What Blows My Fucking Mind

[WritersPanic]

Today, it's "Who's on First" by Abbott & Costello.

These two former Vaudevillian performers originally created this as an improvisation. Then they worked it into comedy gold. So many humorous American-isms were employed to pull this off. Baseball was a natural simply because players really did have weird nicknames. I read an account years ago that they did this in a night club and each had a napkin with the names and positions so they didn't lose track. They refined it many times over the years.

To this day they still blow my fucking mind.

What's interesting to watch though are the reaction videos:

https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=who%27s+on+first+abbott+and+costello

[Next: The King Kong robot at Universal Studios]

[Audiogen]

It seems like it's one of the most homaged bits in comedy.

[Dax]

... what totally fucking blows my mind are the Beatles. Almost 60 fucking years since "Love Me Do" their music still lives online and in the hearts of those of us who are still alive. John was murdered, George died but "Across the Universe ... nothings gonna change my world."

[WritersPanic]

It seems like it's one of the most homaged bits in comedy.

Agreed, and I have sung praises before. However, it has been decades since I listened to the entire bit, it's a work of genius. I forgot more than I remembered, so it blew my fucking mind.

[mallyboppa]

The Three Yorkshire men !