No matter how many times or how many versions of them doing this routine it always brings a laugh/smile to my heart and mouth....Forever be greatest routine ever....
These two chaps were also very kind and thoughtful folks. it is a long story but they went to visit my younger brother who was seriously ill in a Birmingham, England hospital back in the 1940s. They showed such compassion.
I did this sketch in high school with my acting partner who I went through a lot of great collaborations with. We practiced this until we got it perfect. Over and over again. We had a very old fashion drama teacher who when she gave you a compliment it was REALLY taken to heart. She told us besides Abbott and Costello, we did the best performance of it she had ever seen. I did Abbott's portion, and my friend did Costello, she did the frustrations so well that she at times seemed like she would pull her hair out.
Love it! Me and my friend did it in advanced speech i believe it was. (Or drama, it was the same teacher) it was so fun! And yes, quite the bit to learn by heart... :D
I also did it in High School. It was about 1970, and a friend of mine, who was a big fan of the routine, convinced me to do it with him in Spanish, which we were supposed to be learning at the time. It was a mess. Until you try this sort of thing, you have no idea how difficult it is to get the words, the timing, and the acting right so that it is actually funny. Since then, I have had a greater respect for people who can do it successfully. Some of them are famous, like Jack Benny and George Burns, and some only known to a lucky few. Of the latter, Tony Tamburello, who sadly died young, was a comic genius whose rendition of the pre-execution scene in the Mikado will always stand out in my mind as one of the great achievements in theatrical comedy. May he rest in peace.
@@vdicarlo I bet seeing it done in Spanish would actually be pretty cool! I just remember my acting partner and I backstage practicing it over and over until it was like muscle memory. We drilled the hell out of that script.
@@bigmamajin836 you know my friend was supposed to transfer it over to dvd ages ago, but I honestly don't know if that ever happened! I'll have to inquire, coz if it did, i'd totally upload it, but it was on vhs.
I love these two. Timeless, truly timeless. I still watch the VHS tapes of the movies these two made. Some of my top favorites are Hold That Ghost, Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man. I’ll always find them hilarious and I’ll always watch them. 💙☺️
First time I ever seen Abbott and Costello in color! They were absolute chemistry together perfect! There will never be another Duo like that again! God Rest their souls
The problem was that this was being broadcast, so the vulgarity wasn’t allowed. It looks like Lou was thinking more of the live audience than those listening on radio, and Bud is taken completely aback (“what did you say???”) but regains his bearings and gets back on script.
As long as there is laughter in the human species, there will always be a spot for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. And as long as baseball is played, this skit will always be a great part of the American pastime.
I saw this in their movie when I was 10 years old and after that watched every single movie they have because they were shown on Sundays from 11:30 to 1 PM. I absolutely love Abbott and Costello.
I have recently bought all of Abbott and Costello movies on DVD from 1977 to 2018 I've only seen 4 of their movies now with over 30 of their movies on DVD now I see why they are a scream I'm proud to own their entire collection they are comedic Masters Bill Montero jr Newark Ca
The best performance they did was a live show - I think for radio - with a band behind them, similar to this one but I think years earlier. Costello was almost crying out of frustration and it was hilarious. At the end even Abbott and Costello themselves were laughing. I wish I could find that video! I saw it only once, about 50 years ago, but never forgot it. They were wearing regular street clothes, not the baseball uniforms. It was not part of a TV show or a movie. The audience was live and you could hear them reacting every step of the way.
Apparently, in 2007 the Los Angeles Dodgers had an infielder named Chin-Lung Hu and after Hu singled in a game, Dodgers announcer Vin Scully was finally able to recite the immortal line in an actual baseball game "And Hu's on first."
Thank you very much for uploading this clip of Abbott and Costello. It bought back a lot of fond memories with these two guys when I was younger. May 24, 2020 @ 7:55 pm
They had this routine down so well that they could do it in any order. I've watched several versions of this and each one seems a little different, but they always have it worked out just right and never miss a beat.
