Colgate Comedy Hour – Abbott & Costello – Army, with guests George Raft, Louis Armstrong, Rosette Shaw, The Pied Pipers, Al Goodman & his Orchestra.
The basic comedy routine has Bud and Lou unwittingly joining the Army, Ala Buck Privates. Louis Armstrong plays and sings “Basin Street Blues.”
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Abbott and Costello Meet the Creature From the Black Lagoon – from the Colgate Comedy Hour, Bud and Lou do a haunted house routine. And they literally meet The Creature from the Black Lagoon — for roughly.2 seconds.
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Colgate Comedy Hour – Abbott and Costello – The Colgate Comedy Hour was a variety show, with alternating hosts. Bud Abbott and Lou Costello hosted many times, as did Martin & Lewis, Eddie Cantor, etc.
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Abbott & Costello – The Christmas Show – from the Colgate Comedy Hour, a very entertaining Christmas speciala featuring Bud and Lou
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Keep ‘Em Flying photo gallery – a collection of photos from Abbott and Costello’s classic World War II comedy “Keep ‘Em Flying“
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Buck Privates Come Home photos – a photo gallery from Abbott and Costello’s hilarious sequel to Buck Privates — enjoy!
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Photo gallery for Abbott and Costello’s comedy, Hold That Ghost
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Who’s on First: Collection Routines from 1940’s by Abbott & Costello is actually a recording of the Abbott and Costello radio show. Which, for the record, I’m a large fan of. It’s at least as funny as their famous television series.
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originally published in TV Guide (November 1-7, 1958)
Lou Costello, the short, rotund , butt-end of one of the entertainment worldâs longest running (22 years) comedy teams, Is working as a single these days and gratifying the hidden desire of every baggy-pants comic— he is playing it straight.Read More »Lou Costello plays it straight
Originally published in Radio and Television Mirror, July 1948