The Naughty Nineties | Who’s on First? - Abbott and Costello

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  • @michaelkyle106
    @michaelkyle106 ปีที่แล้ว +2777

    One of the best infield lineups ever... Jimmy Hu, Fred Watt, Victor Adunough, Tom Wye, Cesar Tamara, Haruto Tidei, and Eidon Givatarn. Legends!

    • @Triggered6277
      @Triggered6277 ปีที่แล้ว +202

      Oh I thought it was Eidon Cayr

    • @clone151
      @clone151 ปีที่แล้ว +168

      What about Aaron Becauz and Will Neverno? (Who I imagine as the right fielder)

    • @devilman3373
      @devilman3373 ปีที่แล้ว +91

      @@clone151 Although the right fielder was never identified in the original skit, In the old Selchow and Righter board game, the right fielder's name is Nobody.

    • @P47HFIND3R
      @P47HFIND3R 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +69

      @@clone151 Nononono Who is on First

    • @SpaceCore2053
      @SpaceCore2053 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +38

      @@P47HFIND3R That's what I'M TRYING TA' FIND OUT!!

  • @Arxane
    @Arxane ปีที่แล้ว +2631

    There is a reason why Who’s on First? became Abbott & Costello’s signature routine. The two of them got so good at performing this skit that they could lengthen or shorten it on the fly, and the two of them would play off each other as naturally as if they had rehearsed everything beforehand.

    • @greenwave819
      @greenwave819 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      I didn't like this skit as a child, as an adult I can appreciate their chemistry and undoubtable humor

    • @ILikeToLaughAtYou
      @ILikeToLaughAtYou ปีที่แล้ว +164

      I thought Naturally was on first?

    • @harbottle8580
      @harbottle8580 ปีที่แล้ว +97

      He's not. Who's on first. He throws it to who, naturally.

    • @burningfox4252
      @burningfox4252 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      @@ILikeToLaughAtYou who is!

    • @MrJesusrosario
      @MrJesusrosario ปีที่แล้ว +18

      ⁠@@burningfox4252 that what he’s asking!

  • @Manoj17Patankar
    @Manoj17Patankar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4377

    the funny thing is, when you break it down slowly and examine the words for grammatical accuracy.. the whole thing holds up perfectly. It is the easiest thing to do - slipping up - especially during the bits with the most cadence, and yet they deliver it without a single deviation. This is an education in setting up an extremely funny premise and using it to produce a tight, accurate and edge of the seat comedy.

    • @Y-two-K
      @Y-two-K ปีที่แล้ว +136

      There were a few instances where "whom" should have been used to be technically gramatically correct, although it's a rule that native speakers break all the time anyway.

    • @postbunnie
      @postbunnie ปีที่แล้ว +111

      But his name wasn’t whom.

    • @stitchfan_8290
      @stitchfan_8290 ปีที่แล้ว +131

      @@Y-two-K I have never even heard someone say “whom” except when someone is correcting someone's grammar.

    • @cooldude2251
      @cooldude2251 ปีที่แล้ว +75

      @@Y-two-K no whom is the coach

    • @greenwave819
      @greenwave819 ปีที่แล้ว +35

      Naturally!

  • @histrings
    @histrings ปีที่แล้ว +909

    Even when Lou trips over and breaks one of the footlights, they continue without skipping a beat. Classic!!!

    • @PlumbPitiful
      @PlumbPitiful ปีที่แล้ว +43

      This was a scene from a movie, not a live show. So breaking the light was intentional

    • @seanpoag4170
      @seanpoag4170 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Wait, was that a genuine mistake they decided to leave in? Nice.

    • @greenwave819
      @greenwave819 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@seanpoag4170 it was intentional

    • @kg7787
      @kg7787 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      No it was a mistake.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE ปีที่แล้ว +2

      ‎‎‎‎‎E

  • @alfredocuomo1546
    @alfredocuomo1546 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1176

    Never gets old, the old riddle "Who are the only people in the baseball hall of fame that never played ball, Announced or coached a game" & the obvious answer is Abbott & Coastello. I've watched this skit many times at the baseball hall of fame, Classics.

