Who’s on First? — The Joke America Never Stopped Telling
A confusing office meeting ended with an unexpected question: “You’ve never seen Who’s on First?”
When a new student worker from Eastern Europe didn’t recognize the reference, everyone stopped to introduce him to Abbott and Costello’s legendary routine. It was a small moment—but it raised a wonderful question: How did a vaudeville comedy bit become so deeply embedded in American culture that its title still describes what happens when people simply cannot understand one another?
In this Chesterton Radio Deep Dive, we go back to Abbott and Costello’s vaudeville roots, the early radio…
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