The Naughty Nineties | Who’s on First? - Abbott and Costello

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  • @michaelkyle106
    @michaelkyle106 Год назад +2959

    One of the best infield lineups ever... Jimmy Hu, Fred Watt, Victor Adunough, Tom Wye, Cesar Tamara, Haruto Tidei, and Eidon Givatarn. Legends!

    • @Triggered6277
      @Triggered6277 Год назад +207

      Oh I thought it was Eidon Cayr

    • @clone151
      @clone151 Год назад +178

      What about Aaron Becauz and Will Neverno? (Who I imagine as the right fielder)

    • @devilman3373
      @devilman3373 Год назад +96

      @@clone151 Although the right fielder was never identified in the original skit, In the old Selchow and Righter board game, the right fielder's name is Nobody.

    • @P47HFIND3R
      @P47HFIND3R Год назад +75

      @@clone151 Nononono Who is on First

    • @SpaceCore2053
      @SpaceCore2053 Год назад +40

      @@P47HFIND3R That's what I'M TRYING TA' FIND OUT!!

  • @Arxane
    @Arxane Год назад +2788

    There is a reason why Who’s on First? became Abbott & Costello’s signature routine. The two of them got so good at performing this skit that they could lengthen or shorten it on the fly, and the two of them would play off each other as naturally as if they had rehearsed everything beforehand.

    • @greenwave819
      @greenwave819 Год назад +64

      I didn't like this skit as a child, as an adult I can appreciate their chemistry and undoubtable humor

    • @ILikeToLaughAtYou
      @ILikeToLaughAtYou Год назад +171

      I thought Naturally was on first?

    • @harbottle8580
      @harbottle8580 Год назад +103

      He's not. Who's on first. He throws it to who, naturally.

    • @burningfox4252
      @burningfox4252 Год назад +23

      @@ILikeToLaughAtYou who is!

    • @MrJesusrosario
      @MrJesusrosario Год назад +20

      ⁠@@burningfox4252 that what he’s asking!

  • @alfredocuomo1546
    @alfredocuomo1546 2 года назад +1252

    Never gets old, the old riddle "Who are the only people in the baseball hall of fame that never played ball, Announced or coached a game" & the obvious answer is Abbott & Coastello. I've watched this skit many times at the baseball hall of fame, Classics.

    • @TheHippieRat
      @TheHippieRat Год назад +127

      No, Who’s on first

    • @alfredocuomo1546
      @alfredocuomo1546 Год назад +65

      @@TheHippieRat I don't know ... Third Base..!!!!

    • @tak-475
      @tak-475 Год назад +21

      ​@@TheHippieRat
      Naturally 👍

    • @aspenrebel
      @aspenrebel Год назад

      I've never been there. I've been to the NFL hall of fame in Canton Ohio.

    • @KHopeJHope
      @KHopeJHope Год назад +2

      @@TheHippieRatI was just coming here to comment that!

  • @histrings
    @histrings 2 года назад +941

    Even when Lou trips over and breaks one of the footlights, they continue without skipping a beat. Classic!!!

    • @PlumbPitiful
      @PlumbPitiful Год назад +45

      This was a scene from a movie, not a live show. So breaking the light was intentional

    • @seanpoag4170
      @seanpoag4170 Год назад +8

      Wait, was that a genuine mistake they decided to leave in? Nice.

    • @greenwave819
      @greenwave819 Год назад +10

      @@seanpoag4170 it was intentional

    • @kg7787
      @kg7787 Год назад +5

      No it was a mistake.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад +2

      ‎‎‎‎‎E

  • @SkulShurtugalTCG
    @SkulShurtugalTCG 2 года назад +3774

    If you listen closely, you can hear some of the crew off-camera struggling not to laugh. There were a LOT of takes for this sketch where they tried not to laugh, but the director gave up and left this take in, cuz he knew it was impossible NOT to laugh at this.

    • @djmocha7
      @djmocha7 2 года назад +144

      You’re right. I think I heard a wheeze when Abbott says “He’s on third. We’re not talking about him.”

