A few years ago in Major League Baseball there was a player named HU. His Name was pronounced Who. He got a Base on Balls and went to First Base, The Announcer said he waited a lifetime but He could Finally say Who was on First.

@paulobrien9572

2 жыл бұрын

The Legendary announcer was the Dodgers Vin Scully

@katherinehite1635

2 жыл бұрын

Most people don’t remember this and when you tell them, they don’t believe you. Love it that someone knows besides me.

@joemax4535

2 жыл бұрын

Taiwanese player named Chin-Lung Hu,and there have been a few players named watt, who Im guessing made it to 2nd base.and if Brandon morrows parents have just named him tom.if you want to be very strict, who is the nickname of the first baseman, not the runner on first.

2 жыл бұрын

Hu was the leader of China between 2002 and 2012.

@andrewbrumana3226

2 жыл бұрын

Vin Scully announcing Hu's on First: kzread.info/dash/bejne/gouZy5erlsi5gKQ.html

Lou Costello was looking for a new straight man so he was at a club watching stand up acts. In Bud Abbott he saw the best straight man he'd ever seen, but the guy was with a terrible comic. Lou went to see him and ask why, when Bud collapsed in an epileptic seizure. Lou had a relative with epilepsy and knew what to do. He saved Bud's life that night, and the best stand up team of all time was formed. Live shows were a risk, Bud could be hit at any time, but the movies were successful and if Bud was stricken on the set they would just stop and let him recover. Some partnerships go beyond just working together, Abbott and Costello was something special

Usually, I’ll laugh at a comedy routine the first time I hear it, but once the surprise is gone I don’t laugh at it again. This is the one routine that will put me in giggles every time I hear it.

Being British, you may not know about the Baseball Hall of Fame but, this routine got Abbott & Costello inducted into the Baseball Hall of Fame. So far, they're the only people who never were associated with baseball (other than this routine) to be inducted into the Hall of Fame.

@BritPopsReact

Жыл бұрын

Good info!! Thanks

The best thing about this is that it was funny 70 years ago and is still funny.

Classic. One of the most masterfully written, perfectly timed pieces ever done.

Abbott and Costello are comic geniuses!! This skit is the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Aside from their witty dialogue and how they played off of each other, Costello's facial expressions and body language made everything they did hilarious. They were brilliant. The contrast between Abbott's straight faced serious persona and Costello's baffled and not really bright persona was always amazing. When they started doing movies they added in a skeptical aspect for Abbott and a cowardly aspect for Costello that had my 10 year old nephew laughing so hard he fell off the couch when he watched one of their movies with me. After the movie was over my nephew looked at me in amazement and said the "little fat guy" was so funny and never used a single curse word. He was used to 90's comedians who frequently used bad language and was amazed that someone could be that funny without it.

Every generation needs to watch this. Great comedy with no harsh subjects or cursing. Absolute classic

I remember being a little girl in the 70s just howling with laughter and 40 years later I still laugh.

@Bacopa68

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, back in the seventies the indie UHF stations showed old movies and whatever other content they could get cheap.

@moni64soleil95

8 ай бұрын

Me too

Been watching this skit for years and it still cracks me up.(I'm 70 years old now) and remember watching this with my dad. He was one of those guys who laughed with his whole being, one of the best memories I have sharing with him. Thanks so much for the great reaction and the trip down memory lane. Peace and love. Jen from Ohio,USA.

@noxomox

2 жыл бұрын

Bless your father!

@watchmanschannelofdespair

Жыл бұрын

I know what ya mean, I miss my "Pops" too.

@shannonmanning6166

Жыл бұрын

My dad would laugh so hard there would be no sound but a red-faced wheeze. Fantastic memories.

@annek1226

Жыл бұрын

I’m 75 and remember hearing this all my life! They were exceptional!

Two of the funniest comedic genius’s. They were very big during WWII. They did movies like Buck Privates, In The Navy, One Night in The Tropics, Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, and many more. They even had there own TV show in the 50’s. Both had tragic ending in their lives. But they brought a lot of enjoyment to the troops during the war and very patriotic. Look into it. You won’t be disappointed. Thx

@majkus

11 ай бұрын

And this particular rendition of the routine was from that TV show.

