Hey Brother,, I Would Definitely Suggest You Check Out Some Of Their Classic Movies Like,, "Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy",, "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" & "Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man"
They started working together in 1935 in New York, and performed older burlesque skits as their show. They became immensely popular, to the point that they were the highest paid entertainers during WW2. Their partnership lasted until 1957, and included many movies, as well as radio and TV shows.
This skit was so famous that it was entered into the National Baseball Hall of fame. It was also voted one of the routine Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century by Time Magazine.
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of comedians Bud Abbott (the skinny one) and Lou Costello (the plump one), whose work in radio, film, and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s, and the highest-paid entertainers in the world during the Second World War. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is considered one of the greatest comedy routines of all time.
I always love watching a younger generation get a sneak peek into what their folks and grand folks would watch/listen to. Brings a smile to my face when these content creators find things they've never heard of and just enjoy it. Reminds me of the first time I'd seen/heard some of these things myself. Keep on, sir.
It's not just brilliant funny; it's also a master class in timing and comedy. The comedy isn't in what Bud is talking about - if you listen to him, it makes sense right from the start. No, the comedy is in Lou's dogheaded insistence on mishearing everything, doubling down, and wallowing in frustration when he could get it easily if he'd only listen. It's beautiful to watch. The numerical patterns of 3 and 5 are constantly woven into the patter, classic stuff that goes back to _commedia dell arte._ As the straight man, Bud's presence is staid and constant, while Lou is all over the map, sighing, turning, waving his bat, rolling his eyes. The way he keeps looking away helplessly as he finds himself trapped again is sheer genius, as it emphasizes his stubbornness in trying again, over and over. One could spend years learning the techniques in just this one clip alone. ("13x7=28" is another masterpiece.)
They made some great comedy horror movies. Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, as well as Meet the Werewolf, and Meet Dracula. As mentioned before, Laurel and Hardy were great, too.
For accuracy's sake, there was no "A&C Meet the Werewolf" nor was there an "A&C Meet Dracula". There was an "A&C Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde", which featured Mr. Hyde as a werewolf-type character. In "A&C Meet Frankenstein", the old Universal Studios characters the Wolf Man and Dracula had major roles in it. Lon Chaney Jr. reprised his role as Larry Talbot the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi was Dracula. Bud & Lou also had horror movies in which they met The Mummy and the Invisible Man. They also had a movie called "A&C Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff". Lastly, on a TV show in the '50s, they also tangled with the Creature from the Black Lagoon. They pretty much met all the monsters in their day.
Abbot and Costello, since I was born in the 1950's I grew up with them, looking at them through your eyes was such a treat! Thank you very much for viewing the greatest comedy duo of all time!
One of the greatest comedy teams of the 40's and 50's. My favorite movie they were in was their take on Jack and the Beanstalk. Bud Abbott is the straight man and Lou Costello is the funny man. Two legends of comedy.
Classic!!! No foul language. Extremely creative. Comedians today don't know how to be funny like that. They were before TV. They did short movie reels that were shown before the main movie. They did vaudeville and radio as well. They made a few feature films as well. Growing up in Atlanta, we watched them on channel 17, which later became TBS(Turner Broadcasting Service) when cable took off. Ted Turner owned the station and the Atlanta Braves. And later started CNN, TCM and a variety of other early cable stations
While, yes, this is from an early tv show, this was back when comedians would travel to do radio shows and live in-house performances to get their name out there. Another great set you should check out is "7 X 13 = 28"
I like your reaction as new subscriber to your channel, This is one of the best performance 4 girls named "4th Power(Now 4th Impact)" a Filipina girl group competed on X Factor Britain sang the Jessie J. hit "Bang Bang" garnering a standing ovation from the judges and audiences & It's 186 Million Views.
I've always loved this bit!! As a kid I thought this was the funniest thing ever! My dad & I used to do this act together and just thought it was the most fun ever! Love to you! Dannie ❣️❣️
the comedic timing between both comic duo's: Abbott and Costello & Tim Conway and Harvey Korman on Carol Burnett Show is unsurpassed as they are two of the greatest comedy duo's ever put together.
This video came from a TV show they did in the early 1950s. But they had been on radio and in movies through the 1930s and 40s. This was their most requested bit. They performed this routine for 20 years, on the radio, in comedy clubs, movies and TV.
