Who's on First Abbott & Costello - Reaction

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[@revjohnlee]

The Dodgers had a Chinese player named Hu. When he got his first base hit, the announcer had been waiting his whole career to say Hu's ob first.

[@alanfoster6589]

The great Vin Scully.

[@viviandarkbloom1]

Oh, I hope he didn't say "ob", that would've been tragic.

[@BKPrice]

@@viviandarkbloom1 This is my big chance. "Hu's ob first." Damn it!

[@MrVvulf]

A couple teams have had a second baseman named Watt.

[@mattslupek7988]

This skit actually earned them a spot in the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown.

[@a.grimes4202]

And it also plays on a screen there too.

[@randomizer1666]

They show this skit in some marriage counseling classes to show that just because you speak the same language doesn't mean you're communicating.. Great stuff..

[@HRConsultant_Jeff]

yes, I was a corporate trainer (Pepsico) and we used this as part of our communication lecture.

[@Sunny-jz3dy]

😂🤣😂

[@larrysmith6797]

You talked right over the set up. Genius.

[@pulsatingsausageboy2076]

I don’t know how you all can hear what they’re saying while you’re talking over them at the same time.

[@lancevaughn432]

This was voted the greatest comedy sketch of all time, and it’s also in the baseball Hall of Fame

[@K9AF]

This routine premiered on National radio on the Kate Smith Radio Show in September of 1937. And it's STILL funny today. Can't say that about too many other routines.

[@harryshriver6223]

One of the funniest skits ever by them, I grew up watching them and will always have a special place in my heart for Abbott and Costello.

[@dukecadrac3487]

You're absolutely right about them being contemporaries of The Three Stooges. Like them, they started out in vaudeville and eventually transitioned to movies and television. (The Stooges, being largely physical comedy don't really work on radio like Abbott & Costello did.) By the time this tv episode was recorded, they had been doing this skit for so many years, improving it along the way, that this version of it is *so* smoothly done.

[@MagetaTheLionHeart]

Arguably the greatest bit of comedy in history.

[@cspaikido]

The timing and precision is what is impressive about this skit.

[@glennallen239]

A few years ago in the Major Leagues a player named HU which was pronounced Who got to First Base, The TV announcer said he waited a Lifetime to be able to Say Who is on First.

[@texasps91]

Abbott and Costello first teamed up to do the skit in burlesque in 1936 and did this skit on the Kate Smith's radio show on March 24, 1938. In 1956, a gold record of "Who's on First?" was placed in the National Baseball Hall of Fame and Museum in Coopers town, New York. In the 1970s, Selchow and Righter published a "Who's on First?" board game. In 1999, Time named the routine Best Comedy Sketch of the 20th Century. An early radio recording was placed in the Library of Congress's National Recording Registry in 2003. In 2005, the line "Who's on First?" was included on the American Film Institute's list of 100 memorable movie quotations.

[@jsfbr]

This instance of the famous routine was recorded after Costello returned to their TV show after months in the hospital, which explains Abbott's short introduction.

[@davidworobec1673]

YES!! I LOVE Abbot & Costello! The best comedy team! I remember I used to have a VHS of a documentary about the two.

[@davidsumpter4933]

It is a very fast paced patter it is amazing it was flawlessly done without any mistakes or hickups... totally flawless.

[@HeavyMetalBluegrass]

I find myself watching this routine fairly regularly. Good to see your reaction.

[@Fatherofheroesandheroines]

This a master class in using simple organization of words as a whole sketch.

[@corbinmcnabb]

The was a great scene where a player named Hu was on first. The announcer said something to the affect that he had waited a long time to say "Hu's on first."

[@drhapi5308]

Oh wow this is a legendary classic. Nice find team!

[@likelyvampirical]

"The name of the person on first base is Who." "I don't know, *third base* !"

[@kerbe3]

I feel like the two comedy groups are catered towards different styles, Abbot and Costello are heavy on wordplay light on slapstick. The three stooges on the other hand are heavy on slapstick and light on wordplay.