@Grace-ms7un

Ай бұрын

I remember sitting on the floor hugging my dads leg just trembling watching Abbot and Costello Meet Frankenstein. I was so scared my mom told me i couldnt watch it. I was 6 and i thought i was watching a scary movie 😂❤ i watched it as an adult and i died laughing at the scene i was so scared of!

Glad you gentlemen enjoyed this comedy sketch. In the U.S. this is considered by many to be the greatest standup routine of all time. The timing and perfect clean presentation shows their professionalism which a lot of today’s comedy lacks. Continue with the great reactions. You gentlemen have a blessed day

@dESTRON76

11 ай бұрын

OOOOO CHIIIIIICKKKKKK

as an American, this is funny as hell! keep them coming!

Only a few of their radio routines made it to film but these two had dozens of routines they toured the US with and they were loved everywhere. Look up 7 x 13 = 28 You'll like it as much as you did this one.

@ThatGuy-cb3yv

2 жыл бұрын

They started as a warm-up act in burlesque.

@charlottefarkas3552

2 жыл бұрын

I agree 7 x 13= 28..it is great also

@davidkessinger1581

2 жыл бұрын

@@charlottefarkas3552 I did this for a teller at my bank and she loved it so much that she showed her daughter. The daughter then used it in her school talent show. Sometimes people take a few minutes to really get it because you can prove it all 4 ways. 🤣

@duckduckgoismuchbetter

2 жыл бұрын

@@davidkessinger1581 That's hilarious!

Even though this skit is older than me, I grew up knowing it and loving it. We did not have as many choices as we do today on what we watch and I'm afraid wonderful skits like this will disappear. Thank you for bringing it out of the vault and viewing.

This is probably the greatest comedy skit ever! Im 73 years old, and i still laugh at this skit. I remember watching it at least 60/65 years ago. Another good one that Abbott and Costello do is 7×13=28. As a subscriber, i enjoy watching your videos and hearing the comments both of you contribute, whether a more serious video or one of comedy, such as this one. Thank you!

@tomsdotter3228

4 ай бұрын

😂 I had forgotten about the 7x13 skit. Thx for the reminder.

Just think how complicated this routine is and they didn't miss a beat. Perfect faces and no laffing! Amazing job!

@waltermcgarvin8001

Жыл бұрын

They became the characters and never broke when they did this skit.

@dobiebloke9311

Жыл бұрын

@@waltermcgarvin8001 - Not sure if you've ever seen their sit-com series from the '50s, but they replayed all of the old burlesque stuff, and as well, never broke character, altho, perhaps oddly, the 'Fourth Wall', was often broken. If 10% of the population is Gay, and 10% is Left-handed, what are the chancs of being a left-handed gay person? I could go on, but I think that's a start.

They started on stage, and their voices were very similar. Then they moved to radio and people couldn't tell them apart, so Costello started using the higher pitched voice you hear in this clip. The voice stuck when they started in movies and TV.

The whole point of a "patter" routine is speed. Notice how consummate professionals Bud Abbott and Lou Costello immediately set the pace in the opening seconds, alerting the audience that the journey they are about to be taken on will be dizzying! Notice also how, despite the intricacy of the routine, you're laughing at the characters the whole time. This famous and beloved routine, which was inducted in The Cooperstown Baseball Hall of Fame, had its roots on the American Burlesque stage. Others had performed it before and since, but A&C made it shine like a perfect diamond, (no pun intended.) No one else has ever--or will ever--come close. May I also suggest you watch what is hands down considered their funniest feature film: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948), also starring Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney, Jr. You won't be disappointed!

I agree with others..check out their routine "7x13=28". Really clever! You'll get a kick out of it. Warm regards from Kentucky U.S.💙☮

@zodiac_blue9116

2 жыл бұрын

Completely agree this is another wonderful skit they performed. Great reaction video!

I am an old guy and this is one of my favorites. Glad to see you guys can appreciate this "old school" humor as well.

@BritPopsReact

11 ай бұрын

Thanks for the comment Mark, yes we enjoyed that! It’s great to see how comedy has evolved and most of the time the old ones are the best!!

This routine plays 24/7 on televisions at The National Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY. It’s the ONLY thing that is playing like this at the hall!

