Abbott and Costello’s "Who's On First" {Reaction} | ImStillAsia

[@tonym362]

I've watched this bit seems like 100 times over the last 60 years. It never get old. That's what great comedy can do.

[@Mike-kv5pl]

Abbott and Costello were a legendary comedy duo from the 1940's and 1950's. They had their own tv show and appeared in several movies. The Who's On First routine is probably one of the most famous comedy skits of all time.

[@realPenrodPooch]

THIS

[@joshuatift4640]

And it was inducted into the BaseBall Hall of Fame also

[@dariowiter3078]

The version of this routine is from the 1st season of their television show that Bud and Lou did from 1952 to 1954.

[@Thundarr100]

⁠@@dariowiter3078Personally I prefer the version that they did in their movie The Naughty Nineties. But that’s just my preference.

[@michaelbragg6903]

Who’s On First is enshrined in the Baseball Hall of Fame. Just shows how famous and great this routine is.

[@digitalsoldier-1742]

I've always described their 'bits' as intellectual slap-stick. One always taking it on the chin for the other verbally. They were great and a great lead-in for the Martin and Lewis era.

[@tomdowling638]

Their's actually a biopic of both acts, Mell Gibson made one of the three stooges. And their's another tv movie about Abbott and Costello, starring Buddy Hackett and Harvey Korman. Both very good movies. Both sad and happy.

[@Hardrock1a]

I'm 60+ and have heard this routine, easily in the 100's of times, still laugh every time.

[@gerardroll6468]

In my opinion… This is the greatest comedy routine EVER written & performed ☝️😄. I have seen many comedians try to perform this but NONE have been able to pull it off with the timing & skill of 2 of the funniest guys ever ✋️😂. This is UNTOUCHABLE 💥💥💥

[@gerardroll6468]

Asia… Here in Australia, we used to get an Abbott & Costello movie feature every weekend for many years & it was my late mother who first introduced this classic to me & seeing her in tears from laughing so much was always a fond memory for me. I could NEVER tire of watching this all time classic 👍😂⚾️⚾️⚾️

[@edwardt1941]

Yep

[@Guitaural.]

Total comedy legends. They were my mom's favorite comedians...that great WWII generation. They made several movies and were really great at the word play like this. Made people laugh until they cried, and all with no four letter words, no negativity, etc.

[@itsalgud1459]

A lot of us consider this to be the greatest comedy routines ever. The timing isincredible.

[@ronaldbrush4373]

That's the most important thing in comedy. Timing!

[@richardmartin9565]

Ive seen and heard this hundreds of times and still laugh.

[@HVACMarine]

First time I saw this skit was at a Marriage Retreat. Talking about Communication. Just because two people speak the same language doesn't mean they're communicating! Learned a valuable lesson from Abbott & Castello. 😅🤣

[@Navesblue]

No shit? Oh that's beyond gold. XD

[@Gort-Marvin0Martian]

What's amazing to me is the fact that they never miss a beat on this. It's perfect all the time. Great reaction. New subscriber.

[@JesseLeeHumphry]

What's interesting is they do miss quite a few beats. If you listen to other versions, or if you've ever done a performance a stage, you can feel and hear the hesitations brought on by one of the two missing a cue, misspeaking, etc. But the skit is so flawlessly constructed that they can ALWAYS recover. Their genius was in the construction of the skit.

[@jduncanandroid]

'Two Tens for a Five' and '13 times 7 equals 28' are excellent, and so is 'Loafing'

[@trojanmagnumpi3841]

Loafing was funny as fuck.

[@DaDitka]

"Two Tens for a Five" is an absolute riot! Especially when watching Costello's facial reactions to Abbott.

[@josephclark4999]

Try watching Catfish Chowder. Another good one.

[@newsguy5241]

Them there’s “Take your pick- I’ll take the shovel” routine.

[@jamesburns8827]

This might be the most clever and greatest comedy sketch of all time

[@jaysonwhite4473]

Abbott and Costello's TV shows are the best light night shows I know I'm 47 I've been watching them for years and still never get tired of watching them.

[@kathyp1563]

I've seen other's try to re-create this skit. No one....no one...can re-create their chemistry & their banter. Their movies are great!

[@fairydust51286]

I love their monster movies!! Abbott and Costello meet Frankenstein Abbott and Costello meet the Mummy Abbott and Costello meet Dr. Jekyll and Mr Hyde.

[@StevenFosterprcofsoflo]

My favorites. So much fun back in the day.