    • @TheHippieRat
      @TheHippieRat ปีที่แล้ว +122

      No, Who’s on first

    • @alfredocuomo1546
      @alfredocuomo1546 ปีที่แล้ว +64

      @@TheHippieRat I don't know ... Third Base..!!!!

    • @tak-475
      @tak-475 ปีที่แล้ว +21

      ​@@TheHippieRat
      Naturally 👍

    • @aspenrebel
      @aspenrebel ปีที่แล้ว

      I've never been there. I've been to the NFL hall of fame in Canton Ohio.

    • @KHopeJHope
      @KHopeJHope ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@TheHippieRatI was just coming here to comment that!

  • @SkulShurtugalTCG
    @SkulShurtugalTCG 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3668

    If you listen closely, you can hear some of the crew off-camera struggling not to laugh. There were a LOT of takes for this sketch where they tried not to laugh, but the director gave up and left this take in, cuz he knew it was impossible NOT to laugh at this.

    • @djmocha7
      @djmocha7 2 ปีที่แล้ว +142

      You’re right. I think I heard a wheeze when Abbott says “He’s on third. We’re not talking about him.”

    • @nathangeise2009
      @nathangeise2009 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      Surprised there wasn't more laughing

    • @derekllewellyn6663
      @derekllewellyn6663 ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@djmocha7 it's looks like going good I love it so much it's looks like fanny movie it's looks good I love it so much it's looks like new DVD releases review history books documentary about biography book of the day away magic

    • @Joel-Serra
      @Joel-Serra ปีที่แล้ว +25

      Yes, I'm listening to this with headphones and I can clearly hear people snickering and giggling behind the camera.

    • @greenwave819
      @greenwave819 ปีที่แล้ว +19

      who's laughing I don't know if I heard it today

  • @awesomeinspector5270
    @awesomeinspector5270 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1814

    Their best rendition of this routine. The timing, the setup, the physical comedy, etc.

    • @rev.paull.vasquez4001
      @rev.paull.vasquez4001 2 ปีที่แล้ว +34

      Actually, I think the Retired Actors is best, because they naturally adjust their performance with the reaction of the live audience. Abbot even turns to address the crowd at least once. That recording is also the result of doing the routine over so many years.

    • @thegoat5141
      @thegoat5141 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@rev.paull.vasquez4001 Totally agree!

    • @erichfiedler1481
      @erichfiedler1481 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      Nah, the best rendition of this routine was in the Animaniacs episode "Woodstock Slappy", just replace baseball with rock music and band names and you got a brilliant comedy bit

    • @randallulrich
      @randallulrich ปีที่แล้ว +3

      @@erichfiedler1481: Slappy Squirrel - Who's on Stage?: th-cam.com/video/Mdqv5xIsFLM/w-d-xo.html

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE ปีที่แล้ว

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  • @Tyler_Mills26
    @Tyler_Mills26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +669

    I love when the guy with the bat starts describing his play and the skinny goes "that's the first thing you've said right all day!" To which the other guy yells "I don't even know what I'm talking about!" Also his little squeals of frustration is hilarious xxx

    • @VHSo_o
      @VHSo_o 2 ปีที่แล้ว +60

      The short, rotund guy is Costello, and the tall one is Abbott

    • @markstench4470
      @markstench4470 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@VHSo_o Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

    • @marcconte3275
      @marcconte3275 ปีที่แล้ว +43

      We officially are in a generation that doesn’t know who Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are

    • @Tyler_Mills26
      @Tyler_Mills26 ปีที่แล้ว +7

      @@VHSo_o that's it I can never get them the right way round lol neither can my dad haha xxx

    • @Tyler_Mills26
      @Tyler_Mills26 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@marcconte3275 I do know who they are in the sense of I've seen their stuff before like I have a box set of their stuff I just never get them the right way round xxx

  • @MrBawdry
    @MrBawdry 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1174

    This is easily the best American sketch of all time. Sublime.

    • @ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo
      @ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

      This is the best American Sketch. And the Cheese Shop is the best British sketch.