    • @nathangeise2009
      @nathangeise2009 2 года назад +32

      Surprised there wasn't more laughing

    • @derekllewellyn6663
      @derekllewellyn6663 Год назад +15

      @@djmocha7 it's looks like going good I love it so much it's looks like fanny movie it's looks good I love it so much it's looks like new DVD releases review history books documentary about biography book of the day away magic

    • @Joel-Serra
      @Joel-Serra Год назад +25

      Yes, I'm listening to this with headphones and I can clearly hear people snickering and giggling behind the camera.

    • @greenwave819
      @greenwave819 Год назад +20

      who's laughing I don't know if I heard it today

  • @Manoj17Patankar
    @Manoj17Patankar 2 года назад +4602

    the funny thing is, when you break it down slowly and examine the words for grammatical accuracy.. the whole thing holds up perfectly. It is the easiest thing to do - slipping up - especially during the bits with the most cadence, and yet they deliver it without a single deviation. This is an education in setting up an extremely funny premise and using it to produce a tight, accurate and edge of the seat comedy.

    • @Y-two-K
      @Y-two-K 2 года назад +143

      There were a few instances where "whom" should have been used to be technically gramatically correct, although it's a rule that native speakers break all the time anyway.

    • @postbunnie
      @postbunnie 2 года назад +119

      But his name wasn’t whom.

    • @stitchfan_8290
      @stitchfan_8290 2 года назад +137

      @@Y-two-K I have never even heard someone say “whom” except when someone is correcting someone's grammar.

    • @cooldude2251
      @cooldude2251 Год назад +77

      @@Y-two-K no whom is the coach

    • @greenwave819
      @greenwave819 Год назад +37

      Naturally!

  • @Tyler_Mills26
    @Tyler_Mills26 2 года назад +699

    I love when the guy with the bat starts describing his play and the skinny goes "that's the first thing you've said right all day!" To which the other guy yells "I don't even know what I'm talking about!" Also his little squeals of frustration is hilarious xxx

    • @VHSo_o
      @VHSo_o 2 года назад +60

      The short, rotund guy is Costello, and the tall one is Abbott

    • @markstench4470
      @markstench4470 Год назад +20

      @@VHSo_o Bud Abbott and Lou Costello

    • @marcconte3275
      @marcconte3275 Год назад +44

      We officially are in a generation that doesn’t know who Bud Abbott and Lou Costello are

    • @Tyler_Mills26
      @Tyler_Mills26 Год назад +7

      @@VHSo_o that's it I can never get them the right way round lol neither can my dad haha xxx

    • @Tyler_Mills26
      @Tyler_Mills26 Год назад +5

      @@marcconte3275 I do know who they are in the sense of I've seen their stuff before like I have a box set of their stuff I just never get them the right way round xxx

  • @awesomeinspector5270
    @awesomeinspector5270 2 года назад +1845

    Their best rendition of this routine. The timing, the setup, the physical comedy, etc.

    • @rev.paull.vasquez4001
      @rev.paull.vasquez4001 2 года назад +34

      Actually, I think the Retired Actors is best, because they naturally adjust their performance with the reaction of the live audience. Abbot even turns to address the crowd at least once. That recording is also the result of doing the routine over so many years.

    • @thegoat5141
      @thegoat5141 Год назад +4

      @@rev.paull.vasquez4001 Totally agree!

    • @erichfiedler1481
      @erichfiedler1481 Год назад +6

      Nah, the best rendition of this routine was in the Animaniacs episode "Woodstock Slappy", just replace baseball with rock music and band names and you got a brilliant comedy bit

    • @randallulrich
      @randallulrich Год назад +3

      @@erichfiedler1481: Slappy Squirrel - Who's on Stage?: ruclips.net/video/Mdqv5xIsFLM/видео.html

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад

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  • @shadowjack8
    @shadowjack8 Год назад +430

    This is the definition of a classic comedy routine. You know every line that is going to be said, and you still laugh.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 10 месяцев назад +1

      It’s strange how people of this era (1930s-40s) viewed the 1890s with happy memories & nostalgia. I guess because it was pre-Depression and pre-World Wars

  • @bartsimpson83
    @bartsimpson83 2 года назад +379

    In high school in the late 90s/early 2000s, I performed this bit with the art teacher in the school talent show (I was Abbot, he was Costello). You could tell a lot of the audience had never heard it before. They cracked up. Just goes to show good comedy never dies.

