The fact that this bit is nearly 80 years old and can be watched countless times and remain funny every single time is a testament to their talents
@birbopikle64313 жыл бұрын
It's just so smooth and well performed. Even if you don't feel like laughing you just have to appreciate the sheer brilliance of it.
@fehoobar3 жыл бұрын
So weird when you compare to modern shows, seems like no one is laughing.
@paulgray30653 жыл бұрын
This is pure genius 🤣
@maxwelljoseph27173 жыл бұрын
Thought you all might appreciate... ABBA and Costello!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ2thnaIjtuslbs
@stephencoleclough79882 жыл бұрын
Yo have to concentrate as they are so quick
@shannonpincombe84854 жыл бұрын
Perfect use of language. The delivery is so good.
@billanderson89914 жыл бұрын
Hello Shannon. Yes the delivery is so good. How are you doing??
@J215J4 жыл бұрын
@@billanderson8991 the craziest thing is that this seems like their more poorer deliveries. And they still are pretty funny!
@maxwelljoseph27173 жыл бұрын
Thought you all might appreciate... ABBA and Costello!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iZ2thnaIjtuslbs
@sant-antonioterranova78702 жыл бұрын
@@J215J Mr Who was The richest player in Baseball history because He has three names ,Mr Who, Mr Absolutely and Mr Naturally he receives Three checks !
@darnellkelly19872 жыл бұрын
Like a beautiful lango tango
@facebookcom-ej7dm4 жыл бұрын
This clip is 75 years old. But somehow this never gets old.
@dnghn.design4 жыл бұрын
Comedy that’s centuries ahead
@tbone39724 жыл бұрын
This NEVER gets old....... Only “WE” do!!!!!
@RockBrentwood4 жыл бұрын
It gets old; and it got old: not really funny anymore, too cliché. But ... on the other hand, when you see it like *THIS* ! This is *way* more complex, because of all the logistics involved. The original only has 2 guys, much easier to coordinate. This one has the *team* present! I dunno who's on third, but it sure looks a whole lot like Seinfeld! kzbin.info/www/bejne/gWGtmGqmq7utgc0&pbjreload=101
@notus113 жыл бұрын
@@RockBrentwood lmao I've seen that I think its shit compared to the original. Its shit mostly because of the crowd
@adamsbja3 жыл бұрын
When I'd read it in text, or seen amateur groups do the bit, it was clever but tired. Watching these guys perform is great. The flow of everything keeps up, the emotion comes naturally and no line is forced.
@TheListenerCanon2 жыл бұрын
First Base- Mr. Hu Second Base- Mr. Watt Third Base- I. Donna Left Field- Mr. Y Center Field- B. Kauz Pitcher- Tom Morrow Catcher- Todd Day Shortstop- Idon Kare And bonus... Right Field- Noah Un (No One)
@warlordofbritannia2 жыл бұрын
Heh, that’s good-and similar to what I came up with: 1b-Hu 2b-Watts 3b-I. Dunno Lf- Whei Cf-Bee Claus P-T. O’Day C- T. O. Murrow Ss- I. Don’givadahn
@l0k0lightning51 Жыл бұрын
I came up with one more: Referee- Yesta day
@joshuamachnik1039 Жыл бұрын
I'd put Abs-olutely and Natural-ly as team coaches
@YourIQDoesntMeanShitToMe Жыл бұрын
Nice cock!!!
@ardythtriplette30687 ай бұрын
3:58
@Setha1074 жыл бұрын
The recurrence of "I don't know, third base!" is amazing.
@jeffmurdock83213 жыл бұрын
It's comic genius.
@icareg2 жыл бұрын
He's just so painfully close to getting it but he doesn't. He just understands the pattern
@SomeOne-vf1rs2 жыл бұрын
@@icareg It does seem like he gets it at the end, but the whole skit is made so it could be the case he’s just accidentally correct.
@josephasner17110 күн бұрын
Where's the Rightfielder, Nobody's the Manager, Somebody's the First Base Coach, Anyvbody's thr Third Base Coach, How's the General Manager Everybody's The Pitching Coach
@DwyattA5 жыл бұрын
It’s 2022 and this is still hilarious
@raggedcritical4 жыл бұрын
It's timeless and an amazingly tight routine. I was surprised, but it seems like rules for comic timing and how to milk a bit haven't really changed.
@ikeford49634 жыл бұрын
I still have the tapes
@Cato2294 жыл бұрын
I never thought this would hold up, but it does.
@Spartan-Hawk4 жыл бұрын
It’s crazy how funny this is
@ItsMeChaosChaos4 жыл бұрын
Lol yea
@otdg67873 жыл бұрын
This was a beautiful age of comedy. Makes me want to give this guy 28 dollars.
@lgodproductions90643 жыл бұрын
I just watched that skit
@thomasferrusi13453 жыл бұрын
divided into 7 😉
@richardaylesworth14603 жыл бұрын
Sorry for the thumbs down. I fat fingered it. Sorry.
@yeeuscleeus40553 жыл бұрын
Lol
@georgesakellaropoulos81623 жыл бұрын
As long as I can get 13 7 dollar bills.
@MisterVercetti2 жыл бұрын
This should be mandatory viewing for anyone who wants to become a comedy writer. The timing, the pacing, the delivery, the clever use of _actual_ irony; everything comes together perfectly to form one of the most brilliant and timeless comedy sketches ever made. There's a reason this still holds up even after nearly seven and a half decades.