Ageless comedy. The comedy routine and the dynamics of it are so perfect that even when updated versions of have been presented, such as rock bands instead of baseball players by the SCTV Comedy Troupe or political leaders instead of baseball players by Johnny Carson and Fred Holliday on the Tonight Show, it's still funny (as long as you have some knowledge of the rock bands and political leaders involved).
In the 1980’s, we took our two sons to Cooperstown. First thing we saw was a statue of Babe Ruth. First thing we heard was this routine played in a loop.
Not so much surprised that he swore - the I Don't Give A Damn ending was regularly used when playing for the troops (as they were here) - but that for the moment he forgot they were being broadcast. He's genuinely worried that this could get them blacklisted, but pulls it all together without drawing attention to it. (A cardinal rule in performing is not to call attention to your mistakes as they are rarely noticed, but since this was not only broadcast but filmed it got preserved for posterity.)
I had a VHS with a compilation of entertainment from WWII and this version of the sketch was there, but in B/W. This looks well colorized and cleaned up.
Mr. Who is on first. Mr. What is on second. Mr. I don't know is on third. Mr. Why is the centerfielder. Mr. Today is the catcher. Mr. I don't give a damn is the short stop.
That routine will just NEVER GET OLD ,LOL !! Abbott and Costello were THE BEST at those types of QUICK BANTER routines - their timing was ALWAYS IMPECCABLE !!
Hear is a good knock knock joke based in this famous sketch. Costelo: KNOCK KNOCK Abbet: who's there. Costelo: how did you know it's me I'm Steven Who from China, I'm here to play first base. 🤣🤣.
They either left out some of the routine, or some of it was edited out of this video. They never mention that Tomorrow was pitching until Abbott told Costello that Today was catching. And the "Who gets it?" "Naturally" part was also left out. Also, "Sometimes his wife comes down to collect it" "Who's wife?" "Yes" was left out.
That's the wonder of the routine; it's so modular. You can take out or insert new gags based on how much time you have. "The Naughty Nineties" has the longest version I know of.
It also didn't state the position played by "Because". Perhaps there was a time constant, or it was edited to make the colorization easier -IF this was not originally in color. It might also be, that over the years, they added little bits to the routine, so that earlier on, some of the details did not exist yet.
@@jacobjinglehymer8789 Normally since Bud is "asking" who's on first, Lou should say "I don't know!... Third base!" but they ran through it in a different order.
they sometimes speed through the routine just to get it over with because just like performers today they got tired of constantly being asked to perform the same routine over and over again
Every single time I see this sketch of Abbott and Costello I begin to laugh. Here is Abbott's baseball team: Who is on first base. What is on second base. I don't know is on third base. Why is the outfielder. Today is the catcher. Tomorrow is the pitcher and I don't give a damn is the short stop. Please stay indoors during the quarentine as much as possible. Please post only positive comments over here. May these two Rest In Peace forever. We will miss you a lot. May 24, 2020 @ 7:50 pm
The best comedy routine of all time. It will never be surpassed.
Mr Ed even after 10 or 20 yrs from this date for sure
What is?
@@mrexists5400 what is on 2nd.
I agree, this is a few minutes short of the one they did in 1953, they drag it out longer and it is fantastic.
hardly the best but it wasn't bad
No matter how many times or how many versions of them doing this routine it always brings a laugh/smile to my heart and mouth....Forever be greatest routine ever....
I think you'll enjoy
Johnny Carson's skit as
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I've never seen the two of them perform this legendary routine in colour, and such colour; wonderful.
Right
Its must colorized, the skin tone are terrible.
@@hifijohn u are terrible
@@achilles8397 lmao
@@BrokenGodEnt Howdy mate lol
These two chaps were also very kind and thoughtful folks. it is a long story but they went to visit my younger brother who was seriously ill in a Birmingham, England hospital back in the 1940s. They showed such compassion.
I did this sketch in high school with my acting partner who I went through a lot of great collaborations with.
