On New Year’s Eve, I aired some selections from music-oriented comedy albums that seemed to be well-received by listeners. After all, who can’t use a good laugh on New Year’s? A hearty laugh is a kind of consolation and always good luck.
For Victor Borge’s birthday (Borge was born on this date in 1909), here’s “the unmelancholy Dane” with some of his classic routines.
A Mozart opera:
With Lauritz Melchior:
From an appearance on “The Dean Martin Show:”
Playing the Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2:
Laughter must really be the best medicine. Borge lived until just a few days shy of his 91st birthday.