Editing Victor Borge (section)

===Move to America===
Even though Borge did not speak a word of English upon arrival, he quickly managed to adapt his jokes to the American audience, learning English by watching movies. He took the name of Victor Borge and, in 1941, he started on [[Rudy Vallee]]'s radio show.<ref>{{cite book
|title=Billboard
|url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_awoEAAAAMBAJ_2
|access-date=2 October 2010
|date=19 December 1953
|publisher=Nielsen Business Media, Inc.
|page=[https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_awoEAAAAMBAJ_2/page/n18 21]
|issn=0006-2510 }}</ref> He was hired soon after by [[Bing Crosby]] for his ''[[Kraft Music Hall]]'' programme.<ref name="Cullen2007">{{cite book
|author=Frank Cullen
|title=Vaudeville, old & new: an encyclopedia of variety performers in America
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=XFnfnKg6BcAC&pg=PA132
|access-date=2 October 2010
|date=2007
|publisher=Psychology Press
|isbn=978-0-415-93853-2
|page=132}}</ref>

Borge quickly rose to fame, winning Best New Radio Performer of the Year in 1942 and earning favorable reviews for his performances at New York City's [[Roxy Theatre (New York City)|Roxy Theater]] and [[Capitol Theatre (New York City)|Capitol Theatre]] in 1943.<ref>[https://books.google.com/books?id=SQwEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT14 The Billboard. 1 May 1943 p. 15 "Roxy, New York" Victor Borge on Google Books]</ref> Soon after the award, he was offered film roles with stars such as [[Frank Sinatra]] (in ''[[Higher and Higher (film)|Higher and Higher]]''). While hosting ''[[The Victor Borge Show]]'' on [[NBC]] beginning in 1946,<ref>{{cite book
|author=Grolier Incorporated
|title=The Encyclopedia Americana
|year=1970
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=dEVKwVGO4e0C
|access-date=2 October 2011
|publisher=Grolier
|isbn=978-0-7172-0122-8
|page=272}}</ref> he developed many of his trademarks, including repeatedly announcing his intent to play a piece but getting "distracted" by something or other, making comments about the audience, or discussing the usefulness of [[Frédéric Chopin|Chopin]]'s "[[Minute Waltz]]" as an egg timer.<ref>{{cite journal
|last=Borge
|first=Victor
|title=Popular Mechanics
|journal=Popular Mechanics Magazine
|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=YOQDAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA107
|access-date=3 October 2010
|date=March 1985
|publisher=Hearst Magazines
|page=107
|issn=0032-4558 }}</ref> He would also start out with some well-known classical piece like [[Ludwig van Beethoven|Beethoven]]'s "[[Moonlight Sonata]]" and suddenly move into a pop or jazz tune, such as [[Cole Porter]]'s "[[Night and Day (song)|Night and Day]]" or "[[Happy Birthday to You]]".<ref>{{Cite web |title=Victor Borge {{!}} American comedian and musician {{!}} Britannica |url=https://www.britannica.com/biography/Victor-Borge |access-date=2022-11-05 |website=Britannica.com |language=en}}</ref>