Classic humor!! This is one of THE oldest most iconic humor routines of all time. its so beloved by baseball fans, it was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame as a honorary inductee.
365 Days is a great skit, as well as 2 10's for a five, and as a couple people have already said, 7X13=28. Many of their skits are based on conning people as all three of these are. Throwing Dice is another good one.
I just wanted to say you brought unexpected joy into my day! This was my dad's *all-time favorite* routine, & he quoted it often. Saturday will be the first anniversary of his passing, & I miss him immensely. Your enjoyment reminds me of him, & I can hear him laughing with you. Thank you!! Also, if you're interested, Abbot & Costello did radio, TV, & movies together. They're all hilarious!
So fun to watch young people today discover the classics. I'm 76 and grew up on Abbott and Costello. These guys started out in Vaudeville in the 20's and 30's and than went to making movies before ending up on TV in the 1950's. So glad you like them now go find some of their movies and sit down with your kids and have fun.
I had to memorize, and with a classmate, and perform "Who's on First" in a Middle School English class. Crazy hard to keep everything from going sideways. That was about 50 years ago, and it's Funny today too.
This performance was so popular that it made the Baseball Hall of fame ... lyrics/words and this video. Bud Abbott is the tall guy. Lou Costello is the short guy. Great reaction. It takes a few times to listen to it, in order to understand all of it as it is such a fast pace comedy skit or you can read the words of that whole skit, with the link I posted here. Please read the words here in this link and you will understand it. Good luck! "Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bucky Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team. Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players. Abbott: I certainly do. Costello: Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team." www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml
They had radio shows, movies, tv shows. Very popular from the 40's to about 1960. They even had a cartoon in the 60s. Abbott played himself. Costello had already died so someone else played him. This routine was written by Joe Besser. He appeared in some of their movies and tv shows, and was a brief member of the 3 Stooges.
I remember the first time I heard Abbott and Costello do "Who's on First".. I wasn't paying attention and I didn't realize why my father was laughing so hard. The second time I watched it, I realized what was going on and I laughed so hard I think I peed a little lol. So the first baseman's nickname is "Who" and the Second baseman's name is "What" and "I don't know" is the nickname of the third baseman... Once I realized that, every time I watch it I laugh..
They started out on radio in the late 1930's and that was one of their first routines. From radio they went on to star in movies and were the top box office draw for a few years, while still having their radio show. A lot of their best routines are radio skits that you probably won't see in their movies. They also did a short lived tv series for two seasons. If you ever get the chance, give their original radio shows a listen, like The Hunting Trip or their show to meet up with the Andrews Sisters where you'll hear their famous "Hertz-U-Drive" routine.
I do not believe you can watch this 20 or thirty or fifty times or more and still not laugh. However many times you watch it, you will alwas laugh, guaranteed. This sketch is the very definition of comedic genius
Abbot and Costello were a hilarious radio duo from the golden age of radio. They did eventually move over to TV and they also had a fairly successful film career as well. Among their movies are such classics as Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein, Abbot and Costello meet the Invisible Man, The Naughty Nineties (contains the first filmed version of Who's on First), and African Screams (a safari parody style movie). Abbot and Costello are among my favourite old comedy actors.
Abbott and Costello were arguably the greatest comedy duo of all time. They made several movies and were big time celebrities in the 1940s and 50s. You should check out their films. They are great. Another great duo back then was Laurel & Hardy. One of those two duos was the best of all time.
I've seen this skit hundreds of times and I still die laughing every time. This is comic genius. Thanks for doing a reaction on this. I would suggest that you look at another skit that they do called 7×13=28. Also take a look at two 10s for a 5.
Do a lot of people Think,. “Who’s On First”,. Is the greatest comedy sketch of all time. And if you notice there is no editing, they do the routine flawlessly. Next check out, “7 X 13 = 28”.
