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Artist | Abbott & Costello
Title | Who's On First?
Genre | Comedy Format | Album
Source | Tape Time | 30:54
Label | Radio Reruns Store | 1978
Catalog | RR012 Rip | 2017
Bitrate | 247 kbps Size | 57.52 MB
Freq | 48.0 kHz Encoder | Lame 3.98.4
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A. Who's On First? (Part 1) 15:49
B. Who's On First? (Part 2) 15:05
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────┤ Notes ├─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
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The world is split into two factions: those who laugh at Abbott & Costello
and the other half who watch the first half and shake their heads and
wonder why. As one of the most popular comedy teams of all time, they never
possessed the outrageous class of the Marx Brothers, nor the heart-tugging
empathy of Laurel & Hardy. True, they never developed their characters past
their original stage personas, and this was truly the Achilles heel, the
great flaw, that kept them from achieving believability with their
audience.
Abbott & Costello began honing the "Who's On First" routine shortly after
teaming up in 1936 and performed it in vaudeville in 1937 and 1938. It was
first heard by a national radio audience in March 1938, when the team were
regulars on the Kate Smith radio show. By then, John Grant had been writing
or adapting other sketches for the team, and he may have helped expand
"Who's On First" prior to its radio debut. Grant stayed on as their head
writer into the 1950s. One notable appearance of the sketch is from a 1951
broadcast.
"Who's on First" is believed to be available in as many as 20 versions,
ranging from one minute to about 10 minutes. The team could time the
routine at will, adding or deleting portions as needed for films, radio, or
television. The longest version is seen in The Actors' Home episode of
their filmed TV series. A live performance commemorating the opening day of
the Lou Costello, Jr. Youth Foundation, in 1947 was recorded, and has
appeared on numerous comedy albums. The team's final performance of "Who's
on First" was seen on Steve Allen's TV variety show, in 1957.
Original patter routine "Who's on First?" in its full length form courtesy
of a 1978 cassette release on Radio Reruns. One of the best-known comedy
routines of all time, and set the framework for many of their best-known
comedy bits.
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