What were the first names of comedians Abbott and Costello?
Abbott and Costello Night Live" host Charlie Sheen and "SNL" cast-member Rachel Dratch performed a modified version of "Who's On First?" in a sketch. A TV movie called "Bud and Lou", based on a book by Hollywood correspondent Bob Thomas, was broadcast in 1978. Starring Harvey Korman as Bud Abbott and Buddy Hackett as Lou Costello, the film told the duo's life story, focusing on Costello and portraying him as volatile and petty. The 1991 Comedy series Morton & Hayes featured a retired two man comedic acting team similar to Abbot and Costello. Jerry Seinfeld is an avid Abbott and Costello fan and
Abbott and Costello Abbott and Costello Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work on radio and in film and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and early 1950s. Their patter routine "Who's on First?" is one of the best-known comedy routines of all time in the world, and set the framework for many of their best-known comedy bits. While they had crossed paths a few times prior, the two comedians first worked together in 1935 at the Eltinge Burlesque Theater on 42nd Street in New York City, which