Who's on First?

Sebastian please don't interrupt my act I didn't see the lights now I forgot about the world are you doing right why interrupt my act like this look mr. Boies I mean after all if you're in a ball park they always so peered some pop coins and things like that I know that Sebastian but not in front of a I think will you excuse me from there please thank you what do you want to do love the supporters right what are you doing how you love baseball where we all love base when we get to st. Louis will you tell me the guys names on a team so I go to see them in a st. Louis ballpark I'll be able to know those fellows well now he's alright folks oh I suppose one is OK about baseball will you stand still pick up your head don't pick up your head ok then you'll go and peddle your popcorn and don't interrupt the act anymore yes sir all right but you know strange may seem they give ball players nowadays very peculiar names funny names nicknames pretty not as funny as my name Sebastian Dinwiddie oh yes yes yes on the st. Louie team we have that who's on first what's on second I don't knows on third that's what I want to find out I want you to tell me the names and a focus on a single theme I'm telling you who's on first what's on second I don't knows on third you gotta fill his names yes well then who's playing first yeah I mean the fellows name on first base who the fellow playing first base for Saint Louis who the guy on first base who is on first what are you asking me for I'm not asking you I'm telling you who is on first I'm asking you who's on first that's the man's name that's whose name yeah go ahead and tell me the first base who is on first base when I first said right then who's playing first absolutely when you pay off the first base where every month who gets them on every dollar of it why not the man's entitled it's who it says so who gets it why shouldn't he sometimes his wife comes down and collects it who's what yes after all the man earns it who does absolutely well I'm trying to find out is what's the guy's name on first base what is on second base I'm not asking you who's on second song ferdy's that's what I'm trying to find out don't change the players well I'll change your nobody hey kitty what's the guy's name on first base what's the guy's name on second base I am NOT asking you who's on seconds on first I don't know he's on third we're not talking about him how could I get off third base you mention his name if I mention a third base was name who did I say sprain third no who's playing first what do you want me to do what's the guy's name on third thing what's on second I'm not asking you who's that second was on first I don't know he's on third there I go back on third again well I can't change their names will you please stay on third base mr. Broadway now what is it you want to know what is the fullest name on third base what is the fellows name on second base I'm not asking you who's that seconds on first I don't know third base you got an outfield brochure st. Louis's got it absolutely now let's feel the snake why I don't know I just thought I'd ask but I just thought I'd tell you then tell me who's playing left field always playing first a yeah and um explain things out here I wanna know what's the fellows name and let's see what is on second I'm not asking you who's on second is on first I don't know third base take it easy man another fielders name why because oh he centerfield he's dead will you pick up your hats peas and pick up your head and stop this yes I don't know you got a pitcher on the team wouldn't this be a fine team without a pitcher I don't know coming up pitchers name tomorrow you don't wanna tell me today I'm telling you man and go ahead tomorrow what time what time what what time tomorrow you gotta tell me who's pitching I listen who is not pitching who is all great your lab you say who's on first I come up here nice I want to know what's the pictures name what's on second you gotta catch him yes catch his name today today and tomorrow spit see now you've got it that's all st. Louis has got a couple of days on I think don't like it okay all right what do you want me to do got a kitchen yes I'm a good catcher - you know I know that I would like to play for the st. Louis team well I might arrange that I would like to catch now I'm being a good catcher tomorrow's pitching on the team and I'm catching yes Kamara throws the ball and the guy up punched the bogus now when he bunts the ball me being a good catcher I will throw the guy out at first base so I pick up the ball and throw it to who now that's the first thing you've said right I don't even know what I'm talking about actually who has naturally naturally naturally okay you've got I pick up the ball I throw the next right no you don't you throw the ball the first face then who gets naturally okay I throw the ball the natural diamond you throw it the whole next week no that's it say it that way that's what I said you did not I said I throw the ball turn actually don't you throw it to who naturally yes so I throw the ball to first base and naturally get oh you throw the ball the first base truly next I will say it that way it's where I'd say get excited now don't throw a ball the 1st base and who gets it now don't get excited take it easy hmm now I throw the ball to first base whoever it is that's the ball so the guy runs a second who picks up the ball earth knows that the what what first I don't know I don't know throws it back to tomorrow a triple play it could be another guy get something it's a long fly ball to be cause why I don't know he's on third and I don't care I said I don't care oh that's our shortstop

Channel: Swancourt

Views: 14,015,823

Rating: 4.9421306 out of 5

Keywords: Bud, Abbott, Lou, Costello, Who's, on, first?

Id: sShMA85pv8M

Length: 6min 17sec (377 seconds)

Published: Fri Feb 16 2007

Reddit Comments

[u/xvalicx]

A timeless piece of comedy. It will always work in my opinion.

[u/Groovy_Chainsaw]

Based on the 2 great American pastimes, Baseball and Getting into Arguments.

[u/HipGuide]

They never did it the same exact way twice.

[u/JugOfVoodoo]

1) My first introduction to this was Slappy Squirrel at Woodstock on The Animaniacs.

2) My high school drama teacher's classroom had a poster with the entire script.

3) I used to work in an elementary school library. During class the librarian let kids talk about books they'd read. Which led to this exchange with a fifth grade girl:

• Librarian: "So what book did you read?"
• Girl: "The Name of This Book is Secret".
• Librarian: "Oh, okay. Secret."
• Girl: "No, The Name of This Book is Secret."
• Librarian: "Yeah, I got it. Secret."
• Girl: "NO!"

I knew about the book so I jumped in to explain. If I had been thinking I would have yelled out "Third base!" first.

[u/McToomin27]

Now that's the first thing you've said right.

I don't even know what I'm talking about!

His delivery of that line kills me every single time.

[u/dannimann]

"Ah yes, not the pronoun, but rather a player with the unlikely name of 'Who' is on first."

[u/eddmario]

This will always be a classic, but their 13 x 7 = 28 bit will always be my favorite.

[u/hippieabs]

Third base!

[u/drewxdeficit]

My dad introduced my to Abbot and Costello as a kid, and this was always my favorite of their routines. I used to have it memorized and would play both parts to myself because I didn't have any friends.