[@XaviRonaldo0]

I can't count how many times I've seen this skit and I laugh every time

[@SRG1966]

There's another version where the right fielder's name is "Nobody".

[@johnmagill7714]

These guys were such masters at word play.

[@libertylover4016]

this skit is great. Many have imitated it. My favorite imitation was an animated skit from tiny toons when they went to Woodstock and the Who was on stage.

[@marcuspi999]

Oh my god! I've watched so many reactions of this. You two are the first ones who get the Naturally part. It's the most brilliant part of the bit! Thank you!

[@clarkb1900]

Got to be my favorite part as well. 😅 C- "I 'TROW THE BALL TO 'NATURALLY'!" A- "YA DON'T! YOU THROW IT TO 'WHO'!" C- "NOW WHO'S GOT IT?!" A- "NATURALLY." C- "'NATURALLY'!" C- "-At's what I said!"

[@keithboyd9582]

The thing is that The Three Stooges were not on TV all the time. When they first started to get huge up till the early 60's their stuff was shown in theaters. My mom used to tell me that when her and my Aunt were kids they would be taken to the local theaters by my grandma, pay 10 cents each and leave them there for a whole day of cartoons and The Three Stooges.

[@JJ-ml7pq]

I remember that Rush Hour 3 scene you mentioned at the end of the video. The master’s name was “Yu” (sounds like “you”) and the confusion was that Tucker’s character thought Yu was saying “you,” so when he said “Yu is blind,” for example, Tucker’s character heard it as “you is blind,” etc. I believe there was also a character named Mi (sounds like “me”) there, too. Master Yu’s assistant or something.

[@timliston9450]

Back in the day when comedy was pure. Very few props and no special effects just the skills of the performers. The timing of these two was great.

[@jaymichaels5187]

The chubby shorter guy, Lou Costello died on March 3rd 1959 just 3 days before his 53rd birthday .

[@drtidrow]

I think you guys missed hearing that "Because" was the center fielder's name, it went by right after the bit about the left fielder being "Why".

[@sitbone3]

They talked over most of the bit.

[@leedonjohnson6535]

Wow this reminds me of the movie "rain man". This was the joke that they were talking about in the movie

[@Richardak600]

The best part they never made a mistake in the whole routine .

[@lonbecker113]

I don't know who was overall more famous between The Three Stooges and Abbot and Costello, but The Three Stooges mostly did shorts that would play before movies. That is also what the Bugs Bunny and Tom and Jerry cartoons were made for. Later they played on TV, but that was not why they were created. Abbot and Costello did feature films, now most famously ones that mixed with Horror stars like Abbot and Costello meet the Werewolf. or meet Frankenstein. But they were generally a comedy duo involved in radio as well.

[@larryinfantino379]

I never get tired of watching this. 🤣🤣🤣

[@laapache1]

this was done by burlesque comics and they made it famous three stooges did movie shorts for theaters not tv, later in the 60s they did it for tv , started in the early30s the shorts was done for theaters

[@GrouchyOldBear7]

Thanks for the video. I enjoyed it.

[@a.grimes4202]

Lou Costello mentions “doing some fancy catching”, but I personally have always believed that the reason no right fielder is ever named in the sketch is because that would be the position he would be assigned to. Just a guess though.

[@colleenross8752]

The right fielder's name is Shut Up

[@a.grimes4202]

@@colleenross8752 Wrong, but thanks for playing.

[@thewordkeeper]

'That would be the position who is assigned to?' And don't you dare tell me "No. Who's on first?" 😁 But yeah. That's a tricky one about right field. It got me to thinking. It would have been cool had it went something like this: Lou: Tell me the right fielder's name. Bud: When Lou: Right now! Bud: How do you mean? Lou: I mean tell me the right fielder's name? Bud: When! Lou: Today that's when! Bud: No. Today is pitching and when... Lou chimes in: Is in Right field! Right field! I know that was terrible. Lol. As you alluded to they probably went through a number of scenarios about right field but decided against it.