Abbott & Costello was, IMO, the best comedy team in history, and "Who's on First?" is the best comedy routine in history. The duo performed that routine at least 15,000 times in their career, which started in the vaudeville era, IIRC. I watched and/or listened to the routine literally THOUSANDS of times. I don't they weren't the first people to do it, but they certainly refined it to a point that their version is the definitive version and while they're not in the MLB Hall of Fame - which is a common misconception - the routine IS in the HoF museum. In fact, although I've never been there to see it, it's said that their exhibit in the museum is bigger than many of the exhibits of actual members of the HoF. I always love seeing the reactions of people discovering "Who's on First?" for the 1st time. Have fun watching more of their stuff. You won't regret it.
Abbott and Costello had so many Fantastic sketches that will just have you in tears. There were one of the greatest comedic teams from the 40s and 50s probably the 30s all the way into the 60s even. They did this they made movies they did have an early TV show Abbott and Costello had movies such as Abbott and Costello Meet The Werewolf Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and they will have you in tears there's so much goofy comedy some of it's repeated but they were phenomenal just phenomenal. Enjoy them they were National Treasures
OMG, I laughed harder at your reaction and your laughing than I did at Abbott and Costello! I remember this was a kid and in 50 something years it has never not made me laugh. It's brilliant comedy. Glad you liked it!
They were super stars they started their act on the vaudville stages then when TV was invented They kept their act as a team . they worked both Stage and screen . And made several movies . some of the title s Abbott and Costello go to Venus . in jack and the bean stalk. there movies were a staple in the weekend matinee line up after cartoons . Abbott was always the lead to Costello's straight man. They were famous world wide. they were first of that type of comedy they remained on top till they died.
Abbott and Costello was a comedy team that got their start in burlesque then went on to do radio shows and star in a number of movies. When TV came in they had their own TV show. Who's On First is remembered as the best thing they ever did but they were famous for their cross talk routines and physical comedy. You can find a lot of their work on TH-cam.
My grandfather was a clown in the circus. My grandfather knew Abbott's mom work in the circus Patterson New Jersey that's where he was born. There's a park I can't remember the name of it but they have statues and everything about him very interesting
This skit was so popular they performed it at least once a month on their own radio show for a full year. It did change over time, and the radio broadcast sometimes included additional skits before the scene you see here. (I have heard one where Costello is going to replace DiMaggio on the Yankees based on a letter he receives, and there are visits to a sporting goods store as well as a widow's home [the widow's dead husband had collected baseball bats and Costello wanted to ask her for one]) As for why you didn't know about the duo, sadly they broke up more than 4 decades ago, and then suffered through the loss of most of their wealth when the IRS came after them for not paying their taxes. (their accountant was committing fraud, but the IRS still punished them.) They did appear in a number of early black-and-white movies, mostly horror based. But like the Who's on First skit, they are largely forgotten.
This was taped back in 1953, this is brilliant, it was voted the best comedy skit of the previous century. Hilarious, clean comedy that IMO never gets old.
Radio, T.V., and Movies they did it all. A&C Meet Frankenstein and much more corny slapstick comedy. Great for Kids. This is Probably there @1 Skit for sure. Thanks for the laugh!
They also did a couple of Feline characters in the Looney Tunes cartoon Abbot was called Babott. Not sure on the spelling just remember hearing Babbot a lot with a skinny cat and a chubby cat.
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This video was from 1953 from the Abbott & Costello TV Show. Abbott and Costello were so good with this routine, that if they performed it on radio or live TV and needed to fill in some time, they could do this routine in that amount of time. So if they had 2 minutes to fill, they could do this routine in 2 minutes. They were that good. Thy have other videos from their TV Show where they pulled the routine 13x7=28. They had many other great routines as well. May they both continue to Rest Peacefully.
So, Abbott and Costello started in 1) Burlesque 1935 2) Vaudeville 3) Radio 1938 4) Film 1940- 1956 and 5) Television 1951-1954 but had an unreal run it found a larger viewership in reruns from the 1960s to the 1990s. The shows have also been released in three different DVD sets over the years.
*Abbott & Costello are comedy legends from the 1940s and 1950s. They also made several comedy horror movies: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy, Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man...*
Absolutely love to watch someone’s reaction the first time they watch the BEST COMEDY SKIT OF ALL TIME! It is almost just as funny as the skit. I would really like to find out how often they had to rehearse this to get the timing down. Just GENIUS! ❤️
I remember watching this from America TV in Australia as a child. They aren’t reading scripts - absolutely brilliant. Abbot and Costello were hysterical genius’s 👏
Abbot and Costello also did their own version of Jack and the Beanstalk, I watched it all the time as a kid. They were a comedy duo, they also had their own TV show. Glad you liked it!
