October 23, 2009
Did you know?…
Abbott and Costello first performed the Who’s On First? routine for a national audience on the popular radio show, The Kate Smith Hour, in March 1938, just one month after the comedy duo’s radio debut. Over time the skit, referred to by the duo informally as Baseball, became their signature routine. Believe it or not, [...]
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October 20, 2009
One of the best known comedy routines of all time, Abbott & Costello’s Who’s On First, still cracks me up. Here is the video clip from their 1945 movie, The Naughty Nineties. This is also the version that is featured in the National Baseball Hall of Fame.
It’s easy to see why this skit has enjoyed [...]
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