@jackytris28742 жыл бұрын
Why would who want to become a comedy writer? He’s a first base man? I’m confused.
@geraldsahala2 жыл бұрын
@@jackytris2874 i don't know man
@alrightalright45852 жыл бұрын
I think a lot of comedians/writers have seen this bit. I've seen Abbot and Costello references in a number of shows and movies even fairly recent ones.
@mrcrushcake4562 жыл бұрын
@@geraldsahala no he's on third base
@thomashart222 жыл бұрын
@@mrcrushcake456 then who's on first?
@reasonableconservative44974 жыл бұрын
This is as tight as it gets, folks. You absolutely cannot do a routine better than this.
@tomsampson80843 жыл бұрын
I have said this many times but this is possibly the best comedy routine in history.
@XaviRonaldo03 жыл бұрын
They did this routine better
@romanrover58393 жыл бұрын
@@XaviRonaldo0 😔
@XaviRonaldo03 жыл бұрын
@@romanrover5839 perhaps you misunderstood my meaning. They have done better performances of this act
@romanrover58393 жыл бұрын
@@XaviRonaldo0 Oh alright My bad. That’s pretty dope tho
@callakracker3 жыл бұрын
I can’t imagine how much they had to practice this sketch. It HAD to have been difficult to memorize.
@thecountercounter91273 жыл бұрын
AND to not laugh at it as well? I wonder how many times they broke character laughing
@55robloxmaster3 жыл бұрын
Naturally.
@lolmanyeah13 жыл бұрын
It's one of the most memorized scenes of the 20th century LMAOO
@Sebastian_Dinwiddie2 жыл бұрын
It varies slightly each time. They just feed off each other
@-danR2 жыл бұрын
The first time I heard this was on not-very-good radio reception, and like Lou I wasn't really paying attention to Bud's vital naming-preamble. Really couldn't grasp what the heck Bud was driving at. But the audience laughter and the rapid-fire exchanges still made it hilariously entertaining. Especially the "I don't know what I'm _talking_ about!" Neither did I Lou. We just have to roll with the punches...
@plan9area518 жыл бұрын
"Who's on first?" was voted as best comedy act of the twentieth century !
@taimak1237 жыл бұрын
plan9area51 why?
@Bigbadwhitecracker7 жыл бұрын
by whom? Oh, he's the batting coach.
@D_T_S_V6 жыл бұрын
Matty G he’s the middle fielder.
@cliffowens36296 жыл бұрын
Both of these men were inducted into the baseball hall of fame and they never played the game.
@bjbell526 жыл бұрын
They have that routine in the Baseball HoF . The final remark from Costello was "and I don't give a damn". Too bad the censors made them water it down.
@leokimvideo3 жыл бұрын
As fresh today as it was in 1945.
@dallasponder3158 Жыл бұрын
And no dirty words
@Mickmickster6 жыл бұрын
Their timing is absolutely perfect. Almost 80 years later and this is still pure brilliance. Hilarious stuff.
@ppal644 жыл бұрын
gleebergloben1 no it is not. Not the slightest funny.
@nullpointer12844 жыл бұрын
Pranesh Pal woah there edgelord
@spikespa52084 жыл бұрын
@@ppal64 The least interesting person in the world has arrived.
@infernoROBO4 жыл бұрын
@@ppal64 ok zoomer. You probably find tiktok dances funnier instead. It's ok that your opinion is wrong.
@Simon-ph1nf4 жыл бұрын
It was uploaded 11 years ago, why is it black and white?
@TheRobobuck8 жыл бұрын
As far as we know Nobody plays right field.
@piratecheese138 жыл бұрын
+TheRobobuck we should get Somebody to
@BloodoperaBlackvomit8 жыл бұрын
+Master Farr then we should really get Somebody to fill in!
@machineshopworkantiquemach63708 жыл бұрын
+Master Farr is the outfielder I know him but why are you talkin about in.
@machineshopworkantiquemach63708 жыл бұрын
lol
@andrewmuscarello47918 жыл бұрын
+military nut 101 The right fielder's name can't be Nobody because at 2:20 he says "I'm not changing nobody" and that would have made the situation even more confusing then it had been.
@rye_ay_ay4 жыл бұрын
it's so weird that the audience was silent... i would be laughing like crazy
@masonharris91664 жыл бұрын
Different etiquette for a different time. The audience act this way at classical music concerts to this day.
@laurie42754 жыл бұрын
The audience was paid actors to be a part of this filming. Silence was needed to clearly record the act. A live audience hearing this for the first time would have been in hysterics.
@JM-yx1lm4 жыл бұрын
Hell they're probably like me and just trying to keep up with who what when where naturally
@TCG97774 жыл бұрын
thats the idea. you listen to this wonderful performance and not the weezing peeps beside ya
@markhorton39944 жыл бұрын
You would be shushed. They all want to hear this.
@JTisOneCrazyMan203 жыл бұрын
This version is without a doubt my favorite performance of this legendary skit. It's just so perfectly structured. Every line is delivered perfectly, and the cadences in their deliveries are just brilliant. "After all the man deserves it. Who does? AbsolUtely!" "What time tomorrow you gonna tell me who's pitching? Now listen, who is NOT pitching, who is o.. I'll BREAK YOUR ARM ya say who's on first!" The naturally part is my favorite part of the skit. Just brings the skit to absolute genius status. Bud and Lous deliveries of these lines are just brilliant. "So I throw the ball to first base and naturally gets it..NO, you throw the ball to first base! Then who gets it?! Naturally! THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING!" Just an unbelievable performance by the best comedy duo in history. Been listening to it for over thirty years and I crack up every single time without fail.