    • @peachcobblercake3968
      @peachcobblercake3968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

      Naturally.

    • @Zwei4815
      @Zwei4815 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      At least until Steamed Hams.

    • @Takeslongpoops
      @Takeslongpoops ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I’d take the Dave Chappelle Clayton Bigsby sketch as the best ever.

    • @MrBawdry
      @MrBawdry ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@Takeslongpoops that's inspired and sublime and definitely up there.

  • @shadowjack8
    @shadowjack8 ปีที่แล้ว +407

    This is the definition of a classic comedy routine. You know every line that is going to be said, and you still laugh.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      It’s strange how people of this era (1930s-40s) viewed the 1890s with happy memories & nostalgia. I guess because it was pre-Depression and pre-World Wars

  • @Majima-San01
    @Majima-San01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +290

    This is a fond memory for me. My dad passed away this year from cancer and he absolutely loved this. Who’s on First was his favorite Abbott and Costello things

    • @irishshawn3310
      @irishshawn3310 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      Sorry for your family's loss 😢

    • @Majima-San01
      @Majima-San01 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@irishshawn3310 sorry. I just saw this. Thank you so much for your condolences. I think I used that word right.

    • @TimeandMonotony
      @TimeandMonotony 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      So sorry for your loss! My dad also died of cancer, so I know what you're going through.

    • @natedeanmaan2
      @natedeanmaan2 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      My dad ran this joke with me a good number of times, and I surprised him with the joke because a friend of mine had shown me this skit, and we always had a good laugh about it

    • @xpendabull
      @xpendabull ปีที่แล้ว +4

      My dad passed almost exactly one year ago and this was also one of his favorites. I'm glad he showed it to me when I was young

  • @bartsimpson83
    @bartsimpson83 ปีที่แล้ว +361

    In high school in the late 90s/early 2000s, I performed this bit with the art teacher in the school talent show (I was Abbot, he was Costello). You could tell a lot of the audience had never heard it before. They cracked up. Just goes to show good comedy never dies.

    • @wordeye
      @wordeye ปีที่แล้ว +16

      Did you do the whole bit? Because that's a lot to understand and also to remember.

    • @bartsimpson83
      @bartsimpson83 ปีที่แล้ว +31

      @@wordeye We did do the whole bit. The internet was kind of a new thing back then but already there were sites where you could print off the scripts for things like this to memorize.

    • @wordeye
      @wordeye ปีที่แล้ว +14

      @@bartsimpson83 mad kudos to you and the art teacher. If there's video, please post it, or just pics.

    • @markvrahas5080
      @markvrahas5080 ปีที่แล้ว

      Same haha

    • @shaun2urz
      @shaun2urz 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@wordeye Video hadn't been invented back then, even the internet was in its' infancy.....

  • @jarethloveland4159
    @jarethloveland4159 2 ปีที่แล้ว +572

    No matter how many times I see this, it still makes me laugh.

    • @nikhilb375
      @nikhilb375 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      True 😂😂😂😂

    • @TheNearsightedGamer
      @TheNearsightedGamer 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Agreed!!

    • @Rick-mx5kh
      @Rick-mx5kh ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Same here. I've laughed at this classic for 60 years. It never gets old.

    • @-James-A
      @-James-A ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Naturally.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE ปีที่แล้ว

      E‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎‎

  • @DOLPHINLADYFOXandPUP
    @DOLPHINLADYFOXandPUP ปีที่แล้ว +277

    I am 65 grew up w/ this, I named my dog..."MY DOG" thus when someone asked "what is your dogs name"? my reply "MY DOG" person then looks at me like ??? then they ask again "what is your dogs name"? MY DOG , yes I know its your dog but what is its name? MY DOG...if the person is old enuff to remember, it then turns into "who's on 1st" this must be in the Guinness world book of records as the best comedic timing skit of all time!

    • @Robynhoodlum
      @Robynhoodlum 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

      This is even better than our third cat named “New Cat” - who is no longer the newest cat.

