Abbott and Costello - Who’s On First | REACTION

[kdm]

One of the best things ever in baseball was when Taiwanese player, Chin-Lung Hu, played for a short time with the Dodgers big league hit a single and it was one of the greatest things to happen in baseball to be announced on air, and it was none other than Vin Scully who noticed the situation and said: "In shades of Abbot and Costello I can finally say Who is on first base.” Such a great moment with legendary Vin Scully!

[gerardroll]

THE greatest comedy sketch ever written (in my opinion)… NO ONE could possibly recreate the electricity generated by this classic duo ☝️😁⚾️⚾️⚾️

[proletariatbourgeoisie]

This skit is an absolute masterclass in delivery and comedic timing. It's utter perfection.

[JBHogan]

My favorite part is when Lou gets all the positions right and then says: "I don't know what I'm talkin' about!"

[Echowhiskeyone]

100 years from now, people will still be laughing at this. Abbott and Costello are eternal.

[jasoncamps]

I was once watching a game with a roommate and his girlfriend asked "who's on first?" Without saying a word to each other, we started doing the bit. His girlfriend, without knowing what we were doing, naturally started doing the Lou Costello part and we did the Bud Abbott lines. We had her going for several minutes. I'll never forget it.

[jackmag]

Nearly 80 years later and this sketch is still as funny now as it was then,
Has to be the best written comedy bit ever

[randylantz]

This routine NEVER gets old. The GOAT f them all.

[frederickd.provoncha]

This skit is timeless. It transcends time, cultures, age, generations... People will laugh at this hundreds of years from now. You really don't even need to understand much about baseball to get it. It's cool to see so many different people from different walks of life appreciate it.

[Mr.Ekshin]

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

"Who's On First" plays constantly at the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, NY . I've heard it many times and still laugh . The timing and cadence of the skit is impeccable . Abbott and Costello did many movies and had a TV show .

[chrislawrence]

About 70 years later people still love it its so cool

[dwightehowell]

These guys were among the best comedians of all time.

[AliasMark]

It is said that they performed this routine over 1, 000 times and never messed it up. Pure comic brilliance along with many other routines.

[CHCLA]

My Mom was a huge baseball fan - and an Abbott and Costello fan. She and her dad introduced me to this skit when I was just a kid - and I still laugh so hard when I watch this. So happy to see that it still has an audience. Thank you!!!

[omega]

it thrills me and warms my heart to see younger generations appreciating classic comedy gold like this! thank you for posting!

[richardryley]

This is probably the greatest comedy sketch ever written from the Golden Age of Vaudeville before TV was even a thing. It wasn't before baseball, obviously, but it's still sobering to note that such a classic routine could stand the test of time. There is truly nothing new under the sun. 😄

[craigfleshman]

This is an all time classic. It never gets old.They did this entire skit from memory usually in front of a live audience.

[Rob_OT]

In my senior year of high school, I did this routine with a friend for the end of year variety show that the theater department put on. I played the funny man (Costello) part and my friend played the straight man (Abbot). It was so much fun to learn and rehearse. The hardest part was to avoid getting caught in loops of dialogue. We would get caught in a circular back and forth of “I’m not asking you who’s on second….No Who’s on first….” and so on. There were certain transitional lines that moved it from one section to the next. It is a brilliantly scripted piece. It’s almost like an announcer calling a play by play with the dialogue being the “ball” that goes from base to base. I would LOVE to perform this again somewhere!

[zimnizzle]

Not only did they get through this skit flawlessly, it is comic gold! And I have heard it my whole life (and I’m not longer young), and I laugh every time! It’s got infinite comedy power. Amazing. Blows my mind.