@Zman90424 жыл бұрын
"I don't know, I just thought I'd ask ya" and "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT" kill me every time 😂😂😂
@jdj9464 жыл бұрын
Some 70 years later this still makes me laugh hysterically. This is absolute comedy at its best. No swearing no cussing just absolute genius!! I loved Abbott and Costello when I was a little boy in the 70s and I still love them to this day and I’m 50!!!
@stormcloudsabound3 жыл бұрын
why'd you ruin a perfectly good comments section, boomer?
@afterceasetoexist3 жыл бұрын
@@stormcloudsabound No need to be rude, bud.
@suicidalloafofbread20093 жыл бұрын
@Brp 549 bruh
@thepiousskull3 жыл бұрын
@@stormcloudsabound For all the issues I have with many of the Boomer generation, there was nothing wrong with this man's comment. Excessive swearing and crassness is low-brow, Amy Schumer-tier garbage. Real comedy is clever and intelligent or absurdist.
@Mechanix042 жыл бұрын
@@stormcloudsabound how is appreciating non vulgar comedy a boomer comment. Quit bein a karen.
@castlehill67175 жыл бұрын
This might actually be the most genius thing ever in the history of the universe.
@raindeargames51604 жыл бұрын
Um....please don't change the likes...it's 42. And it's about the universe. And life, and everything. Don't jinx it!!!! VIRTUAL LIKE!
@azul88114 жыл бұрын
It's not only brilliant, but I still can't get over how they were able to memorize as well as they did.
@mootwo_4 жыл бұрын
azul8811 They didn’t memorize it, they just got confused while doing it
@azul88114 жыл бұрын
@@mootwo_ Oh? I'd say if anyone is confused, it's you!
@mootwo_4 жыл бұрын
azul8811 I’d say it was you because my comment was a joke haha
@ryancalhoun29103 жыл бұрын
"I throw the ball to naturally." "No, you throw it to first base." "Then who gets it?" "Naturally." So brilliant.
@deborahdonnithorne34043 жыл бұрын
Who gets it? Naturally. He BETTER! lol 😂
@Paladen_X3 жыл бұрын
AAbott: Okay draw me a picture of the field and tell me the names of the players Castelo: That's what i'm doing!!
@jerff54115 жыл бұрын
And this is why players have numbers on their uniforms .
@Tylamo20014 жыл бұрын
Why does have a number on his uniform
@CLK9444 жыл бұрын
Who has a number on his uniform
@pokemonprofessorsassistant18304 жыл бұрын
@@CLK944 Naturally. lol
@samuelmyers39044 жыл бұрын
@@pokemonprofessorsassistant1830 okay then, so what's naturally's number?
@Mr.Spanglish_944 жыл бұрын
CLK Yes he does
@obeythemelon4 жыл бұрын
"Have you got a first baseman on first?" "Certainly!" "Then who's playing first?" "Absolutely!" *deadass stare*
@laughinghyena0013 жыл бұрын
(after the center fielder lines) Lou: "Forget them! The right fielder's name!?" Bud: "Where." Lou: "Right field!" Bud: "Where!" Lou: "Who is in right field?!?" Bud: "Only if he backs up."
@YamamotoTV20213 жыл бұрын
“Only if WHO backs up?” “Yeah.”
@laughinghyena0013 жыл бұрын
Source: I own an old reel-type tape recording of the radio show, live from theater before a studio audience. The audience laughed at everything else, but at this part, nothing, just the sound of paper tearing, being crumpled and hitting the floor.
@georgesakellaropoulos81623 жыл бұрын
@@YamamotoTV2021 Replace yeah with naturally, and you've got it.
@LeoMajor13 жыл бұрын
bRILLIANT
@thecountercounter91273 жыл бұрын
@@YamamotoTV2021 "IF WHO BACKS UP?!" "Yeah who's on first" "I DONT KNOW!!" both: "THIRD BASE!!!"
@echoecho31082 жыл бұрын
No matter how old this gets, it never gets old. Been listening to it for at least 70 years. Still love it. RIP, Bud and Lou! Thanx for the magic and memories.
@MOGGS19424 жыл бұрын
75 years old, and nothing has come close to eclipsing this gem. Truly wonderful.
@timschutz4113 жыл бұрын
I'm 59years old this has been my favorite skit for over 40years
@mikearisbrocken85076 жыл бұрын
First - Mr. Hu Second - Mr. Watt Third - I. Dono Outfield - Mr. Whie Centerfield - B. Cost Pitcher - Tom Morrow Catcher - Tod Day Short-stopper - Idon Care
@dajedadboostproductions35765 жыл бұрын
U forgot Noe Wan
@bartekdwornik55285 жыл бұрын
NATURALLY
@finaladvance50855 жыл бұрын
@@bartekdwornik5528 So I pick up the ball and throw it to Naturally?
@joelblake53105 жыл бұрын
I thought it was Tamara
@finaladvance50855 жыл бұрын
Joel Blake ONE BASE AT A TIME!
@emanjam452 жыл бұрын
I just watched this with my 23 years old son. He just saw this for the first time. We cracked up like crazy! How wild is it that this skit is almost 80 years old and still bringing bellies full of laughter. Awesome 😎 🤣🙏
@seanjosephhayes8 жыл бұрын
Absolutely hilarious and absolutely brilliant. Abbott and Costello were absolutely decades ahead of their time. Brilliant. Word play is always hilarious if done well and this example is exceptional.