[@johnrusin4952]

Their peak were movies such as Who Done It, Hold That Ghost and Ride Em Cowboy etc. The later monster movies were ok, but they were really just for kids

[@houngandave]

@@johnrusin4952 gotta disagree with ya, john. gotta go with buck privates.

[@samwise1982]

My favorite is......"Who gets the money?" "Every dollar of it."

[@nosuchthing8]

Who?

[@galandirofrivendell4740]

Yes.

[@jamesparson]

How does he sign for it?

[@RossM3838]

Why not he earned it. Who did? Every dollar

[@edwardt1941]

What signs his!

[@RCanem]

This routine got them in the baseball hall of fame without ever playing a single game.

[@Svensk7119]

Whoa! That, I did not know. Even better than Dr. Hook's Cover-of-the-Rolling-Stone tale!

[@josephclark4999]

Actually they are not "in" the baseball hall of fame. They do play the skit constantly while the museum is open but they were never officially inducted into the hall of fame. Still a great skit that celebrates baseball.

[@RCanem]

While not officially "enshrined" in the Baseball Hall of Fame, a gold record of their performance and a printed dialogue is on permanent display there.

[@lifebybill1326]

@@RCanem absolutely true! Saw it with my own eyes in Cooperstown

[@douglashubbard6597]

An amazing comedy duo and their most iconic routine. By the time of this performance (1953), they had done this routine hundreds of times. Their talent level was so high, that they could convince you that your viewing was the first. There is even a plaque in Cooperstown honoring the routine and the two men who created it.

[@jeremyfagner6808]

Abbott and Costello are two of the funniest duos ever. Right up there with the 3 Stooges. They have so many great routines

[@yankee2666]

The stooges are funny, but they could never hope to have this kind of talent. I'm an actor (SAG/AFTRA) and former acting teacher, and in my mind, Lou Costello's timing is unparalleled except for one other person...Zara Cully, aka, Mother Jefferson, from The Jeffersons.

[@christopheryochum3602]

Asia! You're one of the first reactors to get it. Can't tell you how many watched this with a "...hunhh???..." look on their faces. One guy went through about two-thirds of the video before his girlfriend explained it to him. It was pretty annoying to watch. But you got it right away. The speed of the back-and-forth was incredible, wasn't it? :)

[@AsiaandBJReact]

It was!! He was talking so fast!!

[@scottallencarr]

Heard/seen a few different performances, they got tighter/quicker every time!

[@mattslupek7988]

Yeah, I was pretty impressed with that, too. Caught on pretty damn quick, I might add. 👍💡🎓

[@frankensteinlives5451]

In case it's not apparent, Costello is the clown of the act. He often did physical falls, getting slapped, etc. His expressions were often priceless. These guys were funny, without vulgarity. I love the Diner Sketch. Where they're going to buy lunch and split it because they can't afford two lunches. The skit from their movie Buck Privates, was called The Dice Game, or maybe Shooting Craps, I'm not sure. Another classic is simply called Loafing. Enjoyed your reaction! Peace!

[@cmccracken5976]

I used to have VHS tapes of this and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein and the Mummy. Classics.

[@dennisgeorge3238]

Their timing is amazing!

[@michaelhannemann7565]

Abbott and Costello are absolutely 💯 brilliant, when I showed my kids this completely fantastic classic, they were in fits of righteous fits of complete laughter all the way through it..... your review of this classic was Awesome.... my boys showed me another one with President George Bush ( a day in the life of President Bush) and Condoleezza Rice titled..... Hu's the new leader of China George Bush vs Condoleezza Rice.... this left me in stitches. LOL ..... for all those with a sense of humour you will love ❤ it too

[@evabyrum3327]

This same kind of skit was done in the Purple Rain movie. Morris friend Jerome was telling Morris that the password was "What". It was HILARIOUS!!!!! Watch that movie if you haven't!!!

[@Gulicktheemu]

This is the kind of humor from my father’s era and I grew up on this, shared with me by my dad. ✌🏽

[@liamevans9815]

Until now I had only ever heard about this sketch, that is absolutely hilarious! It's truly stood the test of time and holds up as genius to this day. It's so simple but so good!

[@paulk.6969]

Wow! That was a quick response considering all the requests you must get. Thank you for doing that. I knew you would enjoy it!, you were 99% on the name too, which was impressive. One of my best friends calls me “clothes rack”, so you got him beat.😂😂😂. Another classic from them that is hilarious is “7x13=28”. I Think you will enjoy that one too. 😎👍👍👍

[@whatseatontim918]

He only said it so fast because he and Abbott had done this routine so many times; it just got faster over time. 😂

[@108kennet]

I have seen "Who's on First" many times and always enjoyed it. Today in addition to the Abbott & Costello I enjoyed watching you enjoy and laugh at them. You have a pretty smile. Glad you enjoyed the show.

