Victor borge youtube videos

Promoted by The Sunday Times

If you’ve never heard of Victor Borge, you must watch all of these clips immediately.

In the Sunday Times you'll find a feature on James Thierree, grandson of the great Charlie Chaplin, who was a strong influence on Victor Borge, one of the heroes of the comedy world.

Victor Borge (born Børge Rosenbaum in Copenhagen in 1909) was a Danish musical comedian who trained as a concert pianist and went on to achieve legendary success in radio and television in America and Europe.

His inimitable brand of comedy was a mixture of wordplay, physical gags, and dazzling virtuosity on the piano. He had a habit of stumbling into a grand piano, sounding a chord with his backside, and then admitting to his audience, “I play much better by ear, I can assure you.”

If you’ve not discovered him before, here are some of his greatest moments

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