@YouDabian8 жыл бұрын
Abbott and Castello are brilliant, but I don't know if things are getting better with time.
@seanjosephhayes8 жыл бұрын
I don't think things are getting better with time. I didn't say they were though.
@YouDabian8 жыл бұрын
Right.
@serious.business8 жыл бұрын
+YouDabian Your reading comprehension is terrible, mate.
@YouDabian8 жыл бұрын
Serious Business wrote: "+YouDabian Your reading comprehension is terrible, mate." Thank you so much, for accessing my reading skills. I appreciate it. However, I was merely reflecting on them being "decades ahead of their time.", as the OP put it. Now, if we agree, that things are getting worse, then that would imply, that they were /worse/ than the standard in their time. As you can see from the above answer from Sean Hayes , that is not what he meant, and I didn't think it was. That is why I needed clarification. Again, thank you for your accesment, and have a great day.
@Nick_C19974 жыл бұрын
"Who's the right fielder?" "Nobody" "You don't have a right fielder?" "Of course we do" "Then tell me his name" "Nobody" "You're saying he's a nobody?" "No, he IS Nobody" "So, he's nobody?" "Exactly" "That's pretty mean" "What are you talking about?" "You saying the guy's nobody, that can't be good for his self respect" "No, I'm just saying he's nobody" "Exactly my point, is he any good?" "Of course he is" "Then he can't be nobody" "He IS Nobody" "When you pay him, the money goes to...?" "Nobody" "HE DOESN'T EVEN GET PAID?" "You're making no sense" "I'M MAKING NO SENSE? I ask you the right fielder's name, you insult him, you don't even tell me his name and now you don't even pay him?" "He does get paid, and I did tell you his name" "WHEN?" "Oh, he's a substitute" "WHAT?" "No, What's on second" "I'm not ASKING you who's on second" "Who is on first" "I don't know" "Third Base"/"THIRD BASE!"
@sorensharp43773 жыл бұрын
This needs more likes, bravo
@Nick_C19973 жыл бұрын
@Hooda the Antagonist Whoops, my mistake
@Nick_C19973 жыл бұрын
@@sorensharp4377 Thanks
@WCLCooke3 жыл бұрын
Well done. I could actually hear Bud and Lou say that.
@ronsa56363 жыл бұрын
for koreans: "우익수 이름은 뭔데?" "없어" "우익수가 없다고? "아니 당연히 있지" "그럼 이름을 말해줘" "없어" "너는 지금 그가 없다고 말하고 있는거야?" "아니야, 그는, '없어'" "어...? 그러면, 그는 없어?" "그렇지" "그게 내가 의미한거야" "뭐라는거야?" "넌 지금 그가 없다고 말하고있어, 그건 그의 자존심을 깍아내리는 행위야" "아니 나는 그저 "그는 없어"라고 말하고 있을 뿐이야" "그게 내 요점이야, 그는 도움이 되었니?" "당연하지, 완전 잘했어" "그러면 그는 없을 수 없지!" "아니지, 그는, '없어'" "너가 그에게 돈을 보낼때, 그 돈이 어디로 가는데?" "없어" "그가 돈조차도 안받았다고?????" "그건 말도 안되지" "말도 안됀다고??? 난 너에게 우익수 이름을 물었고, 넌 그를 모욕했고, 너는 그의 이름도차도 말하지 않았고, 이젠 심지어 그에게 돈을 보내지도 않았다고??" "그는 돈을 받았어, 그리고 난 그의 이름을 말했어" "언제??" "오 그는 우리 교체 선수야" "뭐???" "아니 뭐는 2루수지" "난 네게 2루수가 누구인지 안물어봤어!" "누구는 1루수지" "몰라!" "걘 삼루수지 / 삼루수!" (+ 그는, '없어' 이구간이 약간 부자연스러운데 도저히 IS를 표현할수 없었습니다 ㅜㅜ)
@PlanetRockJesus4 жыл бұрын
They make it look easy but these guys were true pros. Great writing and execution.
@benmilton55013 жыл бұрын
This is genius level comedy. No need to swear, make stupid noises or faces… just pure intellect and perfect use of vocabulary. This skit is in a league of its own, absolute brilliance!
@alexanderharrison39122 жыл бұрын
A "league" of its own?
@iageek2 жыл бұрын
@@alexanderharrison3912 W H E E Z E… 😐😐😐😐
@daovrlord80512 жыл бұрын
0:55 goofy/stupid noise plus a face.
@modernmajorgeneral46692 жыл бұрын
@@daovrlord8051 barely
@takodarogers1795 Жыл бұрын
@@daovrlord8051mf watched the skit again looking for a way to disagree lol
@legofmevid6 жыл бұрын
“That’s the first thing you’ve said right” “I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT” same tho
@GoobNoob4 жыл бұрын
Me learning math.
@Epiousios184 жыл бұрын
Makes me think of the movie Arrival. The "aliens" in the movie are named Abbott and Costello. This skit is almost surely why.
@christopherfoerstel91164 жыл бұрын
Me half way through a presentation for school lmao
@genderqueercam4 жыл бұрын
Me when I ace an essay I bs'd my way through
@newyorksfinest12124 жыл бұрын
MANCHESTER UNITED literally no one asked
@swimmingcat12753 жыл бұрын
The "yes, I understand English" test.