As a kid I enjoyed their movies more than the stand-up routines. A favorite has always been 'Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein'. While in essence a comedy, I find it amazing the original actors reprising the signature roles from Dracula and The Wolfman, including an early appearance by Vincent Price as the Invisible Man. This would be a fun one to watch if interested in their film career.

@ursulaabreu9737

2 жыл бұрын

Wow I was just going to write that I loved their movies best. My favorite was Abbott & Costello Meet the Monster. with Boris Karloff, Lon Chaney and Bella Lugosi. I also loved the one in Alaska Camp Mukaluk and the one with the old gambling house. I was a kid in the 70s watching all the old movies. Those movies are burned in my memory.

@terrylandess6072

2 жыл бұрын

@@ursulaabreu9737 I too thought Boris Karloff was in that film, but I doubled checked before committing my comment, and found he was NOT. Yes to being a kid in the 60's myself and having a lot of 'classics' to grow up on.

@no-oneinparticular7264

2 жыл бұрын

me 2 🇬🇧

@RickJaeger

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, it was Glenn Strange as Big Frankie.

So brilliant. And they did this live. "I don't even know what I am talking about!" Love it.

Skits like this one were common in Vaudeville, where Abbot and Costello got their start. Through constant repetition through radio and movies this one became the most well known to the point where if some one hears a similar skit from the same time period they're likely to think it's copying Who's On First.

@Barb5001

2 жыл бұрын

Actually the ventriloquist Jeff Dunham did a version of this routine with his "Peanut' character which uses passwords instead of ball players. kzread.info/dash/bejne/oHaDvKePh9rapqw.html

At that time, their accents and stage personas identified them with two stereotypes of the contemporary American Lower-Middle Class. The little fellow portrayed a working stiff from a rough neighborhood, rather like your East End characters. The tall fellow portrayed a fast-talking huckster attempting to climb socially, rather like your new money characters. By the time they were recorded on film they had performed this act countless times in music halls, what we called vaudeville.

The real genius is the rhythm and timing at top speed here.

@pdegan2814

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly. Once they get started, it doesn't feel like they're doing a bit.

@wdtaut5650

3 ай бұрын

After many viewings and versions, I finally realized it's Bud Abbot's perfection as straight man that makes it work. Lou is feeding the lines and Bud never misses a response.

@warrengwonka2479

2 ай бұрын

Twenty years of practice on the skit, never identical.

@warrengwonka2479

2 ай бұрын

Bobby Barber handed them the props.

There's another version out there about rock bands being booked for a big festival and the promoters are working with "The Who", ""Guess Who", and "Yes" 😸.

I’ve loved this sketch since my dad introduced me to it when I was a kid. Even decades later (not willing to admit how many) it still makes me laugh out loud and tears roll down my face! With even a rudimentary knowledge of baseball it’s hilarious just due to their timing and delivery. Classic. Clean. Comedic fun. I had to watch it twice. The first time for myself laughing through the tears and memories. The second time for your reactions. You did not disappoint. Thank You.

"The Time of Their Lives" (1946) is my favorite Abbott and Costello movie. Costello is a Revolutionary-era ghost and Abbott is a psychiatrist and it's just a really great film

@lisah25

5 ай бұрын

I absolutely love that movie with a passion! No one I have met have ever heard of the movie.

@katzablot599

2 ай бұрын

Love that movie.

Comic genius. Pure and simple. One of the all time classics. And totally clean, no profanity needed.

@williamwebb8908

2 жыл бұрын

Today's so-called comedians could learn some big lessons from this. Take away their swearing and drug references and they have nothing.

Glad to see that humor I've loved for so many years is still appreciated. They were to me the greatest comedy duo of all time.

Abbott is the straight man on the right; Costello the funny one on the left. The Who's On First routine goes back to the late 1930s when they were on radio after teaming up in burlesque in 1935.

@GhostSal

Жыл бұрын

Bud Abbott (taller guy on the right) and Lou Costello (guy with the hat on the left).

@Ira88881

Жыл бұрын

The routine goes further back to vaudeville, and they didn’t write it nor the first to perform it. It was done by many vaudevillian comedy teams.

