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1935–1957. Genres. Word play, physical comedy, surreal humour. Abbott and Costello were an American comedy duo composed of comedians Bud Abbott and Lou Costello, whose work in radio, film, and television made them the most popular comedy team of the 1940s and 1950s, and the highest-paid entertainers in the world during the Second World War.
The Time of Their Lives was filmed at Universal Studios from March 6 through May 15, 1946. [2] The working title was The Ghost Steps Out. [2] It was the first Abbott and Costello film to be directed by Charles Barton, who would go on to helm eight of their movies, including Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).
Ride 'Em Cowboy is a 1942 film starring the comedy team of Abbott and Costello, Dick Foran, Anne Gwynne, Johnny Mack Brown, Ella Fitzgerald (in her first film appearance), Samuel S. Hinds, Douglas Dumbrille, Morris Ankrum, and directed by Arthur Lubin. [2] The film focuses on Abbott and Costello as they play the role of two peanut vendors on ...
In February 1938, Abbott and Costello joined the cast of The Kate Smith Hour radio program and the sketch was first performed for a national radio audience on March 24 of that year. [ 2 ] [ 1 ] [ 6 ] The routine may have been further polished before this broadcast by burlesque producer John Grant , who became the team's chief collaborator, and ...
1952. (1952-Fall) Bud and Lou head to the Biltmore Hotel near Phoenix for a vacation. The "Hertz U-Drive" and the "Pack-Unpack" routines are performed. 5. 5. "The Birthday Party". Jean Yarbrough. Eddie Forman.
The Abbott and Costello Show. The Abbott and Costello Show is an American television sitcom starring the comedy team of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. The program premiered in syndication in the fall of 1952 and ran two seasons to the spring of 1954. Each season ran 26 episodes. The series is considered to be among the most influential comedy ...
June 9, 1949. (1949-06-09) Sponsored by. Sal Hepatica. Camel (cigarettes) The Abbott and Costello Show is a comedy program from the era of old-time radio in the United States. It was broadcast first on NBC and later on ABC, beginning on July 3, 1940 and ending on June 9, 1949. [1]
The Abbott and Costello Cartoon Show is an American half-hour animated series of the famous comedy duo that aired in syndication from September 9, 1967, to June 1, 1968. Each of the 39 individual episodes consisted of four five-minute cartoons. [2] The cartoons were created jointly by Hanna-Barbera, RKO General, and Jomar Productions between ...