@Isdeka023 жыл бұрын
My English teacher showed us this 🤣
@naughtymelon67123 жыл бұрын
The wordplay is genius.
@aj_style17453 жыл бұрын
"The test isn't that confusing." The test:
@GarethJason5 жыл бұрын
"I don't care!" "That's our short stop." I lost it.
@mariomiguel82484 жыл бұрын
Ahh 10 months ago before the pandemic mann i miss it
@a1tf444 жыл бұрын
@@mariomiguel8248 agreeable
@stantrien81064 жыл бұрын
No you're not, Lost It is in in right field!
@SockyNoob2 жыл бұрын
This never, ever gets old and despite it being nearly 100 years old, I still hear people make references to it.
@Fan-imator2 жыл бұрын
I played among us when it died and someone said “it was ‘Not Blue’” (ya know one of those guys) and someone said “it’s like a bad “who’s on first joke”
@cheeseburger128 жыл бұрын
The Dodgers had a Japanese ballplayer name Hu a few years ago. You know the announcers always got a kick out of him getting on base. I know I did.
@DDS0298 жыл бұрын
+cheeseburger12 Hitting a double would take all the fun out it, wouldn't it? I wonder if anyone warned him that when he hits a single, the crowd might start chuckling.
@matthewbennett39117 жыл бұрын
Vin Scully made big deal out of it...."I can finally say it; Hu is on first base."
@ISLAVERDE296 жыл бұрын
Actually Taiwanese.
@keithmurphy4886 жыл бұрын
I've seen that meme on fb
@KC-bg1th5 жыл бұрын
ISLAVERDE29 Taiwanese players definitely don’t want to be mixed up with Japanese players. lol
@fantasticalfox4 жыл бұрын
“he’s on third we’re not talking about him” for some reason that gets me every time. it’s like “we don’t talk about the third basemen”
@mikjon678 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine how hard this scene is??? They make it look so easy!!!
@amandajohnson35317 жыл бұрын
I manage to do it at work when I try to explain the skit to co workers.
@gnomeconspiracy21227 жыл бұрын
I'm doing this scene for my Theatre class and I can confirm that it's increadably hard to pull off
@Bigbadwhitecracker7 жыл бұрын
I did this sketch for the high school talent show in 1980 or so. I was Abbott. I was okay but the Costello we had was dead on. He had the audience ROFL
@BigDogCountry5 жыл бұрын
Can you imagine how agonizing this is in 2019? Jesus H. Christ. He was in Right Field.
@davidwalter20025 жыл бұрын
They had performed it hundreds of times live for vaudeville audiences. From the different videos I've seen of them performing it, it's not a matter of memorizing the lines exactly. They don't actually do it the same every time. I think there are instances where they can go back and forth with the same joke ("Who's on first?" "Yes." "The guy's name on first base." "Who." "That's what I want to know." "Who is on first." "What are you asking me for?") until one of them comes up with the cue to move to the next segment. So when Lou says, "You got an outfield?" Bud automatically moves on. So they only have to know the cue to move on to the next series of jokes. The stuff in between is like a tape loop for them.
@Sawubona20073 жыл бұрын
I swear this is just a replay of the meetings I have with management everyday.
@jimharris93946 ай бұрын
Except with management you get fired if you laugh.
@getknowledge94169 жыл бұрын
TO THIS DAY thats the BEST skit... no cussin, no disrespect... just pure funny... LMAO...
@Vigilante9158 жыл бұрын
Heck yeah! I love this.
@seanjosephhayes8 жыл бұрын
Word play is always the best and these two were decades ahead of their time.
@rem22678 жыл бұрын
MOST DEFINITELY! (oh no, he's in the outfield, Definitely.)
@OdaKa7 жыл бұрын
Well, the original final phrase was "I don't give a d**n", but they cleaned it up.. so technically there's some cussin'...
@mulberryman13057 жыл бұрын
this and their "back up go ahead" skit are two of my top 10 favorite skits of all time
@scottydo52824 жыл бұрын
100 years from now, this will still be recommended to people on whatever video platform exists and they will still be laughing at it.
@Dunkleosteusenjoyer3 жыл бұрын
Hopefully we'll have evolved to the point where people correctly say 'whomst on first'.
@alexbartley36103 жыл бұрын
No. The liberals will redefine every pronoun definition by then. It will be offensive and banned.
@nidebau4 жыл бұрын
I love how you can tell at 2:51 Costello forgot what Abbott's name in the movie was but plays it off perfectly
@megatherium998 ай бұрын
Absolute comic genius, timing, and memorization of lines. My buddy and I were playing 20 questions once back in high school. I asked, "Is it plastic?" He said, "Yes!" I then proceeded to ask more questions regarding plastic items in the room to which he said, "It's plastic!" I said, "YES...I KNOW that Roger!" and kept guessing..... To which he looked frustrated and confused. As did I. But I kept guessing. Finally, 5 minutes later after Roger repeating that it's plastic, I finally figured it out....I think of that hilariously frustrating moment when I watch this routine.
@thezekroman5 жыл бұрын
They say the mark of greatness is when everything before you is obsolete and everything after you bears your mark. Ladies and gentleman, this is it
@Caannnnoonn5 жыл бұрын
This skit still holds up in 2019. What a timeless classic.
@luigines64574 жыл бұрын
What is on second base, not a timeless piece.
@Caannnnoonn4 жыл бұрын
@@luigines6457 I Don't Know Why he's not in the hall of fame. If not Today, then Tomorrow.
