Victor Borge greatest hits | Musical Comedy | curated Rainer Hersch
7 videos • 1,482 views • by Rainer Hersch Fan Channel Victor Borge was a pianist and comedian "the funniest man in the world" (NY Times). Timeless comedy: Phonetic Punctuation & Inflationary Language and more. Born in Denmark in 1909, Victor Borge studied piano in Copenhagen, Berlin and Vienna. His early career was as music director in cabaret and revue, late becoming a local star in his own right. As a Jew, following the Nazi invasion of Denmark in April 1940, Borge was forced to fled to the United States. There, he established himself as as a radio and live touring entertainer. Following this initial success, his one man show 'Comedy in Music' opened at the Golden Theatre in New York on October 2, 1953. It became the longest running one-man show in history with 849 performances. The routines from 'Comedy in Music' have become classics and include Phonetic Punctuation, Inflationary Language and variations on the 'Happy Birthday' tune. ABOUT RAINER HERSCH Conductor and comedian Rainer Hersch curates this collection. His own solo show "Rainer Hersch's Victor Borge" has toured the world, including runs on London's West End. See Rainer Hersch talk about Victor Borge here https://bit.ly/2XZKiuy WEBSITE http://www.rainerhersch.com FACEBOOK https://www.facebook.com/therainerher... TWITTER https://twitter.com/rainerhersch YOUTUBE http://bit.ly/1hGR52j