Victor Borge
Dance of the Comedians
Victor Borge was born Børge Rosenbaum on 3 January 1909 in Copenhagen, Denmark, into an Ashkenazi Jewish family. His parents, Bernhard and Frederikke Rosenbaum, were both musicians: his father a violist in the Royal Danish Orchestra,[5][6] and his mother a pianist. Borge began piano lessons at the age of two, and it was soon apparent that he was a prodigy. He gave his first piano recital when he was eight years old, and in 1918 was awarded a full scholarship at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
Borge played his first major concert in 1926 at the Danish Odd Fellow Palæet (The Odd Fellow's Lodge building) concert hall. After a few years as a classical concert pianist, he started his now famous "stand-up" act, with the signature blend of piano music and jokes.
When the German armed forces occupied Denmark on 9 April 1940, during World War II, Borge was playing a concert in neutral Sweden and decided to go to Finland.He traveled to America on the United States Army transport American Legion, the last neutral ship to make it out of Finland, and arrived 28 August 1940, with only $20 (about $369 today), with $3 going to the customs fee.
Borge went on to have a very successful career in comedy and music in the United States. He started the Comedy in Music show at John Golden Theatre in New York City on 2 October 1953. Comedy in Music became the longest running one-man show in the history of theater with 849 performances when it closed on 21 January 1956.
He continued to perform until his death in 2000, performing about 60 shows when he was 90 in 1999. Over the years he performed with The Chicago Symphony, The New York Philharmonic, The London Philharmonic, and in this video the Boston Symphony.
There is not enough humor in the world right now - lighten up, folks!!!
https://youtu.be/jDI1XkempTo
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