@Tadicuslegion784 жыл бұрын
Brian Cannon Why is not in the hall fame because I don’t care.
@KoolWithAQ5 жыл бұрын
74 years out, and this is still a killer piece of comedy. Genius doesn't age.
@MattieMc3 жыл бұрын
One of the best comedy skits ever. And a timeless one too.
@MotorCityPhoenix3134 жыл бұрын
This skit will still be hilarious 10,000 years from now
@KBind544 жыл бұрын
I am 27 years old and my entire life I have heard much older people make reference to this sketch. You get the idea in your head that most things from long ago really aren't funny enough to warrant decades of references, let alone nearly a century. I was wrong this is knock me out dead hysterical
@thejankycommander7833 жыл бұрын
They couldn’t pay me enough to stay quiet during this if I was in the audience
@amandaandanaya28843 жыл бұрын
You can actually hear them struggling to not laugh out loud
@OmegaHeroLegacy Жыл бұрын
"You going to tell me who you got in right field?" "Eventually."
@Dragoncat2244 ай бұрын
No who's on first.
@Weinmaste4 жыл бұрын
I'm 37 years old currently, I had to do this in speech class when I was in high school by myself, watching this I honestly didnt know this is where it originated, I had the whole class and the teacher rolling by the time I was done, classic sketch right here!
@tc18174 жыл бұрын
how do you do the skit by yourself?
@Weinmaste4 жыл бұрын
@@tc1817 it was kind of weird, I basically had to just turn from one side to the other and change my voice with each turn, like I was having a conversation with myself lol
@ny2bama4 жыл бұрын
@@Weinmaste must have taken the whole classroom time
@johangodojolo86524 жыл бұрын
And no one else knew that you were doing Abbot and Costello? Not even the teacher?
@Weinmaste4 жыл бұрын
@@johangodojolo8652 the teacher knew, my classmates had no idea I'm sure!
@PixelKingStudios3 жыл бұрын
“Pick up your hat! Go pick up your hat!!” I wish more people knew about Abbot and Costello, they are the best 😅
@cartoonhigh99906 жыл бұрын
This is the greatest comedy bit of all time.
@guessmyname62106 жыл бұрын
I couldn't agree with you more!
@Lemonliquorice-pn4lr5 жыл бұрын
I know
@bkpskits3595 жыл бұрын
Niagra falls!
@thetraveller3344 жыл бұрын
Check out the Two Ronnies’ fork handle sketch.
@thomasferrusi13453 жыл бұрын
Niagara Falls is number two 😉
@timcook77302 жыл бұрын
I watch this before every opening day of the season. Timeless skit from the golden age of comedy. Cracks me up every time I watch it. :)
@pancake5777 жыл бұрын
"I throw the ball to Who and Naturally gets it." im dead
@taniyahenglett04886 жыл бұрын
JuniperFur same
@user-lr6ye3kz7z6 жыл бұрын
You don't. You throw it to who.
@marcusjames94993 жыл бұрын
Naturally does not it. Who gets it. I don't know. He's on third base.
@maxwilson93314 жыл бұрын
*pandemic outbreak is going on* KZbin: watch these two hilarious guys talking a fiction baseball team with crazy names
@jamesvach66984 жыл бұрын
We need something to keep us going right now and they say laughter is the best medicine. Arguably that is not necessarily true, but laughter certainly can help when life looks bleak.
@dwightreim92514 жыл бұрын
Left fielders name?
@wylieknapek78034 жыл бұрын
@Kaipo Hoapili if you were wondering their names are abbot and costello
@CincySportsFan4 жыл бұрын
Wylie Knapek we know that
@xalrath4 жыл бұрын
@@CincySportsFan no, he's in right field
@charlesdolling41834 жыл бұрын
Who else thinks that these two could have played the two robbers in home alone
@emblemblade92454 жыл бұрын
I just see Drake and Josh
@theenquiringone73533 жыл бұрын
They would have been BETTER!
@heidimeigs31093 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂👍👍👍👍👍
@Beer-can_full_of_toes3 жыл бұрын
Home alone is an affront to the quality of skill in show business these two carried in their shirt pocket.
@HugoStuff3 жыл бұрын
They do give off that kind of energy.
@thedonahuetwins3 жыл бұрын
This is so incredible. I wish they still had this kind of humor today in movies and shows.
@yomiadenuga63813 жыл бұрын
"Now, that's the first thing you said right." "I don't if know what am talking about." 😂😂😂
@Aarygon5 жыл бұрын
I swear, I've rewatched this every few months for the last 25 years and it's never not made me cry/die with laughter. I love this bit more than I feel could be rationally explained, lol.
@carolhooker99509 жыл бұрын
Still a classic 70 years later. Why? Because it didn't need to be rude, lewd, or crude to be seriously funny! Pure, honest laughs with a basic concept that is clean and simple for family fun!! Have used this skit with people who have had mental and emotional issues. Seriously, would recommend this to anyone in need of a laugh.
@olivecorf18609 жыл бұрын
+Carol “tixylix47” Hooker it's funny if you watch it like this because it's and old comedy and everybody will laugh. but if you tell a joke like this in person nowadays, it will come off as cringey or dadjokes. which is fine by me, i like dadjokes, but not everyone like it.