    • @wordeye
      @wordeye Год назад +17

      Did you do the whole bit? Because that's a lot to understand and also to remember.

    • @bartsimpson83
      @bartsimpson83 Год назад +34

      @@wordeye We did do the whole bit. The internet was kind of a new thing back then but already there were sites where you could print off the scripts for things like this to memorize.

    • @wordeye
      @wordeye Год назад +14

      @@bartsimpson83 mad kudos to you and the art teacher. If there's video, please post it, or just pics.

    • @markvrahas5080
      @markvrahas5080 Год назад

      Same haha

    • @shaun2urz
      @shaun2urz 10 месяцев назад

      ​@@wordeye Video hadn't been invented back then, even the internet was in its' infancy.....

  • @MrBawdry
    @MrBawdry 2 года назад +1208

    This is easily the best American sketch of all time. Sublime.

    • @ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo
      @ItCameFromTheSkyBeLo 2 года назад +18

      This is the best American Sketch. And the Cheese Shop is the best British sketch.

    • @peachcobblercake3968
      @peachcobblercake3968 2 года назад +13

      Naturally.

    • @Zwei4815
      @Zwei4815 2 года назад +6

      At least until Steamed Hams.

    • @Takeslongpoops
      @Takeslongpoops 2 года назад +4

      I’d take the Dave Chappelle Clayton Bigsby sketch as the best ever.

    • @MrBawdry
      @MrBawdry 2 года назад +4

      @@Takeslongpoops that's inspired and sublime and definitely up there.

  • @DOLPHINLADYFOXandPUP
    @DOLPHINLADYFOXandPUP Год назад +301

    I am 65 grew up w/ this, I named my dog..."MY DOG" thus when someone asked "what is your dogs name"? my reply "MY DOG" person then looks at me like ??? then they ask again "what is your dogs name"? MY DOG , yes I know its your dog but what is its name? MY DOG...if the person is old enuff to remember, it then turns into "who's on 1st" this must be in the Guinness world book of records as the best comedic timing skit of all time!

    • @Robynhoodlum
      @Robynhoodlum 6 месяцев назад +15

      This is even better than our third cat named “New Cat” - who is no longer the newest cat.

    • @biggy0917
      @biggy0917 5 месяцев назад +1

      You are a legend

    • @murphy9924
      @murphy9924 4 месяца назад +2

      I'm half your age and would get that in a heart beat. Abbott Costello is my level of humor and no one my age gets it. Ever.

    • @jazzgrackle1021
      @jazzgrackle1021 4 месяца назад +1

      Okay, and What’s your cat’s name?

    • @MrBroon25
      @MrBroon25 3 месяца назад +1

      ​@jazzgrackle1021 I thought What was on second?

  • @Majima-San01
    @Majima-San01 2 года назад +305

    This is a fond memory for me. My dad passed away this year from cancer and he absolutely loved this. Who’s on First was his favorite Abbott and Costello things

    • @irishshawn3310
      @irishshawn3310 2 года назад +5

      Sorry for your family's loss 😢

    • @Majima-San01
      @Majima-San01 2 года назад +4

      @@irishshawn3310 sorry. I just saw this. Thank you so much for your condolences. I think I used that word right.

    • @TimeandMonotony
      @TimeandMonotony 2 года назад +3

      So sorry for your loss! My dad also died of cancer, so I know what you're going through.

    • @natedeanmaan2
      @natedeanmaan2 2 года назад +3

      My dad ran this joke with me a good number of times, and I surprised him with the joke because a friend of mine had shown me this skit, and we always had a good laugh about it

    • @xpendabull
      @xpendabull 2 года назад +4

      My dad passed almost exactly one year ago and this was also one of his favorites. I'm glad he showed it to me when I was young

  • @PlumbPitiful
    @PlumbPitiful Год назад +246

    2:51 ... Lou almost forgets the name of Bud's character, remembering just in the nick of time before the take was ruined! "Misterrrrrr Broadhurst!" 😆

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 10 месяцев назад +18

      It’s strange how people of this era (1930s-40s) viewed the 1890s with happy memories & nostalgia. I guess because it was pre-Depression and pre-World Wars

    • @TheTyke
      @TheTyke 8 месяцев назад +5

      @@electrictroy2010 Similar to us with the 80's and 90's.

