This is abbott costello whos on first by dsiano on vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them. William bud abbott and lou costello were vaudeville comedians who became famous in radio, film, and television as abbott and costello. Louis baseball team, whose players all have nicknames that makes. These hilarious parenting tweets are for the moms and dads of the world. They became famous for their most popular act, whos on first. The naughty nineties 1945 full movie download full hd. Abbott and costello where one of the most popular duo comedy teams in history through radio and television. You know, bucky harris, the yanks manager gave me a job as coach for as long as youre on the team. Now fast forward to 2009 and try to imagine abbott and costello trying to buysell a computer. Bud abbott and lou costello have conquered all the mediums of the 20th century. Well, i never met the guys, so youll have to tell me their names, and then ill know whos.
They were the first nonbaseball playing celebrities to be inducted into the baseball hall of fame. But who actually wrote it one of the most wellknown comedy routines of all time. Ever since, abbott and costello heirs have been operating under the assumption that they own whos on first. Abbott and costello s whos on first filmed jan 15 mar 1 1945 with subtitles by tis done.
This routine still stands up today because it illustrates a universal truth we all understand and have experienced. Abbott and costello were an american comedy duo composed of bud abbott and lou costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. Supreme court asked to save abbott and costello whos on. It has been selected over and over as the funniest comedy routine in history. The most famous of all of abbott and costellos routines, whos on first. As one of the most popular comedy teams of all time, they never possessed the outrageous class of the. Download abbott costello story sixty years of whos on first pdf online. A bit by the legendary comedy duo william bud abbott and lou costello. There is no better classic comedy routine than whos on first it has been selected over and over as the funniest comedy routine in history. The script to the classic whos on first routine by the comedy team of abbott and costello, made famous in vaudevillie, tv, movies, radio. Abbott and costello moved the show to abc the former nbc blue network five years after they premiered on nbc. Look abbott, if youre the coach, you must know all the players abbott. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets.
Download abbott costello story sixty years of whos on first read online. Whos on first, whats on second, i dont know on third, tomorrow is pitching, today is catching, why is in left field, because is in center field, and i dont give a darn is the shortstop. Named in 1999 as best comedy sketch of the 20th century by time magazine whos on first. Ever get into a conversation that seems to go no where. Twice in their feature films, and once for their 1952 tv show. An abridged version was featured in the teams 1940 film debut, one night in the tropics. They did the routine for president franklin roosevelt several times.
Have a laugh and enjoy one of the funniest skits on miscommunication ever performed. This version is from the 1945 film, the naughty nineties. Parents can now download 110 sesame street ebooks for free. Abbott and costello whos on first classic remastered hd. If whos on first does not download automatically, just click here.
The premise of the routine is that abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team to costello, but their nicknames can. Your patience will be rewarded with side splitting hilarity. The premise of the sketch is that abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team for costello, but their names and nicknames can be interpreted as nonresponsive answers to costellos questions. During their abc period they also hosted a 30minute childrens radio programthe abbott and costello childrens show, which aired saturday mornings with vocalist anna mae slaughter and announcer johnny mcgovern. In comedy, ive always love slapstick comedy, from them, the three stoogies and charlie chaplin, though. The hot dog vendor from the carol burnett show full sketch duration. I bought this collection to play whos on first for a group of middle school students in a writing club i sponsored. The best abbott and costello whos on first classic remastered hd. Pop classics kindle edition by abbott, bud, costello, lou, john martz. This collection includes 21 of the abbott and costello movies.
This site allows a free download of b movies, which include westerns, crime. Abbott and costello were a comedy double act composed of william bud abbott and lou costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. Did abbott and costello write the iconic whos on first. William bud abbott 1895 1974 and lou costello born. Read a transcript or read it while you play the audio below. The best abbott and costello whos on first classic remastered hd4t4pzwslhqq. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading whos on first. The most famous of all of abbott and costello s routines, whos on first. William bud as abbott and lou costello born louis francis cristillo. Listen to an audio a 5minute mp3 audio file of their classic routine. Credit to koch entertainment copyright disclaimer under section 107 of the copyright act. American comedy duo abbott and costello worked in vaudeville as well as on stage and tv.
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