I met both of Lou Costello's daughters Patty the oldest and Christine the youngest of his children back in the 80's. They told us many great stories about the the boys. Who's on First was an old vaudeville routine, no one know who wrote it, But Bud and Lou made it all their own. the TV show of the 50's has many great skits from their vaudeville and movie career check out 7 divided by 28 =13. you will laugh till it hurts. .Abbott and Costello were considered as one of the greats a long side Laurel and Hardy and the Marx bros.
This routine actually started during their radio career. Word play like that was common during the 30s, and they experimented until this routine came into creation.
I first saw this routine as a kid in the 1950's and it's every bit as funny today as when I first saw it. My brother and I would try to do this skit, but we could never get it right because we'd start laughing so much. Great humour is timeless.
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Hey Brother,, I Would Definitely Suggest You Check Out Some Of Their Classic Movies Like,, "Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy",, "Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein" & "Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man"
They started working together in 1935 in New York, and performed older burlesque skits as their show. They became immensely popular, to the point that they were the highest paid entertainers during WW2. Their partnership lasted until 1957, and included many movies, as well as radio and TV shows.
And note that at no time during that brilliant skit did they use one cuss word.
they stated out as vaudeville then made some movies and a few tv series
I think there was one called "Follow that Ghost" or something like that. Absolutely priceless.
This skit was so famous that it was entered into the National Baseball Hall of fame. It was also voted one of the routine Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century by Time Magazine.
One of the best lineups ever... Jimmy Hu, Fred Watt, Victor Adunough, Tom Wye, Cesar Tamara, Haruto Tidei, and Eidon Givatarn. Heavy hitters all.
@@Mr.Ekshin Sven, that was brilliant!!
Seen this sketch maybe 500 times. Seen it in the Hall of fame. Always funny.
Who was?
1st base
this skit is over 70 years old and still hits hard lol. timeless clean comedy.
The best comedy is!
Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of comedians Bud Abbott (the skinny one) and Lou Costello (the plump one), whose work in radio, film, and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s, and the highest-paid entertainers in the world during the Second World War. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is considered one of the greatest comedy routines of all time.
The debut of Tweetybird was a cartoon called 'A Tale Of Two Kittys.' The two cats are Abbott & Costello, but Mel Blanc does the voices.
@ yeah - I remember. One of my favorite classic cartoons.
Arguably the most brilliant comedy bit in modern history.
If you enjoyed that , you should consider taking the time to check out Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein
Abbott and Costello are freaking hilarious. This one is so good.
Your face is priceless. I saw smoke coming out of your ears 🤣😂🤣 "Don't ask me, I'm confused 🤣🤣💗💗
That bit is 70yrs old.....and still just as funny today
Dude the amount of rehearsal to pull that off is insane.
At this point they didn't need to rehearse - they'd done it so many times they knew it backwards and forwards.
I always love watching a younger generation get a sneak peek into what their folks and grand folks would watch/listen to. Brings a smile to my face when these content creators find things they've never heard of and just enjoy it. Reminds me of the first time I'd seen/heard some of these things myself. Keep on, sir.
So true. I grew up with the best and it helped me hone my sense of humor.
And the young ones loving it as much as we did! It's like hearing it for the first time again.
Gotta say... its been a loooong time since I cried from laughing!! This did it...
Love these guys!!!
More please! 👍🏽😅🍿
It's not just brilliant funny; it's also a master class in timing and comedy. The comedy isn't in what Bud is talking about - if you listen to him, it makes sense right from the start. No, the comedy is in Lou's dogheaded insistence on mishearing everything, doubling down, and wallowing in frustration when he could get it easily if he'd only listen. It's beautiful to watch. The numerical patterns of 3 and 5 are constantly woven into the patter, classic stuff that goes back to _commedia dell arte._ As the straight man, Bud's presence is staid and constant, while Lou is all over the map, sighing, turning, waving his bat, rolling his eyes. The way he keeps looking away helplessly as he finds himself trapped again is sheer genius, as it emphasizes his stubbornness in trying again, over and over. One could spend years learning the techniques in just this one clip alone. ("13x7=28" is another masterpiece.)