  • @jarethloveland4159
    @jarethloveland4159 2 года назад +576

    No matter how many times I see this, it still makes me laugh.

    • @nikhilb375
      @nikhilb375 2 года назад +4

      True 😂😂😂😂

    • @TheNearsightedGamer
      @TheNearsightedGamer 2 года назад +4

      Agreed!!

    • @Rick-mx5kh
      @Rick-mx5kh Год назад +4

      Same here. I've laughed at this classic for 60 years. It never gets old.

    • @-James-A
      @-James-A Год назад +1

      Naturally.

    • @EEEEEEEE
      @EEEEEEEE Год назад

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  • @SulliMike23
    @SulliMike23 2 года назад +156

    This is one of those routines that NEVER gets old.

    • @electrictroy2010
      @electrictroy2010 10 месяцев назад +1

      Never. A&C are my favorite comedians of all time. It’s strange how people of this era (1930s-40s) viewed the 1890s with happy memories & nostalgia.
      I guess because it was pre-Depression and pre-World Wars

    • @TeeHeesandSeriousGiggles
      @TeeHeesandSeriousGiggles 4 месяца назад

      ……hm.

  • @michaeltyler4034
    @michaeltyler4034 Год назад +108

    I’ve probably seen this routine a hundred times and I laugh every time. One of the greatest comedy bits ever.

    • @valeryrod6779
      @valeryrod6779 Год назад +2

      Бери выше. Тысячи просмотров и все равно смешно. Я 20 лет смеюсь. Привет из России!

  • @robertbrezinski9348
    @robertbrezinski9348 Год назад +144

    This version of "Who's on First?" is played on a continuous loop at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, New York.

  • @jonathonpettit3858
    @jonathonpettit3858 2 года назад +221

    Such a great gag routine here. Oh, and if you are wondering what the player’s name is on right field, he’s Nobody. No, they actually gave him a name and it was “Nobody” in an adaptation of the gag.

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks 2 года назад +43

      No WHATS on second!

    • @thefandom6243
      @thefandom6243 2 года назад +20

      @@pressureworks I Dont Know

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks 2 года назад +20

      @@thefandom6243 3rd base!

    • @dougfowler1368
      @dougfowler1368 2 года назад +4

      Thanks, I was thinking one of them played right field but that may have been another adaptation.

    • @pressureworks
      @pressureworks 2 года назад +5

      @@dougfowler1368 One of Them........3rd Base Coach !!!

  • @gregpst77
    @gregpst77 2 года назад +107

    Absolute Legends. This act will ALWAYS stand the test of time. Truly impressive.

  • @caryrevels6584
    @caryrevels6584 2 года назад +71

    These two guys gave me many laughs growing up in Brooklyn NY, My father actually knew Bud Abbott. Who sadly passed away in a home for former Hollywood actors. He passed on Apr 1974 i remember my dad getting a call from the nursing home. he was so sad to get that news. RIP Bud and Lou Bless you both.Thanks for the memories.

    • @derekwilliams3093
      @derekwilliams3093 2 года назад +8

      Well, I hope What's and Idontknow and the rest of the team showed up for Who's funeral

    • @dorianvaughn1915
      @dorianvaughn1915 2 года назад +6

      @@derekwilliams3093 who showed up for the funeral?

    • @sophianradio
      @sophianradio 2 года назад +5

      @@dorianvaughn1915 sure, he was in the box!

    • @dorianvaughn1915
      @dorianvaughn1915 2 года назад +5

      @@sophianradio What's the guy's name in the box?

    • @SulliMike23
      @SulliMike23 2 года назад +6

      @@dorianvaughn1915 No Who's in the box.

  • @danbaranowski
    @danbaranowski 2 года назад +177

    Pure fricking genius. The Naughty Nineties (along with Go To Mars and Mexican Hayride) is my favorite Abbott & Costello movie outside of their meetings with Universal’s Monsters from 1948-1955

    • @marcconte3275
      @marcconte3275 Год назад +3

      Great selections. I love Pardon My Sarong

  • @bradsexton2315
    @bradsexton2315 10 месяцев назад +12

    This is so timeless, I don't care how often I see it. It always makes me laugh. Costello's comedic timing is just perfect.

