The clown prince crashes Carnegie Hall — and somehow conducts Brahms without burning it down.
A night of classical music,conducted by famous comedian actor Danny Kaye,is something for the whole family to watch. Danny puts his talents to use while conducting and makes it very special for people of all ages.
Acting
Kaye's rubber-faced conducting is technically wrong, emotionally perfect.
Direction
Captures live electricity of a comedian risking it all with pros.
Director
Robert Scheerer
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Kaye trained for months with the Seattle Symphony to pull this off — he wasn't winging it. The musicians initially resented him, then gave him a standing ovation.
This 1981 broadcast came at the tail end of variety television and helped cement Kaye's late-career pivot from film to philanthropy and serious music advocacy.
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