    • @biggy0917
      @biggy0917 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      You are a legend

    • @murphy9924
      @murphy9924 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm half your age and would get that in a heart beat. Abbott Costello is my level of humor and no one my age gets it. Ever.

    • @jazzgrackle1021
      @jazzgrackle1021 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Okay, and What’s your cat’s name?

    • @MrBroon25
      @MrBroon25 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@jazzgrackle1021 I thought What was on second?

  • @gregpst77
    @gregpst77 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    Absolute Legends. This act will ALWAYS stand the test of time. Truly impressive.

  • @SulliMike23
    @SulliMike23 ปีที่แล้ว +152

    This is one of those routines that NEVER gets old.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Never. A&C are my favorite comedians of all time. It’s strange how people of this era (1930s-40s) viewed the 1890s with happy memories & nostalgia.
      I guess because it was pre-Depression and pre-World Wars

    • @TeeHeesandSeriousGiggles
      @TeeHeesandSeriousGiggles 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ……hm.

  • @michaeltyler4034
    @michaeltyler4034 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    I’ve probably seen this routine a hundred times and I laugh every time. One of the greatest comedy bits ever.

    • @valeryrod6779
      @valeryrod6779 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Бери выше. Тысячи просмотров и все равно смешно. Я 20 лет смеюсь. Привет из России!

  • @PlumbPitiful
    @PlumbPitiful ปีที่แล้ว +232

    2:51 ... Lou almost forgets the name of Bud's character, remembering just in the nick of time before the take was ruined! "Misterrrrrr Broadhurst!" 😆

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      It’s strange how people of this era (1930s-40s) viewed the 1890s with happy memories & nostalgia. I guess because it was pre-Depression and pre-World Wars

    • @TheTyke
      @TheTyke 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      @@electrictroy2010 Similar to us with the 80's and 90's.

  • @danbaranowski
    @danbaranowski 2 ปีที่แล้ว +176

    Pure fricking genius. The Naughty Nineties (along with Go To Mars and Mexican Hayride) is my favorite Abbott & Costello movie outside of their meetings with Universal’s Monsters from 1948-1955

    • @marcconte3275
      @marcconte3275 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      Great selections. I love Pardon My Sarong

  • @caryrevels6584
    @caryrevels6584 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    These two guys gave me many laughs growing up in Brooklyn NY, My father actually knew Bud Abbott. Who sadly passed away in a home for former Hollywood actors. He passed on Apr 1974 i remember my dad getting a call from the nursing home. he was so sad to get that news. RIP Bud and Lou Bless you both.Thanks for the memories.

    • @derekwilliams3093
      @derekwilliams3093 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Well, I hope What's and Idontknow and the rest of the team showed up for Who's funeral

    • @dorianvaughn1915
      @dorianvaughn1915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@derekwilliams3093 who showed up for the funeral?

    • @sophianradio
      @sophianradio 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dorianvaughn1915 sure, he was in the box!

    • @dorianvaughn1915
      @dorianvaughn1915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      @@sophianradio What's the guy's name in the box?

    • @SulliMike23
      @SulliMike23 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@dorianvaughn1915 No Who's in the box.

  • @jonathonpettit3858
    @jonathonpettit3858 2 ปีที่แล้ว +212

    Such a great gag routine here. Oh, and if you are wondering what the player’s name is on right field, he’s Nobody. No, they actually gave him a name and it was “Nobody” in an adaptation of the gag.

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

      No WHATS on second!

    • @thefandom6243
      @thefandom6243 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@pressureworks I Dont Know

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +20

      @@thefandom6243 3rd base!

    • @dougfowler1368
      @dougfowler1368 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Thanks, I was thinking one of them played right field but that may have been another adaptation.

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@dougfowler1368 One of Them........3rd Base Coach !!!

