I was at a baseball game this past summer with a friend. He asks me who is on first. I just said yes. He was confused because he has never seen this skit. He kept asking who is on first, and I kept quoting this. So then an older guy walks up and starts laughing because he obviously got the joke. 😂

@tambrosia

3 ай бұрын

BRAVO now that is a memory worth keeping

@alperdue2704

Ай бұрын

Well played!

@CreativeSteve69

Ай бұрын

omg this is highly genious. next time i go to a ball game with friends I'll try n confuse them by quoting this skit now. thanks for the inspiration. lol

@ruthiealonzo9898

Ай бұрын

Priceless 🧙🏻‍♂️🗂️🎵😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

@bigmetroidfan911

Ай бұрын

How did the first guy not know you were referencing this?

This is quite simply the funniest routine of all time.

@clubmogambo3214

7 ай бұрын

Not just the most funny, but the most clever as well.

@geowynleda4641

7 ай бұрын

Oh absolutely, I don't know how they did it.

@KororaPenguin

6 ай бұрын

@@geowynleda4641 It may have been inspired by the bit in the Odyssey where Odysseus introduces himself to the Cyclops as "Nobody" ("Mē Tis" in the Greek of Homer's day; "Mē Quis" in the Greek of Odysseus' day), and so when the Cyclops claims that "Nobody has blinded me", his neighbors figured he'd either blinded himself by accident or else been stricken by Zeus.

@ImOnRandom

6 ай бұрын

Agreed

@24shineon

6 ай бұрын

@@geowynleda4641what’re you asking him for, he plays baseball!

This routine will NEVER get old. Classic, 100%, raw comedy

@Randy-qr7tf

5 ай бұрын

1000 times better then Larry the cable guy. Don't get me wrong I am a big fan of LTCG but these 2 are much better

@battlestarmarc

5 ай бұрын

lol 2:10. great stuff.

@philipchiore60

5 ай бұрын

impeccable timing

Still in 2024 this is some of the smartest writing and best timing I've seen in comedy. So funny

@SahilShah-bq3xe

26 күн бұрын

I am really impressed in how they came up with it being the first one to do it is really difficult

@KALtheHighstorm117

22 күн бұрын

​@@SahilShah-bq3xe I don't know how they were able to do it with a straight face! 😂

@juancgomez1393

11 сағат бұрын

I still laugh myself off the chair listening/watching this skit. Seriously ageless.

I dont think people realize how much work went into getting this right . These guys are true professionals .

@lewisc215

Ай бұрын

DUH

@asawhitemanidjustliketosay

23 күн бұрын

And they really didn’t like each other

@chrismitchell3171

23 күн бұрын

@@asawhitemanidjustliketosayreally I thought they were besties?

@asawhitemanidjustliketosay

23 күн бұрын

@@chrismitchell3171 I may not be a reliable source but I do remember reading that somewhere a long time ago

This routine has aged like wine. I guarantee everyone will still be laughing at this in a century from now.

@user-ht1xu4gv2u

6 ай бұрын

500 yrs

@robbymounce5764

3 ай бұрын

@@user-ht1xu4gv2uthat’s HALF a century…………..? Or maybe it’s 5 CENTURIES…………….? Idk?! 🤷‍♂️ lol! ❤

@METALFREAK03

2 ай бұрын

@@robbymounce5764century is 100 not a 1,000 thats a millenia.

@robbymounce5764

2 ай бұрын

@@METALFREAK03 Gotchya! lol!

@bigbird8960

Ай бұрын

I've looked this up like once a year since I first heard, apparently Jeff Dunham did a version of this that I watched and here I am again.

Showed this to my 11 year-old and it kept him smiling - just had to explain to him what it means to sign a payvheck.

Best comedy bit of all time. No cursing, no sexual innuendo. Just baseball and strange names.

This is one of the greatest sketches ever written. This never gets old as long as you hear it.

@Ididthatytqaundale

4 күн бұрын

😂😂😂yea😂

They were both entered into the Hall of Fame for this so brilliant

@ki8990

Ай бұрын

Thank you for sharing that fact, I wasn't even aware and now I know that they're the only Two people in the World to have been entered in the Baseball Hall of Fame without having anything to do with Baseball. That's so cool 😊

I can't imagine how an 80 year old bit is this funny. I can only assume it will still be just as funny 80 years from now.

I just need to watch this at least twice a month. The timing, the comedy, the facial expressions, etc., a genuine classic.

even 70 yrs later its still funny

After 50+ years this shit is still fucking HILARIOUS!!!!! Comedy genius!!!!

