'''Abbot and Costello''' (William Alexander Abbott, 1897-1974; Louis Francis Cristillo, 1906-1959), an American comedy team who worked in radio, film, and television throughout the 1930s through the late-1950s. Successful in perfecting the "straightman/foil" relationship, their routines culminated in their best-known work, a [[baseball]] skit titled ''Who's on First?''. | '''Abbot and Costello''' (William Alexander Abbott, 1897-1974; Louis Francis Cristillo, 1906-1959), an American comedy team who worked in radio, film, and television throughout the 1930s through the late-1950s. Successful in perfecting the "straightman/foil" relationship, their routines culminated in their best-known work, a [[baseball]] skit titled ''Who's on First?''. |