when you want to do comedy but parents want you to play piano 

I’ve never heard that but it’s quickly become one of my favorites

lmao

Lol

Between that and leaning so hard into the glissando that he fell over at 0:56, I'd say this man is a comedy genius.

Funny joke but he took it from an old Family Guy episode.

Victor Borge predates Family guy. 😉

@@Cypsky I dunno, some of those early FG episodes were from the late 90s, so pretty old. Maybe site sources before you talk about things you know nothing about.

@@DanielJamesEgan Victor Borge passed away in 2000 at age 91. Family guy started broadcasting in 1999.

What's even cooler is that this is a valid way to provide variations on a melody!

In my theory there ist only one page for brass pieces, that ist being mirrored and flipped.

Thanks for the insight. I enjoyed your linguistic prowess.

This is the kind of comment the internet should be full of 👍​@@jasonshere

His audience interaction was second to none! I can recall his recorded performance in Minneapolis, a couple came in late, asked them where they were from (both from the area) and he responded "I'm from Copenhagen, and I got here before you." 😂 Then later on, a woman was absolutely dying of laughter. He hears it, looks her direction and asks " Pardon me, madam, are you laying eggs?" 😂😂😂 Never will be another like him

​@@lhsbandfreak11 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

lmao rip

Well, he changed his name to Victor Borge, you can change yours too :)

I love your music!!

The Bury The Light guy!!!

as a child I understood this to be true and was rather disappointed when I actually played in orchestra, which was generally much less fun

"Leopold!"

*Ride of the Valkyries plays* "Kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit, kill the wabbit...!!"

Bill Bailey too if you've not come across him before. Did a fantastic comedy/music show with the BBC orchestra - I especially like his Belgian jazz version of the Dr Who theme!

@@Elriuhilu hansel? Hansel? HANSEL ?

What's an example?

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I first saw him perform it when he was probably in his 70s, and I feel like the old-man-appeal made it even better haha

Thank God for the internet, we still all can! He died while I was still very young, but my dad somehow got a tape of his after that, and I continually watch everything of his I can find multiple times a year. He was such a creative, comedic, and musical genius, such a gift to the world.

Nice pun. 🤣

Specifically, you gotta be sharp.

Or all Your efforts will Fall flat.

Yes, it keeps you sustained. Otherwise your joy would be diminished.

Victor Borge mostly uses G-sharp major key. (major sharp genious)😉

I've watched all of his stuff i could find dozens of times since I was a kid and I still laugh every time!

He does the same with Michala Petri and breaks her

Those are his two best masterpieces!

his "phonetic punctuation" is what I think of whenever I see an interrobang (?!)

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The second one is the Sabre Dance by Khachaturian, the third is the Blue Danube Waltz by Strauss, and the piece he plays with the wrong part of the torn paper is the Wedding March from Mendelssohn's A Midsummer Night's Dream.

​@@InfluxDecline The last two were transposed for us, so I didn't think there was anything special about recognizing them. But yes, I should have remembered Sabre Dance. Thank you! I feel like that was used in at least one Star Trek episode. Am I right, or was it just something similar? Edit: I looked this up myself and learned a bunch of stuff. Here are some highlights: Sabre Dance was a major billboard hit in 1948 and a few times afterwards. It has been covered by a ton of people from the Andrews Sisters to the Pretenders and used in a ton of movies and TV shows, but apparently not Star Trek. I was starting to think I'd lost my mind, but finally found a musicology dissertation about Star Trek that specifically mentioned the influences of Khatchaturian, Ravel, and Stravinsky in music composed for Amok Time. So that was a relief!

@@snowmonster42 It's also played at Buffalo Sabres hockey games by the organist. Didn't know about the Star Trek stuff, that's interesting!

Iirc he did this to gauge the audience composition - were they there for the music or for the gags. For a comedian, it's my impression that he took his craft very seriously

I used to listen to his inflationary language performance all the time as a kid. Anytwo up for elevennis?

You three-faced triple-crosser! loool

Phonetic punctuation! Thumpf.

Well they do say you have to know all the rules before you can break them.