This never gets old. It really holds its own after all these years. It doesn't work without the quickness and the frustration on Costello's face. He was a master of frustration.

I must have watched this hundreds of times and it still cracks me up. Just one of the greatest comedy duos ever.

My understanding is they didn't memorize it and do it by rote, per se, but established the positions and riffed on it. This is probably the best version filmed, but there are others that are subtly different in execution.

@garr_inc

2 жыл бұрын

I prefer the version with less time spent on the money part.

You mentioned stage, radio and television but they also did 36 movies together. One of my favorites is Abbott & Costello Meet Frankenstein which co-starred Bela Lugosi and Lon Chaney Jr.

@Sunny-jz3dy

Жыл бұрын

Love the movies!!! Have you seen "Hold That Ghost"!?? Hilarious!!!

@katzablot599

2 ай бұрын

I used to watch these movies when I was kid. They used to show them all the time, especially on the weekends. Now it’s hard to find them. They were so great.

ABBOTT & COSTELLO ....... MAJOR STARS OF STAGE, RADIO, MOVIES & TV......WERE INDUCTED INTO THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME THROUGH THIS BASEBALL SKIT !!! IT IS FAMOUS.......& FUNNY !!! By the way......my husband's ancestors.....originally from Scotland......came to to America from England in the late 1640's.

I used to use this in a lecture I taught on communication. As brilliant as it is and the performance was always slightly different, I would point out that they had to listen to each other very carefully so that the lines were delivered correctly. So this works on more than one level.

@BritPopsReact

Жыл бұрын

@Jeff S Hi Jeff, that is a very good point, otherwise they would not come in at the right time and the timing would be off Very good point. Thanks for checking out the channel

@HRConsultant_Jeff

Жыл бұрын

@@BritPopsReact or the wrong line. They would change up the routine. I have seen several versions and they would move the bits around so you had to be fast on your response.

Abbott and Costello were marketed to Italy as "Gianni e Pinotto".

My Dad's favorite comedians, I think I could recite this by the time i was 7 or 8. They have so many great routines. try 7x13=28 Edit: I can't imagine why they aren't as known across the pond I think out of that era they were the funniest. They have some crazy movies as well, was always like Abbott and Costello meet Dracula or the Werewolf. In the 70s that was our Sunday morning Abbot and Costello movies.

@captaincarl8230

Жыл бұрын

Another one dealt with a rent-a-car company named Hertz-Udrive. (Pronounced hurts you drive).

Bud and Lou are the only non-baseball players, commentators, managers ....ever inducted into the Baseball Hall Of Fame in Cooperstown. They did movies and a Comedy Hour! This was done Live on tv and in front of a studio audience! They were masters of timing! Makes me laugh every time!!! Abbott & Costello came after Laurel & Hardy! Comedy at its Finest! This routine is not easy to do! They do it and make it look so easy!!! Bud Abbott was having health problems...thats why they retired.

Abbott and Costello‘s, “Who’s On First” is in the baseball Hall of Fame.

abbott and Costello were frkn huge. These dudes are hilarious

This has been voted the best comedy skit of all time, several times by several different organizations.

I'm not taking anything away from this legendary duo. They are my favorite comedians/comedy team. This was filmed after 16 years of performing this routine, which is why it's so polished. Best routine of all time.

They were AWSOME comedians. Plain and simple.

They did movies too, but this is their most memorable performance.

NOTE TO BRIT POPS: There is another skit they did you can find on youtube where they are sitting at a table in an expensive restaurant having absolutely no intention of paying the bill. The verbal comedy routine is at least as funny as this one if not more. You most DEFINITELY have to see it. The video is titled "Abbott Costello at their best" taken from one of their movies "The noose hangs High" 1948. Easy to find here on youtube, Their conversation is absolutely mind blowing.

I love to see younger generations discover and enjoy the actors etc I grew up with!

The obvious brilliance of Who's on First is that you don't need to understand baseball to appreciate how funny this sketch is. Knowing the game, as I do, make you appreciate some of the bits a little more but it is thoroughly unneccessary. This bit transends the game and is funny in it's own right whether you are a fan or not. I grew up on this sketch and have loved it ever since I started following Baseball back in the seventies. I even have a cassette of thier radio program where they perform the sketch.