[@avalond1193]

I can't imagine how much time it took both of them to memorize their lines and do all this live on one take without messing up. Me and my friends tried to do it and couldn't without laughing and messing up 😂😂😂😅

[@scottpollack5453]

Asia, Abbott and Costello were “Comedy Geniuses”! Their creativity and timing was unbelievable and this sketch proves my point! They also were “Clean” and didn’t have to resort to Vulgarity to gain fans! By the way, I think you are DROP DEAD GORGEOUS! You eyes are beyond MESMERIZING! UNBELIEVABLE BEAUTY!

[@cliftonparago4547]

Behind second base is center feild. Shortstop plays between pitcher and third

[@metal-adjacent]

I think she meant shortfield. An extra position added to young kids ball to get more kids playing I think.

[@hollypinkley7936]

No comedy team has EVER been able to do this routine as well as they do!!!

[@metropcs9079]

Abbott and Costello... Greatest comedy duo. Hands down.

[@bobbykaralfa]

they were a team before tv was even out. this is one of their skits from the days of radio. october 6,1938 was its premiere. this bit is 84 years old and still one of the most famous bits out there

[@GrouchyMarx]

Abbott and Costello made many comedy movies too. One of their best I'm sure you would enjoy is "The Time Of Their Lives" (1946). ✌️😎

[@josephshafer1134]

When I was teaching every year on opening day I would show this to my 10th, 11th, and 12th grade students. They loved it!

[@scozz6139]

These guys are a legendary comedy team from the 40s, 50s and 60s, along with a number of comedy teams back then. As you mentioned The Three Stoogies, also Laurel and Hardy, from even earlier, from the 30s! These comedy teams, before television, would travel around the country doing their comedy acts in front of audiences. When television came around these acts were made famous. I can recall from the 60s, when I was a kid, watching the Abbott and Costello Show. It was a 1/2 hour comedy show where these guys would get into all kinds of trouble, it was so funny, pure fun!

[@oddfoxx_]

absolutely classic... and their timing was always spot on

[@dawg897]

Wu (i think) pronounced as "who" played in the MLB a few years ago. it was funny hearing the first play by play as one said "now Who is up to bat. and the other anouncer tried to hold back a laugh. then the first one let out a snort lol

[@RichAraujo]

Hu was a player on the Dodgers, and when he got to first base, Vin Scully, the Dodgers announcer, said, "I've been waiting years to say this, and now I can finally say, Hu's on first."

[@dawg897]

@@RichAraujo thats right. sorry about my poor memory. in my defence I was never a avid baseball fan. but you are thanks for correcting me. :)

[@RichAraujo]

@@dawg897 It's all good. Sorry, didn't mean for it to come off as a correction. I figured there were a lot of announcers made some sort of comment about it, so I thought you heard one, and I'd add from one I've heard.

[@martin-7264]

Wu is a real name too, and pronounced "oooh", the funny skit in Rush hour 3 with "yu is not deaf yu is blind" but actually is really not pronounced like 'u' in English it's more of a 'eehw', any way.. Just a side note

[@jamesthatswho8687]

Loved this reaction. This was my grandfather's favorite by them. You are so beautiful Asia and never lose that smile. Love you and BJ and hope I can your next live.

[@raymondmoore5476]

Best skit of all time IMO. Clear and flawless delivery from them both. Just stand up Perfection!!!!!!!

[@Boatzilla2]

I always have heard this is the most perfect comedy routine of all time. Never fails to make me laugh and I've seen it hundreds of times. Thanks for sharing, Asia. It's always more fun watching with you.

[@tonycardone990]

7×13=28, and loan me 50¢ are good ones. And also the Niagara falls skit

[@dennishuntley7688]

How they keep this strait is pure brilliance.

[@Tica..77]

Classic.. perfect timing! Great memories.. I’d watched their movies w/ my Pops who loved em’ via Sat AM reruns as an lil’ girl! Loved seein ya watch 1st time! ♥️ ya

[@markavell7111]

THE GREATEST OF ALL TIME!!!!! Geniouse.

[@oldschoolbiker6932]

Abbot and costelo are a " vaudeville act " done brilliantly. The three stooges got there start the same way. You stay blessed.