We practiced this until we got it perfect. Over and over again.
We had a very old fashion drama teacher who when she gave you a compliment it was REALLY taken to heart. She told us besides Abbott and Costello, we did the best performance of it she had ever seen. I did Abbott's portion, and my friend did Costello, she did the frustrations so well that she at times seemed like she would pull her hair out.
Love it! Me and my friend did it in advanced speech i believe it was. (Or drama, it was the same teacher) it was so fun! And yes, quite the bit to learn by heart... :D
I also did it in High School. It was about 1970, and a friend of mine, who was a big fan of the routine, convinced me to do it with him in Spanish, which we were supposed to be learning at the time. It was a mess. Until you try this sort of thing, you have no idea how difficult it is to get the words, the timing, and the acting right so that it is actually funny. Since then, I have had a greater respect for people who can do it successfully. Some of them are famous, like Jack Benny and George Burns, and some only known to a lucky few. Of the latter, Tony Tamburello, who sadly died young, was a comic genius whose rendition of the pre-execution scene in the Mikado will always stand out in my mind as one of the great achievements in theatrical comedy. May he rest in peace.
@@vdicarlo I bet seeing it done in Spanish would actually be pretty cool!
I just remember my acting partner and I backstage practicing it over and over until it was like muscle memory. We drilled the hell out of that script.
Sindollx666x I wish I can see your performance. I literally want to practice this and do it as well
@@bigmamajin836 you know my friend was supposed to transfer it over to dvd ages ago, but I honestly don't know if that ever happened! I'll have to inquire, coz if it did, i'd totally upload it, but it was on vhs.
No one will ever do it like these two did.
Pure genius. Up in the highest levels of comedy.
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I love these two. Timeless, truly timeless.
I still watch the VHS tapes of the movies these two made. Some of my top favorites are Hold That Ghost, Abbott and Costello Meet The Mummy, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and Abbott and Costello Meet The Invisible Man.
I’ll always find them hilarious and I’ll always watch them. 💙☺️
they are all on blueray dvd now!
First time I ever seen Abbott and Costello in color! They were absolute chemistry together perfect! There will never be another Duo like that again! God Rest their souls
First time I heard Lou Costello say "I don't give a damn". That's usually "I don't give a darn." Because of the censorship.
Its actually a number of things based on when and where they are doing the sketch.
they also used "I don't care". I don't give a damn is the best ending. Damn, I mean darn censors.
It depended on their audience - here its servicemen so no holds are barred!
It's nice that we have this version with the I don't give a damn line. I think it's the only one available. Too bad they edited a lot out of this.
The problem was that this was being broadcast, so the vulgarity wasn’t allowed. It looks like Lou was thinking more of the live audience than those listening on radio, and Bud is taken completely aback (“what did you say???”) but regains his bearings and gets back on script.
As long as there is laughter in the human species, there will always be a spot for Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. And as long as baseball is played, this skit will always be a great part of the American pastime.
“Who’s on first, what’s on second, I don’t know is on third.” 😂😂😂
May these gods of comedy forever roam in our hearts.
CLASSIC! Still so funny all these years later!!!
I saw this in their movie when I was 10 years old and after that watched every single movie they have because they were shown on Sundays from 11:30 to 1 PM. I absolutely love Abbott and Costello.
I love this never gets old
This is very old
I have recently bought all of Abbott and Costello movies on DVD from 1977 to 2018 I've only seen 4 of their movies now with over 30 of their movies on DVD now I see why they are a scream I'm proud to own their entire collection they are comedic Masters Bill Montero jr Newark Ca
where did you get the set,i really want to get one if I could.
The best routine EVER. BUT is great because of the actors, too.
one of the best comedy teams ever.....
This is *Comedy Gold hands down. There timing, & fast pace wit. Will leave you out of breath. From all the laughing you will do.
The greatest routine of all time!