  • @redneckrambo9626
    @redneckrambo9626 Год назад +27

    A century later and Abott & Costello still remain the greatest comedy duo in history.
    This skit and 17x3=28 are my two favorite comedy skits of all time.

  • @AviatorCJ87
    @AviatorCJ87 Год назад +48

    Given how vehemently he was insisting that you "don't throw the ball to Naturally, you throw it to Who," and that all other positions were accounted for, I can only assume that Naturally is the right fielder.

    • @melissaupton9104
      @melissaupton9104 4 месяца назад +11

      No, Nobody is right fielder

    • @greatandmightykevin
      @greatandmightykevin 4 месяца назад +3

      @@melissaupton9104 They don't have a right fielder? Who's over there??

    • @GigaDarkness
      @GigaDarkness 4 месяца назад +1

      ​@@greatandmightykevinWho's on first!

    • @shawnlam3109
      @shawnlam3109 3 месяца назад

      Broadhurst’s on Right Field

    • @Dr_Mortis_SCP
      @Dr_Mortis_SCP 2 месяца назад +1

      ⁠​⁠@@greatandmightykevin No, Who’s on first, Nobody is the right fielder

  • @kaleobharrison2607
    @kaleobharrison2607 2 года назад +106

    #1 St. Louis Cardinals fan here and I'm proud of our heritage

    • @DF.A.B.L.E.
      @DF.A.B.L.E. 2 года назад +1

      Saint Louis represent

    • @alexmartinez5859
      @alexmartinez5859 Год назад +2

      Cubs fan here, but just because it’s St. Louis doesn’t mean I can’t laugh.

    • @DF.A.B.L.E.
      @DF.A.B.L.E. Год назад +1

      @@alexmartinez5859

  • @worldofhunter1636
    @worldofhunter1636 Год назад +27

    2:32 That sounded like one of the set crew members in the background wheezing with laughter....

  • @edwardmctaggart6841
    @edwardmctaggart6841 Год назад +7

    One of the best comedy sketches ever. Amazing timing and precision. Abbot and Costello were among the greatest and their comedy is still watchable today
    Marvellous!!!!

  • @rcb3921
    @rcb3921 Год назад +37

    2:51 I'm pretty sure Costello is so deep in the act that he can't remember Abbot's character's name, but he dives deep and saves the take. It's impressive.

  • @joekerns2916
    @joekerns2916 Год назад +35

    This will never stop being funny. Every version I've seen of this skit with them I have laughed so hard I cried. Absolute perfection. They don't make comedy like this anymore. I love it

  • @AnthonySomber17
    @AnthonySomber17 Год назад +16

    In the year 3023 people will still be watching and listening to this classic A&C routine because great comedy is timeless. Laughter is forever!!!

  • @cellpat2686
    @cellpat2686 Год назад +22

    4:47 - "I DONT EVEN KNOW WHAT IM TALKING ABOUT!" 😄😄😄😄

    • @jollybegood
      @jollybegood Месяц назад

      Watch comedy Oscar with Stalone, same line in a very similar scene

  • @ImAFatNerd90
    @ImAFatNerd90 2 года назад +125

    One of the greatest comedic duos ever.

  • @eileenpepek6558
    @eileenpepek6558 10 месяцев назад +7

    Classic!! "Who's on First" has always been one of my favorite Abbott and Costello bits since the first time I saw it when I was a kid.

  • @garryanthonystx
    @garryanthonystx 10 месяцев назад +15

    LOU: "I throw the ball to first base."
    BUD: "...And Who gets it..."
    LOU: "He better get it...."
    That always gets me crackin' up!

  • @keithvazquez6107
    @keithvazquez6107 Год назад +26

    After 80 years still funny as all hell.

  • @keithnelson5376
    @keithnelson5376 Год назад +9

    "Now thats the first thing you've said right"
    "I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!!!"
    😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
    4:45

  • @LittleBigKid707b
    @LittleBigKid707b 2 года назад +25

    Some things are timeless. Certain video games, movies, sitcoms, skits and whatever else. This was way before my time, but I'm every bit as entertained. This never ages!!