@felixreali7101

2 ай бұрын

so true

@dennisholst4322

2 ай бұрын

It isn't shit it's expression of humanity

Of all the versions of this routine, this is the best.

I have seen this routine a hundred times and still laugh just as hard as I did the first time .

Greatest comedy sketch of all time!!! Rest in piece Lou and Bud!!! 👍👍👍👍👍👍

Another reason why I wish iPhones existed 70 years ago: Abbott & Costello were sharing a nite club bill with Martin & Lewis! Having those two legendary duos on the same stage is exciting enough. But then, on a lark, the teams decided to SWITCH PARTNERS!! That lucky audience got to see Bud Abbott and Jerry Lewis tear through "Who's On First" while Dean Martin and Lou Costello ran through a Martin & Lewis classic (don't remember which one- I'm not as well-versed with their output). Sadly, however, NO ONE had the foresight to set up a camera so this once-in-a-lunchtime moment was not preserved!

@Kane5Cats-ME

Ай бұрын

That would have been amazing to see!

Now that's the first thing you've said right. I DON'T EVEN KNOW WHAT I'M TALKING ABOUT!

This is the greatest skit of all time, its not subject to negotiation!

Old Man and I are old. "Who's on First" is our life everyday.

I am a British person living in the us and don't care for baseball, but this is an all time classic of comedy, timing and script is superb, never beaten on this style of delivery apart from morcombe and wise

Nothing will ever be funnier than misunderstandings

Ike I said, I watch this every day

All these years later and this is still hilarious.

Abbott and Costello were so funny. Good clean comedy.

Timeless comedy routine from Bud Abbott and Lou Costello! Absolutely genius...and probably took a lot of time to perfect it. Probably the greatest two-man comedy routine of all time!

They were so quick with this so many lines ..Amazing

They were entered into the Hall of Fame for this

I first saw this when I was a teenager and it never gets old now that I'm an adult. They were great.

No Profanity No Vulgarity No Obscenity 100 % Comedy 😅😅😅😅😅😅😅

This sketch is total comic genius

Greatest Comedy routine EVER!!! Hilarious

Like this so much. Wish we had talent like this today.

ABBOTT AND COSTELLO'S WHO'S ON FIRST IS NOT ONLY THE FUNNIEST 😆😅😂🤣 COMEDY ROUTINE OF ALL TIME BUT ALSO THE GREATEST COMEDY ROUTINE OF ALL TIME WHAT A CLASSIC SKIT THAT NEVER GETS OLD

I swear Costello is everyone's inner rage, he's so relatable 🤣

I absolutely loved these two I used to laugh at them so much as a kid and after watching this I’m totally in tears of laughter

Never gets old. Nothing tops this, although Andy Griffiths 'What It Was Was Football' comes in a close second. Our last name is Abbott. We're in FLA at Christmas time in 2023. Just introduced my grandson to this bit. I can now die a happy man.

@rogeredwarrddeshon5000

4 ай бұрын

"An I dropped my big orange"

@reded1905

4 ай бұрын

Bang on, my friend. Bang on. Well done.

Who ever wrote this was a genius, it must be years old as a routine but it still works. I am amazed at how they managed to do the routine without fluffing anything.

@nancyhey1012

Ай бұрын

Who wrote it, when he was not playing baseball ⚾️

@Thomasnmi

3 сағат бұрын

​@nancyhey1012 what's the name of the writer?

@nancyhey1012

3 сағат бұрын

@@Thomasnmi “Who”

This is what's known as a circular argument

What is interesting is how frustrated Costello gets while Abbott keeps a straight face and deadpans throughout the entire rant.

@briancrandall4482

7 ай бұрын

Abbott is the straight man. Very common in duos like this.

@kevinmadden1645

7 ай бұрын

@@briancrandall4482 True but it is doubtful if another straight man could deadpan the routine as well.

@KororaPenguin

6 ай бұрын

​@@kevinmadden1645 I wonder how many rehearsals it took for them to stop corpsing in the middle of the routine.

@kevinmadden1645

6 ай бұрын

@@KororaPenguin What does corpsing mean ?

@KororaPenguin

6 ай бұрын

@@kevinmadden1645 Cracking up when you're trying to act.

Perfect comedic timing. Classic comedy from these two

GREATEST SKETCH IN HISTORY.HIT THE LIKE BUTTON Y'ALL!

This is a certified hood classic.

After seeing this so many times, it still makes me laugh! 😏🥹😅

Awesome comedy routine

MASTERS OF IMPROVISATION!!!!!!!!

