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.
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!
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.)
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.
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.
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.
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"
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.
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.
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
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.
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.
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
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.
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 ❣️❣️
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 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 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.
*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...*
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.
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'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.
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!
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 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..
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.
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 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.
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!
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!
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
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.
It was Hilarious to see Your reaction to this. Abbott and Costello were a Vaudeville act from WAY BACK. They did skits like this, AND they made movies. And their movies had the Most Popular Stars of the time. They did movies with Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff , and Many others. For those who don't know, Chaney and Karloff were the ORIGINAL Wolfman, Dracula, and Mummy.
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.
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!
Just the facts, ma'am (Dragnet reference): Bud Abbott (the straight man) and Lou Costello (the confused one here) worked in radio, film, and television and it made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s, and the highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. This version of the sketch was first seen on May 15, 1953 as part of an episode of TV's The Abbott and Costello Show. The ep was entitled "The Actors' Home."
My biggest challenge with this skit is to visualize how the players' names are written, I can mostly presume that "Hu" is on first base, then "Watts" or "Watt" is on second, but I struggle a bit with how to recreate a name that sounds like I don't know. Maybe "Idunno"? Man, I can totally see why it was so funny way back before both internet and modern TV sports with computer-based texts on screen, because you don't get those names confused as easily these days (except maybe for the MMA boxer "Mianus"...
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were probably the greatest comedic duo to ever perform together. This is probably the most timeless and hilarious bit, and it's been remixed many times. Hell, in the 90s, the Cartoon series Animaniacs rehashed this bit using Woodstock as a location, involving the bands The Who, Yes, and The Band. Welcome to the world of classic comedy, with legends such as these two, the Three Stooges, and the Marx Brothers.
For more by these two, I'd suggest 7x13=28 and Loafing. Another comedian from the same era that I'd suggest checking out is George Burns. Not sure what would be a good routine of his to suggest but he was great. Also someone else suggested the Andy Griffith It was football, that is a great skit.
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!
The skit is 86 years old
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.
Arguably the most brilliant comedy bit in modern history.
Dude the amount of rehearsal to pull that off is insane.
We as kids, loved watching Abbott And Costello movies.. they were awesome!!
Abbott and Costello are freaking hilarious. This one is so good.
Side-splitting, crying laughter and not one bad word. Classic comedy!
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! 👍🏽😅🍿
Your face is priceless. I saw smoke coming out of your ears 🤣😂🤣 "Don't ask me, I'm confused 🤣🤣💗💗
If you enjoyed that , you should consider taking the time to check out Abbott & Costello meet Frankenstein
What I love about the old, old time comedians is they will make you belly laugh and not a swear word is needed.
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.
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
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.)
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.
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.
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.
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.
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That bit is 70yrs old.....and still just as funny today
They had their own TV show in the early 1950s.
They were movie stars in the 1940s and the 1950s.
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.
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.
This routine was first performed by Abbott and Costello in 1938. This version came from their TV series in the early 1950s.
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.
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
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
This was something that came before even I was born... and I'm old. But I loved watching you watch this!
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.
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.
This has got to be the best and most famous comedy skit ever created!
Halloween is coming...
Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein is a hilarious movie from that era...
Pure gold.
Also recall them as guests character In Scobby Doo cartoons in the 80’s the cartoon could have started in the 70’s though.
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.
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
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.
It was a tv show that aired every Sunday morning in the 80s. They were way before their time with comedy
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 ❣️❣️
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.
That is the greatest comedy routine of all time! I've watched it dozens of times and I still laugh every time.
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 grew up with these two, yes they had a TV show. 68 years of laughter ❤️♥️🥰
Classic American comedy!! Congrats for experiencing these guys!
That routine was first done on the Kate Smith Radio Show in 1938. It will never get old. Best comedy routine of all time.
This was just genius. Simply the greatest skit I’ve ever heard 🤣🤣🤣
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.
70+ years old and still making people laugh … that's talent.
*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...*
Have seen this a hundred times. Cannot stop laughing.
ADogg, if you like this one, check out the old clip of Andy Griffith doing "It Was Football!" It's freaking hilarious!!
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.
so fun to watch someone react who's never seen this before.
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.
I just love them!!
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.
What is so refreshing is laugh without curses or diss.
isn't it wonderful to watch good old fashioned tv,and truly belly laughter ♥️
It’s so much fun seeing new people react so enthusiastically to a routine I’ve loved my whole life! 😊
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
Good humor that never used any foul language.
I grew up listening to Abbott & Costello because my parents watched their show as teenagers.
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.
I can't believe they kept it all straight. Seen this so many times always funny
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!
I have seen this piece 1000 times at least, and I still laugh every time!
It never gets old.
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.
They don't do comedy like this anymore...pure genius!
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 is such a classic and it never, ever gets old. So glad to see the younger generations enjoying the comedic genius of Abbott & Costello!
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.
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 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.
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!
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!
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.
Abbot and Costello were a comedy taam WAY before your time, from way back in the 40's and 50's - old time classic clean comedy
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
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.
It was Hilarious to see Your reaction to this. Abbott and Costello were a Vaudeville act from WAY BACK. They did skits like this, AND they made movies. And their movies had the Most Popular Stars of the time. They did movies with Lon Chaney, Boris Karloff , and Many others. For those who don't know, Chaney and Karloff were the ORIGINAL Wolfman, Dracula, and Mummy.
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.
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!
Back in the days my father's best comedians were Abbott and Costello and I remember telling this particular joke they had!
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!🤣
Just the facts, ma'am (Dragnet reference): Bud Abbott (the straight man) and Lou Costello (the confused one here) worked in radio, film, and television and it made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s, and the highest-paid entertainers in the world during World War II. This version of the sketch was first seen on May 15, 1953 as part of an episode of TV's The Abbott and Costello Show. The ep was entitled "The Actors' Home."
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!
It actually happened! There is a MLB team with a player named Hu. There's a picture of Hu on first.
My biggest challenge with this skit is to visualize how the players' names are written, I can mostly presume that "Hu" is on first base, then "Watts" or "Watt" is on second, but I struggle a bit with how to recreate a name that sounds like I don't know. Maybe "Idunno"? Man, I can totally see why it was so funny way back before both internet and modern TV sports with computer-based texts on screen, because you don't get those names confused as easily these days (except maybe for the MMA boxer "Mianus"...
Classic comedy gold. Even today, cannot surpass them, without a single swear or racy word. Complete clean, and completely great.
Abbott and Costello were a popular comedy duo back in The '40's and '50's.
I always loved that bit growing up, I watched all their skits and movies.
Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were probably the greatest comedic duo to ever perform together. This is probably the most timeless and hilarious bit, and it's been remixed many times.
Hell, in the 90s, the Cartoon series Animaniacs rehashed this bit using Woodstock as a location, involving the bands The Who, Yes, and The Band.
Welcome to the world of classic comedy, with legends such as these two, the Three Stooges, and the Marx Brothers.
I recommend Abbot and Costello's "Two tens for a five" and "7 X 13 = 28". Both are hilarious, and you will really enjoy them.
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 ...
For more by these two, I'd suggest 7x13=28 and Loafing. Another comedian from the same era that I'd suggest checking out is George Burns. Not sure what would be a good routine of his to suggest but he was great. Also someone else suggested the Andy Griffith It was football, that is a great skit.
Burns and Gracie Allen were a great team.
Over 80 years later, this famous routine is beyond hiralous!
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.