I'm old enough to have watched these two on TV. I have seen this numerous times and it still makes me laugh out loud.

I have loved these two for 70 years! My folks bought me their stuff when it was on vinyl! My folks loved to hear me laugh!

I am 73 years old and American, Thank you for reviewing and enjoying Abbott and Costello as we did growing up with them... Legends in comedy like none other!

My favorite Abbott and Costello movies are: Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein, Africa Screams, Abbott and Costello Go to Mars, Abbott and Costello in The Foreign Legion, and Buck Privates. They did a total of 38 movies.

One additional note: They did this bit enough times that by this time, while the outline was the same, it was no longer what you could call scripted. It was at least somewhat different every time.

Check out Abbott & Costello's "Two Tens For A Five" routine. It's Hilarious!

The only thing I've seen that came close to this was the short-lived "Police Squad" series. The first episode is worth your attention.

I’ve been watching this for more than 50 years, and it’s funny every time.

This is from their weekly TV show in the early 50's. They did a lot of their classic routines in that show. There is a statue of Lou Costello in his home town of Paterson, NJ.

Too be able to make people laugh without using curse words is pure comic genius.

@Bi0Dr01d

2 жыл бұрын

If we don't tolerate our modern-day comedy, it would probably go back to these wholesome and truly funny comedy ideas as before.

@duckduckgoismuchbetter

2 жыл бұрын

@@Bi0Dr01d I agree with you 100 percent.

@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw

Жыл бұрын

Damn is being used on the Armed Forces perfomance.

@MichaelBoyce-tm2vw

Жыл бұрын

Also the only one in Color.

Early comedy teams many times had a "sraight-man" and a stooge. Martin & Lewis, Laurel & Hardy, Abbott & Costello.

This is THE classic comedy sketch of all time!

Another good bit by Abbott & Costello is "Slowly I Turned".

I'm always amazed that folks who may nothing about baseball get this! It never makes me, as an American who loves the game, fails to be wide-eyed! It's always funny because it is so complicated!~

This is the most famous American humour bits of all time, no question. It's not even my time and we can clearly see why it's still around.

A simple joke, but one played with by two masters with nearly unmatched chemistry on stage.

They are in the Baseball Hall of Fame for this routine!

This skit was so popular that it made the Baseball Hall of Fame in NY, words and video. Hilarious. 'Who' is in first base, 'What' is on second base, 'I Don't Know' is on third base ... the pitcher is called 'Today' and the catcher's name is 'Tomorrow'. If you think this is funny, here's another skit that will make you laugh as well. It is from the television show The Carol Burnett Show, where there are two actors who are incredible. There is Tim Conway (the short one) and Harvey Korman (the tall one). Now Tim's main goal is to try to make Harvey break character and succeeds everytime. This one is about a patient who has a terrible toothache (Harvey) and goes to a dentist (Tim) but this patient is his first patient. Hilarious. BTW, Tim can't help himself that in every interview he gives, he has to say that Harvey laughed so hard, that he literally peed in his pants. You have to watch it. kzread.info/dash/bejne/a32Jta9tda7Jgqw.html Enjoy!

I've heard this dozens of times and I'm still laughing out loud with you.

Abbott and Costello used to perform this skit at least once a month on their radio show. They had prequel sections to help build up the story and get laughs. By the time they performed in front of a camera they were very smooth. Although from what I understand they somewhat hated the skit after having performed so many times.

I looked online when you asked whether Abbott and Costello helped in WWII. They raised funds for the war effort and donated it.

Can you imagine how many times they did this to get the timing down perfectly.

this skit was inducted into the baseball hall of fame.

Abbot and Costello were legends. Most comedy teams of that time, like Jackie Gleason in the Honeymooners, had no script. They did everything ab-lib. The audience would pick a subject and the actors would create the skit on the spot. They never knew what the other person was going to say, and had to respond to it. What creativity and memories they had!! It is hard for me to wrap my head around that. lol.

Hi, this is a classic comedy routine, I ‘think’ it has been retold by others over the years. Another brilliant upload and reaction ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️

The best comedy is ALWAYS timeless!