  • @joekerns2916
    @joekerns2916 ปีที่แล้ว +34

    This will never stop being funny. Every version I've seen of this skit with them I have laughed so hard I cried. Absolute perfection. They don't make comedy like this anymore. I love it

  • @kaleobharrison2607
    @kaleobharrison2607 2 ปีที่แล้ว +104

    #1 St. Louis Cardinals fan here and I'm proud of our heritage

    • @DF.A.B.L.E.
      @DF.A.B.L.E. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Saint Louis represent

    • @alexmartinez5859
      @alexmartinez5859 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Cubs fan here, but just because it’s St. Louis doesn’t mean I can’t laugh.

    • @DF.A.B.L.E.
      @DF.A.B.L.E. ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@alexmartinez5859

  • @robertbrezinski9348
    @robertbrezinski9348 ปีที่แล้ว +134

    This version of "Who's on First?" is played on a continuous loop at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

  • @ImAFatNerd90
    @ImAFatNerd90 2 ปีที่แล้ว +124

    One of the greatest comedic duos ever.

  • @bradsexton2315
    @bradsexton2315 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    This is so timeless, I don't care how often I see it. It always makes me laugh. Costello's comedic timing is just perfect.

  • @LittleBigKid707b
    @LittleBigKid707b 2 ปีที่แล้ว +25

    Some things are timeless. Certain video games, movies, sitcoms, skits and whatever else. This was way before my time, but I'm every bit as entertained. This never ages!!

  • @edwardmctaggart6841
    @edwardmctaggart6841 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    One of the best comedy sketches ever. Amazing timing and precision. Abbot and Costello were among the greatest and their comedy is still watchable today
    Marvellous!!!!

  • @eileenpepek6558
    @eileenpepek6558 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Classic!! "Who's on First" has always been one of my favorite Abbott and Costello bits since the first time I saw it when I was a kid.

  • @l.salisbury1253
    @l.salisbury1253 2 ปีที่แล้ว +236

    CHALMERS: Well, Seymour, it seems we've put together a baseball team and I was wondering Who's On First?
    SKINNER: Yes. Not the pronoun but rather a player with the unlikely name of Who is On First.
    CHALMERS: Well, that's just great, Seymour! We been out here six seconds and you've already managed to blow the routine!

    • @Storm-jn5ct
      @Storm-jn5ct 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@NoNameAtAll2 no

    • @BBD-AITB
      @BBD-AITB 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@NoNameAtAll2 that’s where it spits.

    • @JTCurtisMusic
      @JTCurtisMusic ปีที่แล้ว +7

      Even on an old Abbott and Costello video, Steamed Hams can't be escaped.

    • @KuonilerariLoufanwald
      @KuonilerariLoufanwald ปีที่แล้ว +10

      @@JTCurtisMusic Except that's not a Steamed Hams reference, there's literally an episode with that dialogue

    • @000xyz
      @000xyz ปีที่แล้ว +2

      I was watching this episode just now and naturally i go see you know, and what is second....i don't know....third? Naturally

  • @redneckrambo9626
    @redneckrambo9626 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    A century later and Abott & Costello still remain the greatest comedy duo in history.
    This skit and 17x3=28 are my two favorite comedy skits of all time.

    • @corn8857
      @corn8857 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      7x13, not 17x3

  • @AnthonySomber17
    @AnthonySomber17 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    In the year 3023 people will still be watching and listening to this classic A&C routine because great comedy is timeless. Laughter is forever!!!

  • @AviatorCJ87
    @AviatorCJ87 ปีที่แล้ว +48

    Given how vehemently he was insisting that you "don't throw the ball to Naturally, you throw it to Who," and that all other positions were accounted for, I can only assume that Naturally is the right fielder.

    • @melissaupton9104
      @melissaupton9104 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

      No, Nobody is right fielder

    • @greatandmightykevin
      @greatandmightykevin 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@melissaupton9104 They don't have a right fielder? Who's over there??

    • @GigaDarkness
      @GigaDarkness 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@greatandmightykevinWho's on first!

    • @shawnlam3109
      @shawnlam3109 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Broadhurst’s on Right Field

    • @Dr_Mortis_SCP
      @Dr_Mortis_SCP 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ⁠​⁠@@greatandmightykevin No, Who’s on first, Nobody is the right fielder

  • @rcb3921
    @rcb3921 ปีที่แล้ว +33

    2:51 I'm pretty sure Costello is so deep in the act that he can't remember Abbot's character's name, but he dives deep and saves the take. It's impressive.