[@shandellehull7380]

I'll be 70 yrs old next year, and I appreciate YOUR humor, as well as you introducing (how should I say) 'clean' humor to generations of us who only know Def Comedy Jam humor (which is also funny as hell!)

[@markavell7111]

Thank you Girl!!!great Reaction!! Much LUV!!

[@arlopear7136]

This comedy is timeless. I grew up in the 80s and this was before my time but I absolutely loved "Who's On First" so much that I actually had this same video recorded on VHS & paused and wrote down every single word of this bit lol. It's good to see that the 90s & 00s kids are also enjoying this classic piece of comedy

[@Barb5001]

"Abbott", the tall one is the comedy team's "straight man". Costello had always insisted that Abbott get 60 % of the profits and he would take 40% The reason is Costello's comedy required a straight man and Abbot was such a great straight man... and those are hard to find.

[@johnniekight1879]

In the early 70's The Credibility Gap did a parody of this about a rock concert with The Who, Guess Who & Yes. Really well done.

[@michellejackson6679]

OMG.. so classic... this is great. how int the hell did they keep this all together.. losing it watching this... so amaizing

[@keithken2828]

America history in entertainment has so much wealth with talented entertainers! It should be celebrated always

[@SingDanceKC]

Their 7 X 13 = 28 skit is absolutely the one to do next!

[@emperorkalan]

By the time this was filmed they'd been doing this bit for something like 20 years, adding to it over time (like when they moved off of the infielders to the pitcher and catcher). So they had this /down/ and could make a complicated routine look easy and flawless.

[@ghost245353]

I remember seeing this in fifth grade. Absolutely hilarious

[@MrTech226]

This clip is enshrined at Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

[@Chris_Marrero]

One of the most clever and hilarious comedy routines of all time. You and BJ should do a watch of their movie Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein. It is hilarious!

[@joejoebrian1014]

Abbott and Costello were the highest paid actors of 1937 and 38. By the time the 40s and 50s rolled around they were household names. To this day their 52 episodes of television shows are among the most influential and timeless moments in television comedy.

[@keepondjw]

You got the bit immediately.... your smart And great smile

[@jonbruton3557]

Love your reactions. Here [I know it's been a little while since you posted this but hopefully, you'll read this at some time] just wanted to mention by this time they have been doing this routine for many years [over ten for sure] and they never do it the same way twice. These two have been working together for so long they have developed an understanding of each other and the way this routine [as so many of theirs do] works is to follow each other's lead. By key phrases they move it along. They do "mess up" a little sometimes but it goes so fast it's easily overlooked as when either does miss a cue or lead incorrectly into the next line they correct each other to keep it moving. Notice at around 6:39 in the video when Bud puts his hands on Lues arm he is trying to "cue" the next part of the bit. But Lou feels he has missed some more lines that he wants to add so he re-directs Bud into the next few "miss-understandings". [bud was trying to take Lou to the "receipts" part of the bit, but Lou will get there a little later after adding what he wants to {from all the ways they have of doing it} so Lou took charge of the direction for just the next short while, when usually it is the "straight man" that leads the "conversation". Bud, of course is the straight man in their acts] So Lou took over for just a few more of their practiced lines before relinquishing the lead back to Bud. Notice at just a few seconds later at around 6:46 Lou now touches Bud on his shoulder and says [seemingly as part of the routine, they do it so well] [Touching each other must be the cue to the other he's talking to him more directly, not as much a part of the routine as it is some messaging to each other to help or guide the other] "I'm going to stop asking you soon". That is Lou re-assuring Bud that he will bring it back to the receipts part soon enough and that he knows where they are in the sketch [and he is letting Bud know he did pick up on the direction bud wanted Lou to go]. From there they go very smoothly and without looking up the time stamp [I did. It's around 8:43] I know Bud has to correct Lou in a "lead up" line later on. You'll notice, as Lou is negotiating the middle of the pitcher's name bit Bud has to help Lou to lead him into the next miss-understanding [I'm calling the joke punch lines that. I don't know how else to describe each line] He has to ask Lou "what time what?" to get Lou to ask the question again, only phrased correctly for the joke [miss-understanding line] to work. [Lou needed to ask, "what time tomorrow you going to tell me who's pitching [Lou missed adding "who's pitching" to the whole line that he first fed back to Bud] [first he asked, "what time tomorrow you tell me the pitchers name?". He missed the important part: who's pitching] This is how smoothly they work together and how they can move so fast through it. They have several practiced remarks to each "lead in" and can use them as they feel to, to move the story along. Very polished team. [the best in the nation in their prime] [that lasted ten years or so] Basically from vaudeville, the duo comedy routines often had a "straight man" [leading the direction of the story] and a kind of dim-witted man who made the routines funny. Basically, the dim-witted guy got all the laughs. They truly were the best of that fading art from the vaudeville days. Again, love your reactions. [I watched a couple react to this a while back and the guy didn't get it till almost the end! He really thought Bud wasn't answering Lou!] [But the weirdest of all was a girl reactor who Never Did understand the routine! She got all the way through and NEVER Understood that those were the names of the players!!] [needless to say, all she had was anger for Bud for not telling Lou what he wanted to find out and she didn't like the humor] [felt sorry for her] Of course you got it right away, as you should if actually listening to it, and it's great fun to watch your enjoyment as the routine progressed and in all the videos you react to. So, keep up the reactions! Love to be a part of them when I get a chance to watch. Good work!