The best performance they did was a live show - I think for radio - with a band behind them, similar to this one but I think years earlier. Costello was almost crying out of frustration and it was hilarious. At the end even Abbott and Costello themselves were laughing. I wish I could find that video! I saw it only once, about 50 years ago, but never forgot it. They were wearing regular street clothes, not the baseball uniforms. It was not part of a TV show or a movie. The audience was live and you could hear them reacting every step of the way.
Wow. This was restored so beautifully. Whoever did that needs an Oscar or golden globe or whatever. ;)
This act is so awesome.....perfected by one of the best acts in the game then.
holds up to this day, the very meaning of classic.
That was so funny and incredible timing, I used to watch Abbot and Costello as a kid on reruns in the evening 70s... Great to find this clip so funny
Apparently, in 2007 the Los Angeles Dodgers had an infielder named Chin-Lung Hu and after Hu singled in a game, Dodgers announcer Vin Scully was finally able to recite the immortal line in an actual baseball game "And Hu's on first."
LOL😂
RIP Vin
The guys were so funny together.
Great skit.
A classic comedy routine that has stood the test of time. Still funny!
What an amazing routine !! I never get tired of hearing it..
Not often I see them do their routine in color.
Just a brilliant piece of comedy that will never be duplicated.
Thank you very much for uploading this clip of Abbott and Costello.
It bought back a lot of fond memories with these two guys when I was younger.
May 24, 2020 @ 7:55 pm
This is a classic and very funny. Still to this day one of the best ever
This will literally never get old
I love this comedy will never age no matter how much time passes
They had this routine down so well that they could do it in any order. I've watched several versions of this and each one seems a little different, but they always have it worked out just right and never miss a beat.
Never the same. On purpose to keep the timing right.
such brilliant timing...you don't see that very often these days..LIVE...
SNL? not that brilliant, but LIVE nonetheless.
This is the best form of comedy that you can get with them.
THE FACT ITS IN COLOR, I AM JUST IN LOVE!!!!
This is beautiful! Bud & Lou would be so happy to know they still making us smile & laugh so many years later 😊
This routine is timeless. It’s simply perfect. Thank you for uploading this color version.
Ageless comedy. The comedy routine and the dynamics of it are so perfect that even when updated versions of have been presented, such as rock bands instead of baseball players by the SCTV Comedy Troupe or political leaders instead of baseball players by Johnny Carson and Fred Holliday on the Tonight Show, it's still funny (as long as you have some knowledge of the rock bands and political leaders involved).
Timeless and brilliant.
Never gets old. Classic comedy
In the 1980’s, we took our two sons to Cooperstown. First thing we saw was a statue of Babe Ruth. First thing we heard was this routine played in a loop.
Still holds up after all these years!
At 3:36 Abbot seems surprised that Costello swore
That's what made Bud Abbott, in the words of Groucho Marxs, the best straight man in the business.
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Not so much surprised that he swore - the I Don't Give A Damn ending was regularly used when playing for the troops (as they were here) - but that for the moment he forgot they were being broadcast. He's genuinely worried that this could get them blacklisted, but pulls it all together without drawing attention to it. (A cardinal rule in performing is not to call attention to your mistakes as they are rarely noticed, but since this was not only broadcast but filmed it got preserved for posterity.)
Classic and never gets old! 😂
Beyond great.
OMG it never gets old. Classic and contemporary.
Just beautiful. Part of the foundation for modern comedy.
Real comedians! No cursing, no complaining about life! No making fun of anyone. Good clean laughs!!
Hahaha! I did this in my drama class in high school, and it was so fun!!!
I did it when I was in 11th grade drama class.
I was watching a thriller and got too scared, this had me busting up laughing immediately. So funny and amazing delivery!
Nice find ... thanks for sharing!
I had a VHS with a compilation of entertainment from WWII and this version of the sketch was there, but in B/W. This looks well colorized and cleaned up.
Never gets old! Thanks for the fine transfer!
This is equally up there with four candles and Delboy falling through the bar 😂😂
I had this exact version of the routine on VHS as a kid, but it was in black and white.