They made some great comedy horror movies. Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, as well as Meet the Werewolf, and Meet Dracula. As mentioned before, Laurel and Hardy were great, too.
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Yep, "Meet Frankenstein" was the best.
Which was the one with Cuzen Squeezebox?
For accuracy's sake, there was no "A&C Meet the Werewolf" nor was there an "A&C Meet Dracula". There was an "A&C Meet Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde", which featured Mr. Hyde as a werewolf-type character. In "A&C Meet Frankenstein", the old Universal Studios characters the Wolf Man and Dracula had major roles in it. Lon Chaney Jr. reprised his role as Larry Talbot the Wolf Man and Bela Lugosi was Dracula. Bud & Lou also had horror movies in which they met The Mummy and the Invisible Man. They also had a movie called "A&C Meet the Killer, Boris Karloff". Lastly, on a TV show in the '50s, they also tangled with the Creature from the Black Lagoon. They pretty much met all the monsters in their day.
We as kids, loved watching Abbott And Costello movies.. they were awesome!!
Abbot and Costello, since I was born in the 1950's I grew up with them, looking at them through your eyes was such a treat! Thank you very much for viewing the greatest comedy duo of all time!
Me too. My dad died last July. He would cry he laughed so hard
Side-splitting, crying laughter and not one bad word. Classic comedy!
One of the greatest comedy teams of the 40's and 50's. My favorite movie they were in was their take on Jack and the Beanstalk. Bud Abbott is the straight man and Lou Costello is the funny man. Two legends of comedy.
What I love about the old, old time comedians is they will make you belly laugh and not a swear word is needed.
Classic!!! No foul language. Extremely creative. Comedians today don't know how to be funny like that. They were before TV. They did short movie reels that were shown before the main movie. They did vaudeville and radio as well. They made a few feature films as well. Growing up in Atlanta, we watched them on channel 17, which later became TBS(Turner Broadcasting Service) when cable took off. Ted Turner owned the station and the Atlanta Braves. And later started CNN, TCM and a variety of other early cable stations
Not exactly.... the original Radio Broadcast said "I don't give a damn"
I watched them on TV, guess they were re-runs
While, yes, this is from an early tv show, this was back when comedians would travel to do radio shows and live in-house performances to get their name out there. Another great set you should check out is "7 X 13 = 28"
They were huge movie stars in the 40's and 50's.i wasn't there either. Then had a comedy tv show,when tv was invented in early to mid 50's.
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I've always loved this bit!! As a kid I thought this was the funniest thing ever! My dad & I used to do this act together and just thought it was the most fun ever! Love to you! Dannie ❣️❣️
Truly one of the best bits of comedy ever written. Abbott and Costello were one of the best comedy duos ever to take the stage.
the comedic timing between both comic duo's: Abbott and Costello & Tim Conway and Harvey Korman on Carol Burnett Show is unsurpassed as they are two of the greatest comedy duo's ever put together.
This video came from a TV show they did in the early 1950s. But they had been on radio and in movies through the 1930s and 40s. This was their most requested bit. They performed this routine for 20 years, on the radio, in comedy clubs, movies and TV.
Before radio they'd already honed their comedy routines on the Vaudeville circuit.
This routine was first performed by Abbott and Costello in 1938. This version came from their TV series in the early 1950s.
They had their own TV show in the early 1950s.
They were movie stars in the 1940s and the 1950s.
Classic American comedy!! Congrats for experiencing these guys!
This has got to be the best and most famous comedy skit ever created!
This was something that came before even I was born... and I'm old. But I loved watching you watch this!
Classic humor!! This is one of THE oldest most iconic humor routines of all time. its so beloved by baseball fans, it was inducted in the Baseball Hall of Fame as a honorary inductee.
LOL I am 72 and it was old for me when I heard it when I was young. So glad you are viewing classics! It is so great to see this.
I grew up listening to Abbott & Costello because my parents watched their show as teenagers.
The original broadcast was on the radio before TV. If you can, you should listen to it. The radio broadcast is BY FAR the best version of this routine
Pure gold.
