Oh God to be able to afford abusing a Steinway D like this (typewriter bit had me squirming for the notestand) His older self was funnier to me somehow.

[@pbetftdi]

lol. I’m watching this waiting for a poker tournament to start.

[@irenegaltung9304]

great :)

[@ShortyDFX]

he undestood that both music and comedy have timing

[@leavensanders6529]

Whats the name of the Captain song

[@SukacitaYeremia]

Anchors Aweigh. US Navy March

[@judyslebodnik2929]

Will ALWAYS be hilarious❤️

[@xthatghomiex2939]

4:10 Anchors Aweigh.

[@waxhead63]

Tom hanks could play Victor in a movie of his life story

[@max_kool8724]

If you press 0, it plays a punch sound effect

[@josephosheavideos3992]

I wonder how many millennials recognized the typewriter. Incredibly funny!

[@Ptrm594]

To those who say this is not funny, I wonder why they think that ? I found it hilarious ! Perhaps it is dated, so maybe not many people associate reflex touch tests (like when doctors would tap your hands to check your reflexes) with doctors nowadays or something ? Do they still do those tests ? Anyway - funny stuff, watch it for yourself, don't skip it just because someone else found it unfunny.

[@Melissa0774]

Did he say teach my pupils to fail at piano?

[@cliftonbanks5590]

Pretty much like I remember him.

[@rafioli3928]

The older the better

[@PiotrBarcz]

Anyone else have broken video?

[@Martel211996]

@captain21x I kinda felt bad for him during the first act, of the secretary. I got the joke, but people barely laughed, and you really feel bad for him. im not usally this sensitive lol

[@opus5770]

@Empooer Ment, haaaa, i get it :P

[@mrbigg151]

Very cerebral jokes. I wasn't ready for that exit lol

[@pickler_pickler]

How do you spell borge?

[@adamchenadamov]

2:20 ohhh me gad... what the hell us that

[@francoisetesnier1143]

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[@josephgraif2588]

in 1951, this was very funny because people actually understood some of the musical references. unlike today, when most folks cannot even name the sitting vice-president.

[@th3wing3dpaint3r]

Wow! Comedy sure has changed over the years. Back then it was Borge, today we have LangLang

[@dianapengitore8002]

🤣👍Very clever!

[@IExposeMormonism]

You know that all this was done Live and then put on kinescope.

[@k3rV3rOS]

1) secretary, 2) poker player, 3) doctor, 4) shoe polisher, 5) ship captain. !!!!

[@rolandthemanedwolf1056]

3:46

[@sirknight4981]

Not hilarious but I think it's charming.

[@dichidi1]

I love Borge, he's got so many funny videos. This wasn't one of them.

[@stockicide]

Still funny.

[@gummel82]

What‘s a pyupil

[@AlekSensej]

Gummel you know I was reading the comments and I thought one of my hairs was stuck on the monitor.

[@togeka6295]

I think I have thought the same.

[@mmomsboy]

Victor sure looked like Donald Cambell at that time

[@ClbnaVGM]

this was way before zappa :)

[@MaskedMan66]

@recruit8 I honestly don't think anyone could play him.

[@henningandersen9027]

What is the name of the "secretary" - tune? And the lyrics? (the first he plays)

[@honoratamusica]

Gavotte by Francois Joseph Gossec

[@noeljay14]

Yep Tom Hanks double....