  • @worldofhunter1636
    @worldofhunter1636 ปีที่แล้ว +24

    2:32 That sounded like one of the set crew members in the background wheezing with laughter....

  • @danielwhite5997
    @danielwhite5997 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    The absolute cleanest rendition. Wonderful.

  • @JustinCage56
    @JustinCage56 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    1:51 It's that little pause and look he gave him is what destroyed my sides

  • @F3sterJ3ster
    @F3sterJ3ster ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Of every version of this act this one is hands down my favorite. The whole movie was gold.

  • @keithvazquez6107
    @keithvazquez6107 ปีที่แล้ว +26

    After 80 years still funny as all hell.

  • @rong3795
    @rong3795 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    It's still the best comedy routine that no one today could ever recreate.

    • @michaelrussell3890
      @michaelrussell3890 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Jeff Dunham did a pretty good version (Peanuts Password Panic)

  • @garryanthonystx
    @garryanthonystx 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    LOU: "I throw the ball to first base."
    BUD: "...And Who gets it..."
    LOU: "He better get it...."
    That always gets me crackin' up!

  • @scorpius6667
    @scorpius6667 ปีที่แล้ว +27

    Probably the best running gag in comedic history! 🦂

  • @franklight2947
    @franklight2947 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    This never gets old

  • @cellpat2686
    @cellpat2686 ปีที่แล้ว +20

    4:47 - "I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!" 😄😄😄😄

    • @jollybegood
      @jollybegood 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Watch comedy Oscar with Stalone, same line in a very similar scene

  • @LivinLarge589
    @LivinLarge589 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This skit should be played during every ballgame's 7th inning stretch.
    Loved it as a kid growing up and even now in my retirement. Good clean hearty humor without the 'foul' language!

  • @RandyRieger
    @RandyRieger 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Like 80 years later this is still incredibly clever and funny. Genius by definition. Legendary

  • @carlyedwards1422
    @carlyedwards1422 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Showed this to my 7 year old who loves baseball. He laughed out loud. This bit will never die

  • @chaynelafantaisie7137
    @chaynelafantaisie7137 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    This all checks out! These guys are absolute legends!!

  • @singlecatt
    @singlecatt ปีที่แล้ว +5

    One of my favorite skits. I and a friend did this skit for our senior "follies" in high school. I did the Costello part. Never cracked a smile

  • @majintv24
    @majintv24 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    At 2:32 i swear i hear someone in the background weezing at the bit

  • @keithnelson5376
    @keithnelson5376 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    "Now thats the first thing you've said right"
    "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!"
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    4:45

  • @DouglasBlake
    @DouglasBlake 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This routine never gets old!

  • @dexterdog62
    @dexterdog62 2 ปีที่แล้ว +46

    No cursing, no ethic “humour”just pure comedy. Timeless.

  • @ajarthis1602
    @ajarthis1602 2 ปีที่แล้ว +30

    That's pure comedic Gold! 😂😂😂

  • @pretzelchannel1
    @pretzelchannel1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The way they quickly and grammatically correctly respond to each of their super confusing statements is insanely impressive and hilarious. Truly a testament to the older school of acting and comedy.

  • @michaelhilborn4204
    @michaelhilborn4204 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This stuff never gets old.
    It’s as funny today as it was a hundred years ago.
    Possibly my favourite comedy bit of all time. 😂

  • @kayeplaguedoc9054
    @kayeplaguedoc9054 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Truly timeless. This hasn’t aged a day.

  • @Summer_Reigns
    @Summer_Reigns ปีที่แล้ว +20

    One of the greatest comedy routines of all time!

    • @Rick-mx5kh
      @Rick-mx5kh ปีที่แล้ว +3

      The greatest...this is classic comedy at its best.