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Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein is a hilarious movie from that era...
It was a tv show that aired every Sunday morning in the 80s. They were way before their time with comedy
365 Days is a great skit, as well as 2 10's for a five, and as a couple people have already said, 7X13=28. Many of their skits are based on conning people as all three of these are. Throwing Dice is another good one.
Other good bits: "The cow's udder what?" "A mudder eats its fodder."
Another good one is "Loafing".
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@@rpg7287 Yes! That reminded me of "Niagara Falls, slowly I turned, step by step, inch by inch..." Also, "Meatballs" with Mr. Baciagalupe.
I grew up with these two, yes they had a TV show. 68 years of laughter ❤️♥️🥰
That is the greatest comedy routine of all time! I've watched it dozens of times and I still laugh every time.
I just wanted to say you brought unexpected joy into my day! This was my dad's *all-time favorite* routine, & he quoted it often. Saturday will be the first anniversary of his passing, & I miss him immensely. Your enjoyment reminds me of him, & I can hear him laughing with you. Thank you!!
Also, if you're interested, Abbot & Costello did radio, TV, & movies together. They're all hilarious!
This was just genius. Simply the greatest skit I’ve ever heard 🤣🤣🤣
It’s so much fun seeing new people react so enthusiastically to a routine I’ve loved my whole life! 😊
So fun to watch young people today discover the classics. I'm 76 and grew up on Abbott and Costello. These guys started out in Vaudeville in the 20's and 30's and than went to making movies before ending up on TV in the 1950's. So glad you like them now go find some of their movies and sit down with your kids and have fun.
I had to memorize, and with a classmate, and perform "Who's on First" in a Middle School English class. Crazy hard to keep everything from going sideways. That was about 50 years ago, and it's Funny today too.
You'll love their routine of "Loafing" also. "7x13=28" s another gem.
This performance was so popular that it made the Baseball Hall of fame ... lyrics/words and this video. Bud Abbott is the tall guy. Lou Costello is the short guy. Great reaction. It takes a few times to listen to it, in order to understand all of it as it is such a fast pace comedy skit or you can read the words of that whole skit, with the link I posted here.
Please read the words here in this link and you will understand it. Good luck!
"Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bucky Harris, the Yankee's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team.
Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.
Abbott: I certainly do.
Costello: Well you know I've never met the guys. So you'll have to tell me their names, and then I'll know who's playing on the team."
www.baseball-almanac.com/humor4.shtml
I just love them!!
Also recall them as guests character In Scobby Doo cartoons in the 80’s the cartoon could have started in the 70’s though.
Have seen this a hundred times. Cannot stop laughing.
They had radio shows, movies, tv shows. Very popular from the 40's to about 1960. They even had a cartoon in the 60s. Abbott played himself. Costello had already died so someone else played him. This routine was written by Joe Besser. He appeared in some of their movies and tv shows, and was a brief member of the 3 Stooges.
isn't it wonderful to watch good old fashioned tv,and truly belly laughter ♥️
I absolutely love seeing people find people find Abbot and Castello for the first time. This is one one my all time favorite comedy skits.
70+ years old and still making people laugh … that's talent.
I remember the first time I heard Abbott and Costello do "Who's on First".. I wasn't paying attention and I didn't realize why my father was laughing so hard. The second time I watched it, I realized what was going on and I laughed so hard I think I peed a little lol. So the first baseman's nickname is "Who" and the Second baseman's name is "What" and "I don't know" is the nickname of the third baseman... Once I realized that, every time I watch it I laugh..
That routine was first done on the Kate Smith Radio Show in 1938. It will never get old. Best comedy routine of all time.
I have seen this piece 1000 times at least, and I still laugh every time!
It never gets old.
so fun to watch someone react who's never seen this before.
They started out on radio in the late 1930's and that was one of their first routines. From radio they went on to star in movies and were the top box office draw for a few years, while still having their radio show. A lot of their best routines are radio skits that you probably won't see in their movies. They also did a short lived tv series for two seasons. If you ever get the chance, give their original radio shows a listen, like The Hunting Trip or their show to meet up with the Andrews Sisters where you'll hear their famous "Hertz-U-Drive" routine.