  • @rong3795
    @rong3795 Год назад +53

    It's still the best comedy routine that no one today could ever recreate.

    • @michaelrussell3890
      @michaelrussell3890 Год назад +1

      Jeff Dunham did a pretty good version (Peanuts Password Panic)

  • @JustinCage56
    @JustinCage56 Год назад +19

    1:51 It's that little pause and look he gave him is what destroyed my sides

  • @danielwhite5997
    @danielwhite5997 Год назад +7

    The absolute cleanest rendition. Wonderful.

  • @l.salisbury1253
    @l.salisbury1253 2 года назад +237

    CHALMERS: Well, Seymour, it seems we've put together a baseball team and I was wondering Who's On First?
    SKINNER: Yes. Not the pronoun but rather a player with the unlikely name of Who is On First.
    CHALMERS: Well, that's just great, Seymour! We been out here six seconds and you've already managed to blow the routine!

    • @Storm-jn5ct
      @Storm-jn5ct 2 года назад +2

      @@NoNameAtAll2 no

    • @BBD-AITB
      @BBD-AITB 2 года назад

      @@NoNameAtAll2 that’s where it spits.

    • @JTCurtisMusic
      @JTCurtisMusic 2 года назад +7

      Even on an old Abbott and Costello video, Steamed Hams can't be escaped.

    • @KuonilerariLoufanwald
      @KuonilerariLoufanwald 2 года назад +10

      @@JTCurtisMusic Except that's not a Steamed Hams reference, there's literally an episode with that dialogue

    • @000xyz
      @000xyz 2 года назад +2

      I was watching this episode just now and naturally i go see you know, and what is second....i don't know....third? Naturally

  • @scorpius6667
    @scorpius6667 2 года назад +27

    Probably the best running gag in comedic history! 🦂

  • @F3sterJ3ster
    @F3sterJ3ster Год назад +7

    Of every version of this act this one is hands down my favorite. The whole movie was gold.

  • @pretzelchannel1
    @pretzelchannel1 11 месяцев назад +4

    The way they quickly and grammatically correctly respond to each of their super confusing statements is insanely impressive and hilarious. Truly a testament to the older school of acting and comedy.

  • @TresLanes
    @TresLanes 2 месяца назад +2

    That part at 4:05 where they both quickly go back to 3rd base.....brilliant, gets me everytime! 😂

  • @steinetrinder696
    @steinetrinder696 Год назад +3

    I am now sitting on my granddads leg, watching Abbott and Costello. Jerry Lewis and Dean martin. Sherly Temple and all the greats. A trip down memory lane.

  • @TeamRemForever
    @TeamRemForever 2 года назад +68

    I saw this in 9th grade, and I was dying of laughter 😂😂😂😂 I never laughed so hard in my life!!!

  • @franklight2947
    @franklight2947 9 месяцев назад +8

    This never gets old

  • @ajarthis1602
    @ajarthis1602 2 года назад +30

    That's pure comedic Gold! 😂😂😂

  • @kayeplaguedoc9054
    @kayeplaguedoc9054 Год назад +6

    Truly timeless. This hasn’t aged a day.

  • @RandyRieger
    @RandyRieger 7 месяцев назад +4

    Like 80 years later this is still incredibly clever and funny. Genius by definition. Legendary

  • @carlyedwards1422
    @carlyedwards1422 8 месяцев назад +5

    Showed this to my 7 year old who loves baseball. He laughed out loud. This bit will never die

  • @singlecatt
    @singlecatt Год назад +5

    One of my favorite skits. I and a friend did this skit for our senior "follies" in high school. I did the Costello part. Never cracked a smile

  • @georgeblumer1496
    @georgeblumer1496 2 года назад +8

    I first read this in a book about comedy in the school library and got hushed for laughing, it was the only time I couldn’t control my laughter in the whole book.

  • @LivinLarge589
    @LivinLarge589 6 месяцев назад +3

    This skit should be played during every ballgame's 7th inning stretch.
    Loved it as a kid growing up and even now in my retirement. Good clean hearty humor without the 'foul' language!

