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"Who's on First?" is a comedy routine made famous by American comedy duo Abbott and Costello. The premise of the sketch is that Abbott is identifying the players on a baseball team for Costello .
The classic comedy routine "Who's on First" performed by All-time greats Abbott & Costello.
The general premise behind the exchange has Costello, a peanut vendor named Sebastion Dinwiddle, talking to Abbott who is Dexter Broadhurt, the manager of the mythical St. Louis Wolves. However, before Costello can get behind the plate, Abbott wants to make sure he knows everyone's name on the team...
Abbott and Costello perform the classic "Who's on first?" baseball sketch in their 1945 film "The Naughty Nineties" first performed as part of their stage act.
"Who's on First?" is Abbott and Costello's preeminent comedy routine. A & C usually referred to it as "Baseball." The sketch was allegedly based on prior bur...
Track 1 on A Classic Cornucopia of Confusion. A bit by the legendary comedy duo William “Bud” Abbott and Lou Costello. It focuses on a fictional roster for a St. Louis baseball team, whose ...
“Who’s on First,” the iconic baseball skit made famous by one of the great comedy teams of the century, Abbott and Costello, was finally where it belonged.
Who's on First? [AUTHENTICITY CERTIFIED: Text version below transcribed directly from audio] Abbott: Well Costello, I'm going to New York with you. You know Bucky Harris, the Yank's manager, gave me a job as coach for as long as you're on the team. Costello: Look Abbott, if you're the coach, you must know all the players.
Two years after Abbott and Costello teamed up in 1936, they first performed “Who’s on First?” for a nationwide radio audience on the “Kate Smith Hour.” The acclaimed performance almost didn’t happen, though, because the show’s producer, Ted Collins, wasn’t a fan.
Abbott and Costello became a comedy team in 1936, and quickly had success with the “Who’s On First?” routine, which they debuted on the Kate Smith radio show in 1938.