[@loubob9789]

Costello’s is legendary

[@herrzimm]

In 6th grade, our teacher brought in a VCR to play this clip. We all laughed, but found it really hard to follow. The teacher had slowly started to draw a baseball field on the blackboard and filled in the names of each player. Once we saw the drawing and fully understood what the team was like on the field, it became easier to follow, but actually funnier because it made so much sense that it felt impossible NOT to understand what each player's names were. This was WAY back in the early 80's. Here we are today, and this bit is even funnier NOW than it was back then for me because I used to play baseball for almost 10 years growing up and now my son is starting to play little league and he can't keep up with all the names all the time. So when he is talking about his game or practice, I am giggling because I am thinking of this routine as he is trying to explain what happened to my wife and little girl.

[@Braveheart0484]

I'm glad to find your channel.😊 I feel dumb I missed you had your own.

[@mfkowboy4122]

😂😂😂😂 classic classic!!!! I remember when I played shortstop (between Second and Third) and I didnt know who was on third but I always backed up whoever on second.

[@AndieO]

Their movie Abbott and Costello Meet The Monsters is on my all time comedy greats. John Pinette is another one who passed too soon. Russell Peters , Vir Das, Iliza Shlessinger, all great!

[@mildredpierce4506]

From Wikipedia: “"Who's on First?" is descended from turn-of-the-century burlesque sketches that used plays on words and names. Examples are "The Baker Scene" (the shop is located on Watt Street) and "Who Dyed" (the owner is named "Who"). In the 1930 movie Cracked Nuts, comedians Bert Wheeler and Robert Woolsey examine a map of a mythical kingdom with dialogue like this: "What is next to Which." "What is the name of the town next to Which?" "Yes." In British music halls, comedian Will Hay performed a routine in the early 1930s (and possibly earlier) as a schoolmaster interviewing a schoolboy named Howe, who came from Ware, but now lives in Wye. By the early 1930s, a "Baseball Routine" had become a standard bit for burlesque comics across the United States. Abbott's wife recalled him performing the routine with another comedian before teaming with Costello.[1] Bud Abbott stated that it was taken from an older routine called "Who's The Boss?", a performance of which can be heard in an episode of the radio comedy program It Pays to Be Ignorant from the 1940s.[2] After they formally teamed up in burlesque in 1936, he and Costello continued to hone the sketch. It was a big hit in the fall of 1937, when they performed the routine in a touring vaudeville revue called Hollywood Bandwagon.”

[@eriklind8489]

I love this skit...their timing was soooo awesome.

[@botwitaprice]

It was popular back-in-the day, and every day for about 60 years. never gets old.

[@hebneh]

Abbott & Costello performed for many years together, and this was their most famous routine, so that's why they could bounce around in this complicated word play and not make any mistakes.

[@oldschool72]

ahaha I remember watching this on TV ( around 1953 ) on our black and white tv. The Abbott and Costello TV show ran from 1952 to 1954. But they did this skit back in 1933 on the radio. Great reaction as always.

[@scottkanzelmeyer4474]

In baseball, the 2nd baseman plays plays between 1st and 2nd base (closer to 2nd) and the shortstop plays between 2nd and 3rd base.

[@JohnMiller-zn9pf]

as a kid, a local channel would show abbot and Costello, The 3 stooges and little Rascals early ever Sunday. Couldn't ask for a better trio of shows to learn comedy from

[@blueduck5589]

You're one of the few that get the humor...great!