  • @martinalarcon3108
    @martinalarcon3108 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I still love this slapstick, bring memories of watching with my cousins as little kids

  • @TeamRemForever
    @TeamRemForever 2 ปีที่แล้ว +68

    I saw this in 9th grade, and I was dying of laughter 😂😂😂😂 I never laughed so hard in my life!!!

  • @lescobrandon3047
    @lescobrandon3047 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Brilliance! I’ve watched these since i was a kid. And still laugh, slapping my knee.

  • @RobbieLugos
    @RobbieLugos 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is my favorite scene from any movie or tv show, and it was released before any of my favorite movies, tv shows, or scenes from either that weren’t made by Abbott and Costello. This will always amaze me!

  • @jamesdutton7083
    @jamesdutton7083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    This is before my time it's still and absolute classic. I love it !!!!

    • @ShadowsOnTheScreen
      @ShadowsOnTheScreen 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Nowadays it is before just about every bodies time!

  • @henriquenolasco7990
    @henriquenolasco7990 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    What a great routine. This is the first time I heard the complete version. Thanks a million Abbot & Costello for such an immortal scene 😂🤣😂👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @LastHandle4574
    @LastHandle4574 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    It is an utter crime that people do not talk about these two the same kinda of awe and respect as other pop culture icons.
    These two were my childhood alongside some other choice characters, and of deep personal inspiration, truly the undisputed kings of the comedy duo.
    *Here are some of my favorites I'd recommend to anyone who would come across this comment:*
    1) Meet the Invisible Man
    2) The Time of Their Lives
    3) Naughty Nineties
    4) The Wistful Window of Wagon Gap
    5) Hold that Ghost

    • @sage4all2000
      @sage4all2000 ปีที่แล้ว

      Great selection! Especially, #2-The Time of Their Lives, and #5- Hold That Ghost!👍👍👍

    • @wyattstevens8574
      @wyattstevens8574 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      What about A&C 7x13=28? (#3 is actually this one!)

  • @qualx2003
    @qualx2003 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is such a great skit. You can feel his frustration. They did so well, no mistakes.

  • @paulgoethe
    @paulgoethe ปีที่แล้ว +8

    5:41 - the moment he realizes who "Who" is. lol

  • @tgurlamber5874
    @tgurlamber5874 2 ปีที่แล้ว +32

    Never gets old.

  • @BJenno
    @BJenno ปีที่แล้ว +8

    3:06
    3:32 gotta love the sounds he makes 🤣🤣

    • @jadenthemusicfreak
      @jadenthemusicfreak 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      He nearly erupts with frustration 😂😭

  • @ultravulva
    @ultravulva 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    This is one of my most favorite comedy sketches.

  • @loncaselton
    @loncaselton 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Still one of the greatest comedy skits of all time..

  • @trancedoutkid
    @trancedoutkid ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Sebastion Dim-witty doing his family name proud

  • @steinetrinder696
    @steinetrinder696 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    I am now sitting on my granddads leg, watching Abbott and Costello. Jerry Lewis and Dean martin. Sherly Temple and all the greats. A trip down memory lane.

  • @Amarianee
    @Amarianee 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Had to watch this again because one of the ladies in my office was confusing herself and the older lady in my office picked on her by saying, "Who's on first." NOBODY got the joke, but I immediately responded from my corner, "What's on second," and we were the only two who laughed.

  • @georgeblumer1496
    @georgeblumer1496 ปีที่แล้ว +8

    I first read this in a book about comedy in the school library and got hushed for laughing, it was the only time I couldn’t control my laughter in the whole book.

  • @captainfantastic9158
    @captainfantastic9158 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    My personal favourite moment was @1.51: that brief pause as Lou's trying to process what Bud said is golden! And I believe that the only cut they did was after Lou broke the stage lights @0.20. You can see this because Bud has slightly different body movements in-between the two scenes. Otherwise, they performed it straight the entire way through, which was amazing.

    • @randallulrich
      @randallulrich ปีที่แล้ว +3

      They performed this routine on the radio many times before they ever got it on film. They were old hands at it by the time they filmed this, so being able to get through it in one [continuous] take was easy for them.