I do not believe you can watch this 20 or thirty or fifty times or more and still not laugh. However many times you watch it, you will alwas laugh, guaranteed. This sketch is the very definition of comedic genius
I can't believe they kept it all straight. Seen this so many times always funny
Abbot and Costello were a hilarious radio duo from the golden age of radio. They did eventually move over to TV and they also had a fairly successful film career as well. Among their movies are such classics as Abbot and Costello meet Frankenstein, Abbot and Costello meet the Invisible Man, The Naughty Nineties (contains the first filmed version of Who's on First), and African Screams (a safari parody style movie). Abbot and Costello are among my favourite old comedy actors.
Abbott and Costello were arguably the greatest comedy duo of all time. They made several movies and were big time celebrities in the 1940s and 50s. You should check out their films. They are great. Another great duo back then was Laurel & Hardy. One of those two duos was the best of all time.
I've seen this skit hundreds of times and I still die laughing every time. This is comic genius. Thanks for doing a reaction on this. I would suggest that you look at another skit that they do called 7×13=28. Also take a look at two 10s for a 5.
same. no matter how many times I have seen this I roll over laughing
Do a lot of people Think,. “Who’s On First”,. Is the greatest comedy sketch of all time. And if you notice there is no editing, they do the routine flawlessly. Next check out, “7 X 13 = 28”.
Abbott & Costello was, IMO, the best comedy team in history, and "Who's on First?" is the best comedy routine in history. The duo performed that routine at least 15,000 times in their career, which started in the vaudeville era, IIRC. I watched and/or listened to the routine literally THOUSANDS of times. I don't they weren't the first people to do it, but they certainly refined it to a point that their version is the definitive version and while they're not in the MLB Hall of Fame - which is a common misconception - the routine IS in the HoF museum. In fact, although I've never been there to see it, it's said that their exhibit in the museum is bigger than many of the exhibits of actual members of the HoF. I always love seeing the reactions of people discovering "Who's on First?" for the 1st time. Have fun watching more of their stuff. You won't regret it.
These guys were hilarious 😆
Good humor that never used any foul language.
Abbott and Costello had so many Fantastic sketches that will just have you in tears. There were one of the greatest comedic teams from the 40s and 50s probably the 30s all the way into the 60s even. They did this they made movies they did have an early TV show Abbott and Costello had movies such as Abbott and Costello Meet The Werewolf Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and they will have you in tears there's so much goofy comedy some of it's repeated but they were phenomenal just phenomenal. Enjoy them they were National Treasures
OMG, I laughed harder at your reaction and your laughing than I did at Abbott and Costello! I remember this was a kid and in 50 something years it has never not made me laugh. It's brilliant comedy. Glad you liked it!
They were super stars they started their act on the vaudville stages then when TV was invented They kept their act as a team . they worked both Stage and screen . And made several movies . some of the title s Abbott and Costello go to Venus . in jack and the bean stalk. there movies were a staple in the weekend matinee line up after cartoons . Abbott was always the lead to Costello's straight man. They were famous world wide. they were first of that type of comedy they remained on top till they died.
Abbott and Costello was a comedy team that got their start in burlesque then went on to do radio shows and star in a number of movies. When TV came in they had their own TV show. Who's On First is remembered as the best thing they ever did but they were famous for their cross talk routines and physical comedy. You can find a lot of their work on TH-cam.
My grandfather was a clown in the circus. My grandfather knew Abbott's mom work in the circus Patterson New Jersey that's where he was born. There's a park I can't remember the name of it but they have statues and everything about him very interesting
That is such a classic and it never, ever gets old. So glad to see the younger generations enjoying the comedic genius of Abbott & Costello!
One of the most clever sketches ever written! They made a heap of movies especially in the 40s. Try the $28 sketch next...you'll love ❤ it!
This skit was so popular they performed it at least once a month on their own radio show for a full year. It did change over time, and the radio broadcast sometimes included additional skits before the scene you see here. (I have heard one where Costello is going to replace DiMaggio on the Yankees based on a letter he receives, and there are visits to a sporting goods store as well as a widow's home [the widow's dead husband had collected baseball bats and Costello wanted to ask her for one])
As for why you didn't know about the duo, sadly they broke up more than 4 decades ago, and then suffered through the loss of most of their wealth when the IRS came after them for not paying their taxes. (their accountant was committing fraud, but the IRS still punished them.)
