Thursday, July 25, 2019

Who's on First and its various forms...


I work with a lot of young people and I am shocked to learn that many of them had any idea about the famous Who's on First routine.  I am guessing I am getting old.
While  Abbott and Costello made the routine famous, this routine would be performed at the road comedy shows from various acts. It is basically a long-form joke on a series of words and confusion. You have to one person knows the whole thing and the other has to play the “fool”.  The fool has to get progressively angry as the straight man tells the story and explains.  By the way, Abbott and Costello performed the skit differently all the time.
A great number of people don't realize that they've seen the Who's on First skit remixed and remade in various movies and shows.


Spaceballs did a modified version.
Rush Hour 3 does one too
Lion King has short beat

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