But you know, strange as it may seem, they give ball players now-a-days very peculiar names.

Oct 15, 2025 4:10 AM

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Abbott: You throw the ball to first base.
Costello: Then who gets it?
Abbott: Naturally.
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: Now you've got it.
Costello: I throw the ball to Naturally.
Abbott: You don't! You throw it to Who!
Costello: Naturally.
Abbott: Well, that's it—say it that way.
Costello: That's what I said.
Abbott: You did not.
Costello: I said I throw the ball to Naturally.
Abbott: You don't! You throw it to Who!
Costello: Naturally.

https://newyorkimprovtheater.com/2025/01/16/abbott-costello-whos-on-first-script-from-naughty-nineties/

Look up a video. They do it so perfectly. Whoop third base.

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Who is on 1st.

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There was a reboot of the skit, using rock and roll band names, in the 70s: The Credibility Gap: Who's on First (David L. Lander and Harry Shearer) https://youtube.com/watch?v=YEvwW1yqIjA

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and then again in the 90s

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