[@mildredpierce4506]

This skit pre dates Abbot and Costello. It originally wasn’t about baseball. Various comedy acts added their schtick to it and eventually Abbot and Costello mastered the baseball version. I think it became popular once radio, movies and television were invented. Abbot and Costello had a radio show, appeared in movies and television expanding the reach of their routines. By the way, the skit you’re watching was from 1953

[@jasonspaulding3949]

These two got their start doing vaudeville in this comedy sketch is in the baseball Hall of Fame

[@twistedinnocence8617]

Abbot and Costello are great. This isn't even their best work in my opinion. They have about 30 movies together and they are great.

[@shainewhite2781]

Who's on stage? The who! The name of the band. Who! The name of the band on stage! Who's on stage! Lol!!

[@donnilloyd1355]

They were GENIUSES. Plain and Simple. And they had to keepnm the linesn correct, because as you have seen, Costello talked fast. And they were used to that. Great Post.

[@PetroniloPocaspulgas]

THEY WERE GENIUSES.

[@paulmetzler1946]

THIS WAS DONE IN THE GOLDEN YEARS OF TV, THE 50'S, 1953 TO BE EXACT. A LOT OF PEOPLE COPIED THIS SKIT. IN THE 50'S YOU HAD THEM, THE STOOGES, MARTIN AND LEWIS. DIDDYBOPER ♥️💖💝💕😇

[@scotttrainer9704]

At the time this was the highest paid act if that says anything.

[@shawnkinder4820]

In the 40s the signed a year contract with NBC radio, for a weekly show and in the contract it said they had to do the baseball routine once a month.

[@michaelboyce9373]

It's on constant play at The Baseball Hall Of Fame! It's on Loop film!

[@patriciagerresheim2500]

i grew up watching reruns of Abbott and Costello's show on television, and this version of the routine is from a 1953 episode of that show. They could do it at the drop of a hat, and even if one of them flubbed a line, they could keep on going without missing a beat.

[@reality1958]

You need to react to 7 × 13 = 28 by them. Hilarious

[@johnsmith2046]

At 2:20, you are talking over it and miss it.

[@kennethbell6912]

Elvis Presley had G.I. Blues, Abbot and Costello had Buck Privates

[@johnstewart8473]

Grew up with them. Great times : )

[@jackmorgan1052]

In Rock Music we have the WHO...and the GUESS WHO....GO FIGURE ...LOL

[@KevinWilliams-od9in]

They never mentioned the person playing right field. Hmmm....

[@doloresvargas6450]

Lou do you want to get into a food fight?Tony

[@stevegans3517]

This routine actually dates back to vaudeville in the 30s. Classic stuff.

[@mildredpierce4506]

At first glance, Mario looks like Kobe

[@dalebuck7168]

This is an old Vaudeville skit from over a 100 years ago...Abbot and Costello perfected it into this classic...

[@redpine8665]

Sometimes his wife picks it up. Who's wife? Yes. LOL

[@thomastimlin1724]

There are other skikts they did...a short one in a movie was Abbott handing Costello a bottle and saying "Take this for Mel to Hide." Costello: "Oh it's formaldehyde...who do I take it to?" and you can guess the chaos that follows...

[@brianpenglish8414]

Skit was done in 1953.

[@stevenspringer1599]

"Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" 1948

[@ronaldbose9645]

A simple premise makes for the best comedy.

[@StandUpComedyFan28m]

Y'all should react to the Scalp Treatment sketch. Oh that's great. Very funny!

[@hifijohn]

trivia- there is no right fielder.

[@mildredpierce4506]

Jeff Dunham does a modern version of this called Peanut’s Password Panic.

[@livelaughandlovelong]

This is in the BB HOF

[@jsfbr]

Abbott and Costello precede the Three Stooges, and were much more famous than these at their apogee. In fact, they came to be the best paid Hollywood actors when they started in the movies.