  • @Amarianee
    @Amarianee 8 месяцев назад +5

    Had to watch this again because one of the ladies in my office was confusing herself and the older lady in my office picked on her by saying, "Who's on first." NOBODY got the joke, but I immediately responded from my corner, "What's on second," and we were the only two who laughed.

  • @Kaiser_XIII
    @Kaiser_XIII Год назад +3

    "I'll break your arm if you say who's on first!" 🤣🤣🤣

  • @newblackdog7827
    @newblackdog7827 Год назад +2

    Still genius! Love from England! 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇬🇧👍🏻

  • @Summer_Reigns
    @Summer_Reigns 2 года назад +20

    One of the greatest comedy routines of all time!

    • @Rick-mx5kh
      @Rick-mx5kh Год назад +3

      The greatest...this is classic comedy at its best.

  • @martinalarcon3108
    @martinalarcon3108 2 года назад +7

    I still love this slapstick, bring memories of watching with my cousins as little kids

  • @trancedoutkid
    @trancedoutkid Год назад +6

    Sebastion Dim-witty doing his family name proud

  • @majintv24
    @majintv24 Год назад +11

    At 2:32 i swear i hear someone in the background weezing at the bit

  • @dplatt7290
    @dplatt7290 Год назад +7

    I was about 7 or 8 when I first heard this routine (on an old radio tape) and it's still funny. You could play this for a kid today and they'd laugh.

  • @mattanderson6336
    @mattanderson6336 Год назад +2

    We’re just a week away from the four most beautiful words of spring. ‘Pitchers and catchers report.’

  • @IsaiahMT2
    @IsaiahMT2 7 месяцев назад +4

    Almost 100 years old.. 100 years of digital document of human humor.. thats insane!

  • @qualx2003
    @qualx2003 4 месяца назад +1

    This is such a great skit. You can feel his frustration. They did so well, no mistakes.

  • @captainfantastic9158
    @captainfantastic9158 Год назад +10

    My personal favourite moment was @1.51: that brief pause as Lou's trying to process what Bud said is golden! And I believe that the only cut they did was after Lou broke the stage lights @0.20. You can see this because Bud has slightly different body movements in-between the two scenes. Otherwise, they performed it straight the entire way through, which was amazing.

    • @randallulrich
      @randallulrich Год назад +3

      They performed this routine on the radio many times before they ever got it on film. They were old hands at it by the time they filmed this, so being able to get through it in one [continuous] take was easy for them.

  • @paulgoethe
    @paulgoethe Год назад +8

    5:41 - the moment he realizes who "Who" is. lol

  • @georgew4629
    @georgew4629 Год назад +4

    The more you listen and understand the pure brilliance, the more you laugh

  • @DouglasBlake
    @DouglasBlake 2 года назад +20

    This routine never gets old!

  • @chaynelafantaisie7137
    @chaynelafantaisie7137 11 месяцев назад +5

    This all checks out! These guys are absolute legends!!

  • @mkaplan1383
    @mkaplan1383 Год назад +2

    This act is immortalized that Slappy The Squirrel and her nefew did a rendition of this.

  • @Salt_Master_Queue
    @Salt_Master_Queue 2 года назад +6

    This is some good old fashioned humor that everyone's grandma and her dog can enjoy. I come back every now and again just to ask Who's on first? I Don't Know. Third base!

  • @ultravulva
    @ultravulva 11 месяцев назад +3

    This is one of my most favorite comedy sketches.

  • @michaelhilborn4204
    @michaelhilborn4204 Год назад +7

    This stuff never gets old.
    It’s as funny today as it was a hundred years ago.
    Possibly my favourite comedy bit of all time. 😂

  • @hallnelson2897
    @hallnelson2897 Год назад +2

    Truly one of Abbott and Costello's best and funniest skits ever 😊😅😂

  • @nicholassassatelli1359
    @nicholassassatelli1359 Год назад +7

    Abbott and Costello, the only two men in the baseball hall of fame. That never played on a pro team.

  • @lescobrandon3047
    @lescobrandon3047 Год назад +5

    Brilliance! I’ve watched these since i was a kid. And still laugh, slapping my knee.