Truly a Legendary routine... Loved it!!!
I love these guys, they're hilarious. It's sad how Bud passed, I hope they're both up there making God laugh.
If your god existed he wouldn't have let them die
Pretty cool seeing them perform in color
Absolutely a classic...love it!
I don't even know what I'm talking about
🤣🤣🤣😂😂😂😂 Dame I'm dead great comedy
Mr. Who is on first.
Mr. What is on second.
Mr. I don't know is on third.
Mr. Why is the centerfielder.
Mr. Today is the catcher.
Mr. I don't give a damn is the short stop.
That routine will just NEVER GET OLD ,LOL !! Abbott and Costello were THE BEST at those types of QUICK BANTER routines - their timing was ALWAYS IMPECCABLE !!
love this one very funny
best gag of all time
The best comedy sketch ever
Brilliantly written!
An absolute timeless classic.
I find this funny and some of my friends who are younger than me, find this funny.
Who finds it funny.
No matter what year this still the best routine 🤣
Never, ever, EVER gets old!
Anyone noticed when lou winked when he said I don’t even know what I’m talking about
B_side 86 OK, he winked. Is there any significance to it?
3:10
Still the funniest ever. Akes me laugh every time I hear it.
I love this so much.
Hear is a good knock knock joke based in this famous sketch.
Costelo: KNOCK KNOCK
Abbet: who's there.
Costelo: how did you know it's me I'm Steven Who from China, I'm here to play first base.
🤣🤣.
who's playing second and who's playin third? no hooz is playin first, WHY ARE YOU ASKIN ME!?
NEVER GETS OLD!!!🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
It’s always made me smile. Even at 72!
I love these!
They either left out some of the routine, or some of it was edited out of this video. They never mention that Tomorrow was pitching until Abbott told Costello that Today was catching. And the "Who gets it?" "Naturally" part was also left out. Also, "Sometimes his wife comes down to collect it" "Who's wife?" "Yes" was left out.
That's the wonder of the routine; it's so modular. You can take out or insert new gags based on how much time you have. "The Naughty Nineties" has the longest version I know of.
It also didn't state the position played by "Because". Perhaps there was a time constant, or it was edited to make the colorization easier -IF this was not originally in color. It might also be, that over the years, they added little bits to the routine, so that earlier on, some of the details did not exist yet.
Also, Lou keeps asking what's playing first when bud says who's playing first. I forgot the original, but I know that's the wrong line.
@@jacobjinglehymer8789 Normally since Bud is "asking" who's on first, Lou should say "I don't know!... Third base!" but they ran through it in a different order.
they sometimes speed through the routine just to get it over with because just like performers today they got tired of constantly being asked to perform the same routine over and over again
He's on third and I don't give a DAMN‼️😂😄😁
I played this in protest of the American League beating the National League in the 2017 All Star game!
Lou is extremely funny because he said “I DON’T GIVE A DAMN!”
Every single time I see this sketch of Abbott and Costello I begin to laugh.
Here is Abbott's baseball team:
Who is on first base. What is on second base. I don't know is on third base. Why is the outfielder. Today is the catcher. Tomorrow is the pitcher and I don't give a damn is the short stop.
Please stay indoors during the quarentine as much as possible.
Please post only positive comments over here.
May these two Rest In Peace forever. We will miss you a lot.
May 24, 2020 @ 7:50 pm
😂👏 gets me every time ! ⚾
I saw it twice in 10 min. and i'm still laughing.
Only Costello could turn a routine into an argument. Lol. Still, it was nice to see this in color instead of black -and-white.
to say i dont give a dam back in the 40s on live radio was a big deal .
Genius!
Awesomeness
They were the best laugh every time
For the only time Cosrello says the word "Damn" on this!
Like colors on a birthday cake. LEAVE IT B&W!
Hey, Abbott!!!!!
"I don't even know what I'm talking about!"
Iconic.Genius