The best stand up skit ever. These two guys were superb

This is still one of the best comedy routines, ever written

Simply brilliant😂...."Whos on first" Abbott & Costello.... 👍😂🤣

That’s extremely well written

TO ME, THE ABSOLUTE BEST COMEDY ROUTINE OF ALL TIME!!!!! SERIOUSLY, 2 GUYS NEVER PLAYED BASEBALL, NEVER COACHED BASEBALL, NEVER OWNED A BASEBALL CLUB AND YET, THEY ARE IN THE BASEBALL HALL OF FAME..... GO FIGURE..... MIND BLOWING!!!!!

How they don't even crack a smile gets me, they don't break character for a second despite the absurdity. Absolute classic :)

These guys are great. Wish I discovered them while my poppop was still alive could have bid out with him with this show

My mom told me to look this up and I love it😂😂😂😂

A classic! A true classic!!!!!

Very slick performance. They were brilliant together

This sketch aged like a FINE WINE! 🍷 ❤

One of the all time classics

Absolutely brilliant!!

@avenueheard

22 күн бұрын

Check out "Third Base" @avenueheard

I’M NOT ASKIN’ YA WHO’S ON SECOND!!!!!

“OOOOOOH!!! That’s our SHORTSTOP!” Lol! 🤣 ❤

As my dad says this is when comedians were comedians

"To march into Hell for a Heavenly cause". Determination and dedication. Grit.

This is one of the best stand up comedians act I have seen never stopped laughing at the baseball joke love them in the movies also

This is so damn hilarious 😂

Due to this routine getting many many people interested in the game of Baseball, Abbott and Costello are the only people in The Baseball Hall of Fame who had nothing to do with the game of Baseball.

The standard for all comedy!!

CLASSIC 😅

almost 90 years old and still hilarious!

Something similar happened with my French teacher in school. I wanted to know what Kylie Minogue was saying during the French part of the chorus from "I still love you" (bear in mind millennials, Google didn't exist, phones were either in booths/boxes, or stuck to the wall by coiled cable, and computers were massive and clunky and for the most part black & white). The line is: "I still love you, je ne sais pas pourquoi". My French teacher kept repeating to me "I don't know why" and I kept saying "Because it's in a song and I want to know what it means" and she said "I don't know why" and I said "Because it's in a song, I've just said that!".

@KororaPenguin

6 ай бұрын

«Pourquoi»? Il est du champ gauche.

@duck5tar

6 ай бұрын

@@KororaPenguin haha, on point!

@AndyHorcasitas-ck6dn

5 ай бұрын

Naturally

Thank u arrival for sending me to this master piece. Brilliant

Never get tired of it 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

This has got to be the best routine in all of comedy! It still elicits a belly laugh from me! 😆😆

This just never gets old

such a classic pops up every now and then since i was a kid thanks one of the best luv it 😂 master class in comedy

They were both comedic geniuses. Note that they played their skit the entire way through, without camera changes, without zooming in and out, and without shaking the camera, etc. No camera theatrics. The focus was 100% on the two actors on the stage. The result is that we got a front row seat to watch, as if we were there. In the two season series: Lou Costello played the role of a gullible simpleton. Scripts were written for everyone to dump on him, and he reacted and played his role to the "T". Bud Abbott is considered to be the best straight man of all time. The way he comes across as oblivious to all of the bad things that happen to Lou, is outstanding. Also note that all of their scripts were 100% clean. They were gentlemen with the ladies. Sydney Fields was also an amazing actor in the series, as was Joe Kirk.

I loved the jokes, wow,this comedy gets better with age.

I'm in my 60's. I still love this skitt.

Way before my time, and still funny as heck!

Perfection 👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼

I love this

Damn this is still funny 😂 today. About/ Costello were legends in their comedy 🎭 era.!! Imagine 💭 comedy without profanity.!! A child 👦 could listen 👂 to this and enjoy it.!!

All these years later, and this skit is still hilarious. Genius comedy.

This is a blast🎉

all time greatest !!!!!

Great clean comedy.

I love this routine. Abbott & Costello were my favorite comedians when I was growing up.

100 years from now, parents will still be showing this skit to their children.

“I don’t give a darn, I don’t give a darn” “oh that’s our shortstop” XD omg that ending line was hilarious 😂

It's timeless! ✌️

Makes me think people were smarter back then when watching this.

It never ages

Still leaves me in stitches! 🤣

How many times did these Iron fun guys have to do this routine amongst themselves before KILLING us with this LIVE? Love to have seen this live.✌️thanks for listening SPACE Ranger JYM 🚀

I watch it everyday

One of their best scenes of all time.

Timeless..

TIMING! EXELLENT WRITING! NO 4 LETTER WORDS! THAT'S COMEDY!

Somewhere on that big sound stage in the sky, Bud and Lou are just slaying them!!!