They did appear in a number of early black-and-white movies, mostly horror based. But like the Who's on First skit, they are largely forgotten.
This was taped back in 1953, this is brilliant, it was voted the best comedy skit of the previous century. Hilarious, clean comedy that IMO never gets old.
Radio, T.V., and Movies they did it all. A&C Meet Frankenstein and much more corny slapstick comedy. Great for Kids. This is Probably there @1 Skit for sure. Thanks for the laugh!
They also did a couple of Feline characters in the Looney Tunes cartoon Abbot was called Babott. Not sure on the spelling just remember hearing Babbot a lot with a skinny cat and a chubby cat.
The hilarity in this skit is amazing today and to be as funny as it was there wasn't a single curse word. Clean comedy will always survive!🤣
Abbott and Costello were two of Vaudeville's finest and some of the best in transferring from entirely live stage to radio broadcast as well.
Just watched your review of Phill Collins “In the air tonight”! I’ve been following Phil for 50 yrs! It was fun watching u! U have a beautiful smile and a hearty laugh! U r also make me feel very old! Lmao
This video was from 1953 from the Abbott & Costello TV Show. Abbott and Costello were so good with this routine, that if they performed it on radio or live TV and needed to fill in some time, they could do this routine in that amount of time. So if they had 2 minutes to fill, they could do this routine in 2 minutes. They were that good. Thy have other videos from their TV Show where they pulled the routine 13x7=28. They had many other great routines as well. May they both continue to Rest Peacefully.
I always loved that bit growing up, I watched all their skits and movies.
It actually happened! There is a MLB team with a player named Hu. There's a picture of Hu on first.
So, Abbott and Costello started in 1) Burlesque 1935 2) Vaudeville 3) Radio 1938 4) Film 1940- 1956 and 5) Television 1951-1954 but had an unreal run it found a larger viewership in reruns from the 1960s to the 1990s. The shows have also been released in three different DVD sets over the years.
*Abbott & Costello are comedy legends from the 1940s and 1950s. They also made several comedy horror movies: Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein, Abbott & Costello Meet The Mummy, Abbott & Costello Meet The Invisible Man...*
What is so refreshing is laugh without curses or diss.
Absolutely love to watch someone’s reaction the first time they watch the BEST COMEDY SKIT OF ALL TIME! It is almost just as funny as the skit. I would really like to find out how often they had to rehearse this to get the timing down. Just GENIUS! ❤️
Man I'm 63 in Nov, I remember this skit from my childhood, my father and I would set and laugh at it. Fond memories with my dad.
I remember watching this from America TV in Australia as a child. They aren’t reading scripts - absolutely brilliant. Abbot and Costello were hysterical genius’s 👏
After all these years this is still hilarious 😂 I first heard it as a kid and I loved it I'm now sixty years old and I still love it ...
Abbot and Costello also did their own version of Jack and the Beanstalk, I watched it all the time as a kid. They were a comedy duo, they also had their own TV show. Glad you liked it!
I enjoyed them so much as a child especially this skit. It's a joy to see that you enjoyed it too. 😉
Classic comedy gold. Even today, cannot surpass them, without a single swear or racy word. Complete clean, and completely great.
I met both of Lou Costello's daughters Patty the oldest and Christine the youngest of his children back in the 80's. They told us many great stories about the the boys. Who's on First was an old vaudeville routine, no one know who wrote it, But Bud and Lou made it all their own. the TV show of the 50's has many great skits from their vaudeville and movie career check out 7 divided by 28 =13. you will laugh till it hurts. .Abbott and Costello were considered as one of the greats a long side Laurel and Hardy and the Marx bros.
Back in the days my father's best comedians were Abbott and Costello and I remember telling this particular joke they had!
This routine actually started during their radio career. Word play like that was common during the 30s, and they experimented until this routine came into creation.
They don't do comedy like this anymore...pure genius!
I first saw this routine as a kid in the 1950's and it's every bit as funny today as when I first saw it. My brother and I would try to do this skit, but we could never get it right because we'd start laughing so much. Great humour is timeless.