[@rebelwithoutaclue5693]

One of the greatest guys I ever met was in Escondido California and his daughter was named Asia

[@scottreacher4620]

Asia, it warms the heart that you reviewed this! Sending love to the fam from the East Coast.

[@cpklapper]

There is another routine, where Lou is supposed make a delivery to the Susquehanna Hat Company on Bagel Street. It combines elements of “who’s on First” and “Niagara Falls”.

[@amymoseleysmith7494]

These Guys started out in VAUDEVILLE. That circuit taught excellence. Be good if you wanted to eat!!!!

[@davidwright4201]

Thank you for this, I haven't seen this bit in so many years!!

[@michellejackson6679]

Perfect comedy with no bad words... just awesome... how did they do this.... cracking up.. OMG.. I don't give a darn is short stop... lmmfao

[@michaelbragg6903]

The Dodgers a few years back called up a Korean player from one of their minor league affiliates named Hu. He once got on first base while at bat and Vin Scully had to say “Hu’s on first.”

[@sopwithpuppy]

I don't know if you understand the game of cricket, but there was an instance where Michael Holding was bowler and the batsman was Peter Willey. The commentator MUST have been chuckling as he said the line "The bowler's Holding, the batsman's Willey". It really happened!

[@NoEgg4u]

Four points: 1) Both Bud Abbott and Lou Costello were comedic geniuses. It is why their two-season show, from 70 years ago, is still in re-runs today. That speaks volumes for how amazing those shows are. 2) Bud Abbott is considered to be the best straight man in comedic history. He delivers his lines expertly. He comes across as genuine. How he got through those scenes, without breaking character, is a testament to his talent, professionalism, and sheer willpower to keep from laughing. 3) Sidney Fields played the role of their landlord. He, too, was a comedic genius. There were other very talented actors that were repeated guests on their show. Mr. Bacciagalupe, played by Joe Kirk, played varying funny and entertaining characters, also never breaking character. 4) Many of the scenes were filmed in one take, with one camera filming the entire scene. That gives us the "you are there" experience. No camera theatrics to detract from the performance. You almost forget that you are watching a recording. We get to sit and watch, with little or no post recording editing. Today, we have constant camera angle changes, constant zooming in and out, and shaking the camera for effect.

[@phillipjones8834]

Great reaction video !!! If you want more of Abbott and Costello, you should watch their movie Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, it's hilarious !!!

[@cesarroberto7276]

The stooges? Noo! That's the beggining of the Stand up Comedy!

[@scottallencarr]

I's like 5 when I first heard this. My grandparents tried to speak it to me but would always laugh too hard so just bought me a cassette!

[@jamesmoritz3584]

I am impressed with your reaction. You get it where some don't.

[@BM-hb2mr]

My daughter grew up playing who in softball for years she went to college on a scholarship. Her hitting average was epic

[@gottabeemee]

Something that complicated takes real skill, you're right Asia... I can't even imagine how much time it took to make it sound seamless ... Crazy, but I've not heard anything like it in comedy today! FRANTIC, though...

[@MrGpschmidt]

My fave entertainers - arguably the greatest comedy skit ever - the verbal dexterity is akin to watching fine jazz.

[@rickmts]

A flawless routine, done at a rapid pace. A comedy classic

[@truthguide1742]

Hello. I'd like to recommend some other Abbott & Costello comedy routines. Not necessarily in this order. 1. Loafing 2. Two Tens for a Five 3. 7 Into 28 4. Loan Me 50cents 5. Handcuffs

[@normanterrault397]

Short stop's are there for 2nd base but they cover between 2nd & 3rd , ya'll !

[@markedwards3647]

This was a wonderful reaction! Having a layman's indifferent knowledge of baseball, I really appreciate your expertise. My long dead parents (I am old enough to be YOUR grandparent or great grandparent.) MIGHT have been able to explain the details to me. Thanks for giving me a new appreciation of this iconic skit.

[@quentinmichel7581]

A & C got together in 1935 and both had a history in standup in Burlesque and latter years of Vaudeville. This clip was from 1953 (the year of my birth 😁) and was well-established in the American psyche well-before this. They also did 36 movies together from 1940-56 ..many of them hilarious classics. And they also showcase how acrobatic "pudgy" Costello was. It's not easy to pick just one, but ABBOT and COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN is probably my favorite. It featured the late greats Lon Chaney, Jr., Bela Lugosi and a voice cameo of Vincent Price. It made @ #50 of the Top 100 Funniest Films of All Time.

[@phishmastermike]

This is awesome and glad you got it. Also glad you did this one. You should also do the math one.