  • @pamczech5984
    @pamczech5984 2 года назад +4

    I have this movie and a lot of others with Abbott and Costello you just can't get enough of of them the shell game is great too when Lou uses oranges

  • @theresecallahan8548
    @theresecallahan8548 Год назад +6

    I never get tired of this routine. LOL!

  • @scottyscorner7502
    @scottyscorner7502 Год назад +3

    Not 90’s like 60’s lol but one of best skits ever done in history

    • @Thomasnmi
      @Thomasnmi Год назад +1

      That was the name of the movie

  • @jayzleiblackwell2715
    @jayzleiblackwell2715 Год назад +1

    We had an assembly at my school today, and they played this clip to show how miscommunication could work... I came back alone because they had to pull me out of the room because I couldn't breathe because of how hard I was laughing.

  • @henriquenolasco7990
    @henriquenolasco7990 Год назад +7

    What a great routine. This is the first time I heard the complete version. Thanks a million Abbot & Costello for such an immortal scene 😂🤣😂👍🏻👍🏻👏🏻👏🏻

  • @williamsanborn9195
    @williamsanborn9195 8 месяцев назад +1

    If I ever performed this skit with a friend, I would NOT be able to hold back my laughter. It’s just THAT funny! 🤣

  • @BJenno
    @BJenno Год назад +8

    3:06
    3:32 gotta love the sounds he makes 🤣🤣

  • @moopert86
    @moopert86 9 дней назад

    Abbot and Costello were geniuses.
    No matter how many times I see this bit, I'm laughing.

  • @deathbykonami5487
    @deathbykonami5487 Год назад +5

    A later performance has the short stop named "I don't give a darn" and that's funnier.

  • @jamesdutton7083
    @jamesdutton7083 2 года назад +19

    This is before my time it's still and absolute classic. I love it !!!!

    • @ShadowsOnTheScreen
      @ShadowsOnTheScreen 2 года назад +2

      Nowadays it is before just about every bodies time!

  • @d4l3k15
    @d4l3k15 2 года назад +13

    That is so hilarious and frustrating at the same time! 🤣

  • @loncaselton
    @loncaselton 7 месяцев назад +4

    Still one of the greatest comedy skits of all time..

  • @RobbieLugos
    @RobbieLugos 9 месяцев назад +1

    This is my favorite scene from any movie or tv show, and it was released before any of my favorite movies, tv shows, or scenes from either that weren’t made by Abbott and Costello. This will always amaze me!

  • @michman2
    @michman2 Год назад +3

    An all-time favorite, naturally.

  • @Theknightinhell
    @Theknightinhell Месяц назад

    "I'll BREAK YOUR ARM you say WHO'S on FIRST!" gets me every time

  • @tgurlamber5874
    @tgurlamber5874 2 года назад +32

    Never gets old.

  • @CrystalShard9871
    @CrystalShard9871 11 дней назад +1

    Has to be my favorite skit. Love these two.

  • @dexterdog62
    @dexterdog62 2 года назад +46

    No cursing, no ethic “humour”just pure comedy. Timeless.

  • @deantitus9734
    @deantitus9734 11 месяцев назад

    ABSOLUTELY PURE COMEDY GOLD!!!!! LMAO
    No matter how many times I've seen this bit, I can never keep a straight face!!!!! LMAO

  • @LastHandle4574
    @LastHandle4574 Год назад +9

    It is an utter crime that people do not talk about these two the same kinda of awe and respect as other pop culture icons.
    These two were my childhood alongside some other choice characters, and of deep personal inspiration, truly the undisputed kings of the comedy duo.
    *Here are some of my favorites I'd recommend to anyone who would come across this comment:*
    1) Meet the Invisible Man
    2) The Time of Their Lives
    3) Naughty Nineties
    4) The Wistful Window of Wagon Gap
    5) Hold that Ghost

    • @sage4all2000
      @sage4all2000 Год назад

      Great selection! Especially, #2-The Time of Their Lives, and #5- Hold That Ghost!👍👍👍

    • @wyattstevens8574
      @wyattstevens8574 4 месяца назад

      What about A&C 7x13=28? (#3 is actually this one!)

  • @Eman-wj8gq
    @Eman-wj8gq 7 месяцев назад +2

    That SS bit got me I was waiting for them to mention that. What a classic bit.