1940

Madame La Zonga

by Tom Raymond
September 24, 2023October 19, 2023

Bud Abbott, as the manager of Madame La Zonga’s School of Dance, tries to make an easy mark of Lou Costello by persuading him to take lessons. Also, a movie parody of Christopher Columbus.

Find your niche - from The Abbott and Costello Radio Show, Bud Abbott tries to explain to Lou Costello the difference between Niche & Itch. One cornerstone of their verbal comedy was Lou Costello misunderstanding two words -- here it's "niche" and "itch"

Abbott-Costello Replaces Allen

by Tom Raymond
September 9, 2023September 9, 2023

Abbott-Costello Replaces Allen – originally published in Radio Life Magazine, June 2, 1940

Abbott-Costello Replaces Allen – originally published in Radio Life Magazine, June 2, 1940 – article about Bud and Lou’s 1st venture into their own radio show.