Victor Borge never rehearsed, either. In fact, he said that he was never entirely sure, what he would end up doing on stage, he just had a lot of stuff and then did whatever felt right in the moment. He felt it kept him more interesting and authentic. So basically, you have two insanely talented lunatics farting around on stage, doing whatever fits the moment, and doing it so beautifully :-D
Victor Borge was nervous about performing this with Dean unrehearsed. Dean's producer told him that performing unrehearsed was Dean's genius. He told Victor "Don't worry - it'll be great." He was right!
I've always liked the Dean Martin stuff but to see the way Victor Borge and him play off each other is truly a classic with both of them trying to keep it together! LOVE IT! You can't find this kind of entertainment anymore I'm afraid! This is one of a kind! :)
I'm a Brit and have never been overly impressed by American comedy (Bob Newhart and Tom Lehrer excepted) but these two have me speechless - Borge I knew was very funny but Martin excels here as a feed...classic stuff...five stars...
Actually a sad story. He was a classically trained pianist but had to flee Denmark in the 40'es due to Nazi persecution of Jews. But out of the terror came the light that Borge got to perform on a larger stage than possible in Denmark
Thank God for the information age and the likes of youtube. I am 51 and I actually remember seeing this on Dean's show live. I must have been less than 10 years old at the time and I remember laughing so hard. Reliving these scenes brings back laughs and memories. Thank you for posting this.
Victor is nothing short of a genius but Dean has an amazing quality of making his counterparts shine oh so much brighter. Two amazing entertainers equates to tears of laughter :D
august 1964 me hitchhiking from Copenhagen to Putgarten listening to Borge on this danish radio while laughing and having a royal wee in my pants with a dutch friend in a lorry
Actually I saw an interview that one of the producers said they taped an ashtray on the floor in front of Dean so he could put it out by stepping on it.
Just love Victor Borge. Watched him as a child in the 70's and friends re-introduced us to him 2 years ago. Can't get enough. Intelligent, witty, and as someone below said, heartwarming.
I love it! This was passed on to me by my Writing professor from Warner Pacific College in Oregon; and I just happen to love Dean Martin! Classic comedy!! 2 thumbs up!
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!): ru-vid.com/group/PLCby7t-aPVUksdwJPSy7ov7-tHibgxC4h
i can only say , in this case youtube is great , this type of humor is lost as well as the people , todays humor is bereft of imagination ( not all of course ) miss you guys
Sometimes I wish I lived during these times. This is good humor and tv. Nowadays it's only fart, dick and vagina jokes and the occasional jersey shore guidos with toothpick-legs on tv..
@leung Yes, absolutely amazing - ha ha - Remember Dave Allen? He sat on a bar stool, smoking - and drinking - the whole show of 30 minutes 😁 BR, Per Borgen (Denmark)
I was told by a friend in the know that when Mr Borge was in his last moments of life he was experiencing some delerium and was making these same type noises before he gave up the ghost.
Victor wasn't the first one ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-S92PT2r2itQ.html But in the German system was the question mark a wobbled line and the komma the noise, Victor used as question mark.