@carolhooker99509 жыл бұрын
Oliver Queen I like corny jokes, too. I hope to be that little old lady that my grandkids will whisper about. The one labelled eccentric and living life large and loud. I have a wicked sense of humour, can sing amazingly (the cats and I have nearly got our karoake parts perfected) and I don't plan on getting old with the attitude that old age means putting one foot in the grave while waiting for Death to come and help me put the other one in.... This version is the one that Abbot and Costello loved the most as they did it in one go with no mistakes at all. I think it's sad that even our sense of humour is slowly being eroded from our lives... Wherever you are in the world, please have an amazing Morning, Noon, Evening, and Night plus an awesome year....😆😆
@lvega56068 жыл бұрын
+Carol “tixylix47” Hooker For me, it's not that it's funny, but I'm just amazed at how much talent and probably practice it took to perform this and perfect it. This reminds me a lot of some of George Carlin's witty, fast talking monologues, especially the "Hi-Tech" one.
@magnusm48 жыл бұрын
This kind of effort and creativity is hard to pull off like the swedish joke story of a whole story entirely told with every single letter starting with the letter B Trying to do that is extremely difficult and modern standards are.... well spontaneous as to say. So thought and thunder often result in a blast quick to impress and surprise but quicker to go gone
@rem22678 жыл бұрын
Great post. I wholeheartedly agree.
@clamoringrisotto3 жыл бұрын
6:11 The crowd is supposed to be silent, but I think someone couldn't help but wheeze
@skillet91413 жыл бұрын
Why I learned today: never have pronouns, conjunctions or any type of key grammatical words for names. Period.
@DeathArcher-ip2gf3 жыл бұрын
why are you talking about the right fielder?
@thomaspurol93223 жыл бұрын
I thought why was third fielder?
@aidankeys85343 жыл бұрын
@@DeathArcher-ip2gf I don't know
@ALJ90003 жыл бұрын
@@aidankeys8534 He’s on third
@syaban4303 жыл бұрын
@@ALJ9000 who's on third?
@jeffmurdock83213 жыл бұрын
Timeless. You'll see countless variations of this comic premise in many comedies to this very day including Jerry & George doing their nod to this bit in a few episodes of Seinfeld.
@michaelbragg69032 жыл бұрын
Even Vin Scully mentioned it during a Dodger game when a Korean major leaguer named Hu got on first base.
@JJ-qo7th2 жыл бұрын
Family Guy does a very brief variation of this when Lois suggests Brian could join PETA.
@poindexterflex35285 жыл бұрын
This is my first time actually hearing the entire gag... here in 2019. And I tell you, I never imagined it was this good and this complex. How long did they have to rehearse to get this routine down? I don't think I could do it with a year's worth of rehearsal.
@danphillips27844 жыл бұрын
They'd been doing this bit since it came to their attention in, I think, 1937. This was their signature routine....they'd done countless times by 1952.
@TheInfinitySystem4 жыл бұрын
At least 10,000 hours to master a skill. Stage is no different.
@ronlogan47433 жыл бұрын
And todays "comedians" think they have to throw in f bombs and other profanity to be funny. You don't need those if you have talent!
@CasperDunning3 жыл бұрын
This is just a tiny bit in a longer radio play, I once had a cassette tape with the full thing on it, the whole thing took up both sides of the tape
@lilporky85653 жыл бұрын
Apparently each rehearsal is different as it's mostly improvised with the rules of the scenario kept in mind.
@trainguy10173 жыл бұрын
This sketch NEVER gets old! Their timing was dead on !
@thechaoscraftcamtcc37703 жыл бұрын
One of the few things that make me laugh every single time. This little skit/sketch is perfect, and I remember first watching it back when I was a sophomore in the 2015/2016 school year in my English class. Funnier than hell then, funnier than hell now, and always will be funnier than hell.
@sonnydean31873 жыл бұрын
When I was in High School, the local radio station played this this great Abbott and Costello skit. It still remains so awesome!
@heatherirwin13334 жыл бұрын
“Who’s on second?” “No, Who’s on first” “I dunno” *”third base”*
@liamroberts90473 жыл бұрын
Hello Heather👋, How are you doing?
@vinyldash23333 жыл бұрын
70 years old and still a fantastic skit.
@chadsingleton24024 жыл бұрын
Wow that was poetry. Definitely a really well written skit. Masterclass
@chrisp64585 жыл бұрын
The most perfect comedy routine EVER!
@Tadicuslegion788 жыл бұрын
How many takes do you think it took because the audience was laughing too much?
@scottbuckley8238 жыл бұрын
I don't know but according to IMDB the director tried so many times and just gave up. that's why you can still hear laughing in the back round that's the crew laughing
@davidray31337 жыл бұрын
Tadicuslegion78 I didn't hear any l laughter in this video.
@Not.afitnesspro7 жыл бұрын
I didn't hear Anyone laughing
@markbundles27 жыл бұрын
2:06...you can hear a chuckle right when the guy on the right starts to make a noise.
@Bigbadwhitecracker7 жыл бұрын
You can clearly hear the crew laughing if you wear your headphones at a normal level pretty much throughout.
@steaminbeeman96133 жыл бұрын
Hahaha 🤣🤣😂 what a freaking piece of gold!!! Laughing so hard I'm sweating!! Old stuff is legendary!! Had no room for mistakes and they killed it!!
@daleleis55634 жыл бұрын
I never get tired of watching the skit. It’s a classic
@TheSeabornGaming4 жыл бұрын
I think I will always be convinced that this is the perfect joke. Amazing timing, perfect delivery, and hilarious everytime.