What I find very interesting is this "double act" is very popular in many places around the world. There is usually one guy who is the "straight man", a more normal looking reasonable person. The other guy is the joke man or "stooge", a funny guy who doesn't act in a rational way but is there to be the silly person. Even Japan has a two person comedy act calld a Manzai which is a similar style of humor, very fast paced repeated jokes. They also have the same type of characters where one guy is the straight man that is called the "tsukkomi" and the other is the silly joke guy that they call "boke". A very popular example of a Japan double act is called "Downtown". These two guys are Masatoshi Hamada (straight man) and Hitoshi Matsumoto (silly guy). They started work in the early 1980s and have had extremely successful careers. They are also the core members of the comedy group known as Gakki no Tsukai. They have a lot of very funny videos on KZread that you can watch. Their "No Laughing" or "Batsu Game" videos are some of the most popular ones.

I've been watching this skit for years now. It's nice to see it being replayed on KZread. My sentiments exactly -- brilliant!!

I'm 65yo and still have tears of laughter watching this. No one has ever matched this skit, and with no cussing, like Bill Cosby.

Rule of thumb with American Comedy Duo's, the Straight Man gets top billing (with some exceptions). While the Funny Man gets the laughs, the Straight Man controls the timing, keeps the Funny Man on track and provides reaction for the audience. While often under-appreciated, a good Straight Man was worth his weight in gold. These guys have it down to a science.

You should see "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein".

@billvallely4835

Жыл бұрын

Absolutely!

One of their best skits. They did have 1/2hour shows back in the day. There is another pretty good skit where Costello tries to prove to their landlord that 13 times 7 equals is 28. Trying to get out of paying their rent. That is a good skit too.

Brilliant...timeless what more can you say thank you...Really enjoyed that cheers.....

I really enjoyed this sketch guys just so so funny, comedy at its best.

Lots of fun Abbott and Costello movies and short episodes

Loved this reaction guys! Another great one is 7 into 23 equals 13

@hardtackbeans9790

2 жыл бұрын

I think that was called 7 times 13 equals 23. 😀

@tchemmer

2 жыл бұрын

"Can I get two dimes for a nickle?"

@amandapatch7496

2 жыл бұрын

@@hardtackbeans9790 you may be right. I just know it was funny. Have a great day

@hardtackbeans9790

2 жыл бұрын

@@amandapatch7496 I can honestly only think of a few A&C routines that were classics. Marx Brothers were much better. 'Do you think that girls think less of a boy if he lets himself be kissed?' LOL!!

@amandapatch7496

2 жыл бұрын

@@hardtackbeans9790 I have never watched any of those bits

I would love to see the two of you react to Abbott and Costello 7 into 28.

Bud Abbott was the greatest straight man in history.

Who’s on First (Woodstock version): Who’s on stage, The Band comes later, and Yes is not here

If you notice they never said who played right field. Even I had to look that up. The right field player was "Nobody".

The best comedy routine of all time, bar none. I will hear no dissent on this :)

There have been a number of double acts where a straight character intereacts with the stooge. A & C did this sketch a number of times. Very popular then and since but at their peak in the 40's and 50's. Also, just like Laurel and Hardy, were characters in the Hanna-Barbera cartoons made in the 60's.

I guess they did this all the time and it was never the same, this wasnt written, they would ad lib it. They were so good that they made it flawless and it was all them flowing with each other.

This is what you call good clean comedy that has lasted for decades. That was real talent! What a difference compared to the garbage that gets passed off today as comedy full of swearing & dirty jokes.

Glad you liked it I laugh every time I watch this and have been watching it since I was a kid.

This is the only people that have been in the baseball hall of fame besides baseball players. Is quite a distinction and they deserve it. I am 75 years old and I'm glad that you appreciate. The comedy that was prevalent in the forties and fifties. They were on television for a while until blue died of a heart attack. I believe in 1958. Some of their movies are very funny as well but never as good duo and this skit. To my liking the best movie that they made was called time of their lives. Look it up it's about people during the civil war.

👍😎 Best comedy skit of all time. I’m 65, listened to that many many times, originally with my dad. This is a good example of, just because it’s old doesn’t mean it’s not good.

Good job, guys - that was fun.