[@Nosferatu755]

Three Stooges, Marx Brothers, Abbot & Costello, Laurel & Hardy... it's a more joyful world because of those teams

[@nathanlawson313]

1st - Charlie Hoo 2nd - Hector Watt 3rd - Phil Idunno

[@yvonnemeyer6810]

You could check out Jonny Carson “ The Clapper caper” it is also well done.

[@GrouchyMarx]

Look for their "7 x 13 = 28" routine on YT and react to that. It's the one with 2+ million views! They made many comedy movies in their career too. If you're in for one of their best movies, one that doesn't require watching other movies to really understand the humor, do "The Time of Their Lives" (1946) which is a historical drama/comedy and a good one to start with. ✌😎

[@jameswentzkershawn001]

She is quick

[@cjpreach]

Nicole's shirt. BORN what? A Buckeye?

[@paulmetzler1946]

THEY ALSO HAVE A MATH SKIT. DIDDYBOPER ♥️💖💝💕😇

[@mikesahle1193]

Thank you 🙏 love them ❤it never gets old ☝️the old saying couple days here =arguing 👏👏👏😃👍🎥

[@Orv129]

Imagine how many hours they spent rehearsing to get it right.

[@warrengwonka2479]

Years

[@chesteralexander4363]

in the 1945 film the "Naughty Nineties", the shortstop's name is "I Don't Care"

[@TimSmith-uc4pk]

These great actors are up there with the likes of Milton Berle, Martin and Lewis, Jonathan Winters and so many more. It goes to show that you don't hafta be nasty to be funny.

[@inkchariot6147]

Who's on first What's on second I don't know is on third But who's on fourth?

[@cripplermaximus]

Trample over all the things you need to hear in order to get the jokes. 👌🏽

[@bobbonj1171]

Glad you enjoyed it Go for their 13x7=28 😄

[@mildredpierce4506]

I’m sure A & C were more popular than the Stooges.

[@JimmyJamJack]

Mario, you talked over the routine, missing bits as a result

[@matthewtickel845]

I'm in Dayton. where are you guys at?

[@mariobnicole8669]

Were in St.louis but Nicole from Ohio.

[@matthewtickel845]

@@mariobnicole8669 oh nice, I've never been to St. Louis.

[@bobbonj1171]

Check out their other skits Loafing, he’s 40 she 10, etc

[@paulmetzler1946]

CHECK OUT THE ELEPHANT SKIT ON THE CAROL BURNETT SHIW THEN THE DENTIST SKETCH FROM THE SAME SHOW.N. TIM CONWAY, THE DENTIST CREATED THAT SKETCH. ACTUALLY BOTH. DIDDYBOPER ♥️💖💝💕😇

[@leban86]

The position of Shortstop is never referenced in the skit.

[@lianabaddley8217]

At the end it is. I Don't Give a Darn.

[@matthewhutchinson9353]

Yes it is

[@RossM3838]

So what’s the guys name on third base? What’s on second? Who’s on second? No who’s on first? I don’t know. He’s on third

[@djgrant8761]

If you liked this check out their skit “7 x 13 = 28” and another skit these two did “Jonah and the Whale”

[@lyger1980]

Jeff Dunham does the same but for password

[@russelljudkins5828]

Need to react to Jeff Dunham and peanut they do a similar who in first routine but why with different meanings great

[@markavell7111]

Fix the screen so its watchable.

[@bestofclashtelerealiteoff3509]

Can u react to Junior Eurovision 2021 please?

[@elfrenbernier5387]

Hi. If Abbott tells Costello..first base name is who, then it looses the humor

[@mattslupek7988]

Check out “7 x 13 = 28” if you get a chance. Another A & C classic!!

[@rickraybourn7456]

Hi, hey play 7X13=28 by Abbott & Costello

[@Magoo92]

I believe The Three Stooges was before them. Not positive though