@NakedSnake18369 жыл бұрын
OK let me get this straight on what they're talking about as far as positions: 1st Base- Who 2nd Base- What 3rd Base- I Don't Know Left Field- Why Center Field- Because Right Field- ? Pitcher- Tomorrow Catcher- Today Short Stop- I Don't Care Too bad they didn't mention Right Field
@Edzward9 жыл бұрын
+NakedSnake1836 Naturally.
@NakedSnake18369 жыл бұрын
Edz Ward Right Field's Naturally?
@cyndie269 жыл бұрын
+NakedSnake1836 What if Whom was on right field?
@Biredoril9 жыл бұрын
+cyndie26 but What is on 2nd
@jakerzzzzz16579 жыл бұрын
Mr. Broadhurst is a player on the team, so if right field was the only one not mentioned, then I'm guessing he's the right fielder himself.
@silksongreactions3 жыл бұрын
I remember two of my teachers did this for the class out of nowhere in like 3rd grade and we were all dying laughing
@GalenNight5 жыл бұрын
Sometimes his wife comes down and collects it. Who’s wife Yes
@robertdowler81054 жыл бұрын
And she puts all the money in a bag.
@its11104 жыл бұрын
His wife's name is "Yes"?
@inyoface054 жыл бұрын
@@its1110 no it's Who's wife.
@dewdropper13484 жыл бұрын
InYoFace 05 what?
@inyoface054 жыл бұрын
@@dewdropper1348 No, What's on Second
@dalewdennis5813 жыл бұрын
I still laugh everytime I watch this. My dad and I would watch these two a lot when I was young. Still funny
@b3tas4 жыл бұрын
Our teacher showed us this and now she teases us by saying "Who's on first base!?" It's sooooooooo hilarious 😂😂😂😂😂 (our classes reaction) 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
@zap2wil Жыл бұрын
Thanks for the laughs and the memories. This was classic TV at it's finest.
@dreadpiratejoey50984 жыл бұрын
Anyone else watching this 13 years later in 2020? I feel honored to have this show up in my recommended
@izzybeella82373 жыл бұрын
2021 fam
@sisilotau21853 жыл бұрын
I can't remember the name of which movie of theirs this is in but Abbott and Costello had some really funny movies, all from like the 50s, but this bit might be 1 of their funniest moments ever.
@djlamar29 жыл бұрын
You got a left fielder? Yeah. What's his name? Why? I don't know I just thought I'd ask ya. Classic
@xxanf29xx8 жыл бұрын
I always die laughing when I hear that part. It's my favorite part in the whole skit lol 😂😂😂
@brunoguy23177 жыл бұрын
😂😂😂😂
@JoeyB-20016 жыл бұрын
djlamar2 I don't know is on third
@matthewkern4966 жыл бұрын
Chris Lucas especially with him jostling the bat and his expression, so hilarious 🤣
@sammywohl51946 жыл бұрын
djlamar2 no no no what's on second base!
@chadboydarkness21164 жыл бұрын
THE ONLY TO PEOPLE THAT DID NOT PLAY BASEBALL ARE IN THE HALL OF FAME AND I NEVER GOT TIRED OF THIS IVE SCENE THIS A THOUSAND TIMES AND IT STILL CRACKS ME UP
@lionelrupic74983 жыл бұрын
I love this skit so much so that my friend and I preformed it at our schools coffee house and everyone loved it and I guarantee it will never get old!
@johnstout56564 жыл бұрын
One of the funniest and clean bits in comedy and one of the best
@gjm19538 жыл бұрын
If I remember correctly, there is a copy of this routine enshrined in the Smithsonian in D.C. And if there isn't, there should be.
@cjvs16048 жыл бұрын
It plays in the baseball hall of fame
@michaeldemilia54965 жыл бұрын
theres a copy of it in the MLB hall of fame
@yojoeski5 жыл бұрын
It’s literally a small tv with a DVD player hooked up to it and it runs the bit on a loop. I think it’s just as you exit the 3rd level of the museum.
@HerecomestheCalavera5 жыл бұрын
@@yojoeski DVD? Why not VHS?
@PaulRizzo4 жыл бұрын
I absolutely laughed out loud several times. Pure genius.
@Avrysatos9 жыл бұрын
I love introducing this to young people so much
@armenianply8 жыл бұрын
My nieces love this.
@BigDogCountry5 жыл бұрын
NOT THIS VERSION.
@eziosfara78915 жыл бұрын
I did myself to my kids and in a short cinema history seminar coupple of years ago
@jangothemango71254 жыл бұрын
Okay boomer 🤣
@huswsimonbla4 жыл бұрын
4:47 "I dont even know what I am talking about" I am dead. I had similar conversations while drunk.
@doswallo6 жыл бұрын
When I think of comedy, I think of this video. It's so perfect.
@AngryK1tty3 жыл бұрын
I can’t believe I haven’t seen this until today. I’ve seen so many spoofs since I was a kid, but never the original. This is hilarious.
@Conflict_Boardgaming5 жыл бұрын
4:47 "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!" Comedy Fuken Gold
@PNGPJS5 жыл бұрын
the cleverest comedy sketch EVER !! there will never be one like it again . its timeless !!
@ruandted9 жыл бұрын
Absolute bloody beautiful vintage. I didn't think that i could cry so much .
@Paulmaudib3 жыл бұрын
The hands down funniest comedy sketch ever written and performed. No one will ever write anything as clever as this period.
@alcd63334 жыл бұрын
One of the all-time greatest comedy skits - still hilarious! Others have tried to duplicate this, but they cannot come close to the way A & C performed it.