  • @newblackdog7827
    @newblackdog7827 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Still genius! Love from England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍🏻

  • @IsaiahMT2
    @IsaiahMT2 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Almost 100 years old.. 100 years of digital document of human humor.. thats insane!

  • @robertfalkenberg
    @robertfalkenberg ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I love this bit! This is a classic bit that Abbott & Costello has ever done in their careers. Their are others but this one will always be the favorite. I remember seeing this when I was a kid and I was dye laughing. Brought me to tears! I also have seen all the movies they have done & I love them all. The all time greats!

  • @nicholassassatelli1359
    @nicholassassatelli1359 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    Abbott and Costello, the only two men in the baseball hall of fame. That never played on a pro team.

  • @pamczech5984
    @pamczech5984 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I have this movie and a lot of others with Abbott and Costello you just can't get enough of of them the shell game is great too when Lou uses oranges

  • @dplatt7290
    @dplatt7290 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    I was about 7 or 8 when I first heard this routine (on an old radio tape) and it's still funny. You could play this for a kid today and they'd laugh.

  • @TresLanes
    @TresLanes หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    That part at 4:05 where they both quickly go back to 3rd base.....brilliant, gets me everytime! 😂

  • @michman2
    @michman2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    An all-time favorite, naturally.

  • @d4l3k15
    @d4l3k15 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    That is so hilarious and frustrating at the same time! 🤣

  • @scottyscorner7502
    @scottyscorner7502 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Not 90’s like 60’s lol but one of best skits ever done in history

    • @Thomasnmi
      @Thomasnmi ปีที่แล้ว +1

      That was the name of the movie

  • @Kaiser_XIII
    @Kaiser_XIII ปีที่แล้ว +3

    "I'll break your arm if you say who's on first!" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @shawngansert1973
    @shawngansert1973 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    One of the best comedy duos to ever grace the stage!!!
    Sadly most young people nowadays will never hear it or appreciate it.

  • @danraider9153
    @danraider9153 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    best comedy skit of all time. no close second

  • @TheInkPitOx
    @TheInkPitOx 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    This never gets old. So iconic. I also love any homage, like the one on Animaniacs and the one on the Tonight Show

  • @reinbew62
    @reinbew62 7 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    This is truly a comedy classic.

  • @pamelawright6138
    @pamelawright6138 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love this. I had a difficult call at work dealing with Coordination of Benefits and immediately felt like this was a fitting example of the confusion. 😂 I said the gentleman that I was helping "who's on first?".

  • @Salt_Master_Queue
    @Salt_Master_Queue 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    This is some good old fashioned humor that everyone's grandma and her dog can enjoy. I come back every now and again just to ask Who's on first? I Don't Know. Third base!

    • @dorianvaughn1915
      @dorianvaughn1915 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Now you got it.

    • @antsy8994
      @antsy8994 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Now is the bat boy

  • @mkaplan1383
    @mkaplan1383 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    This act is immortalized that Slappy The Squirrel and her nefew did a rendition of this.

  • @sobreezymimi7622
    @sobreezymimi7622 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    I remember this. Omg. I loved these two.

  • @randoiguess
    @randoiguess 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    My APUSH teacher played this for our class today and I was almost CRYING. I have no idea why this is so funny to me but it's just so damn good. Naturally.

    • @Cameron-tz3lh
      @Cameron-tz3lh 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Why is in the left field.

    • @oxide9679
      @oxide9679 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      ​@@Cameron-tz3lh I dunno.......I just thought I'd ask.

    • @Dr_Mortis_SCP
      @Dr_Mortis_SCP 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@oxide9679 No, he’s on third

  • @theresecallahan8548
    @theresecallahan8548 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    I never get tired of this routine. LOL!

  • @Sheffield6688
    @Sheffield6688 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Finally a good sharp hi-def version of this on TH-cam.

  • @douglasmcconnell8116
    @douglasmcconnell8116 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    This Baseball classic never gets old.

  • @mattanderson6336
    @mattanderson6336 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    We’re just a week away from the four most beautiful words of spring. ‘Pitchers and catchers report.’