Abbott and Costello Meet The Podcast

Get ready, because Jerry and Nick meet here in person for the very first time, and the laughs are flying wild!  In episode #53 we discuss Bud and Lou's reputation as a couple that just didn't get along.  We also discuss the other great comedy teams and take a close-up look at how THEY all got along.  Luckily Jerry and Nick get along just fine.  ENJOY!

Join us as Jerry and Nick finally take a hard look at The Abbott and Costello Show.  Syndicated in the early 1950s, it's considered one of the most influential TV comedy shows of all time, and it is still airing today.  Here we take a look at 3 episodes from the first (superior) season, and 3 from the second (inferior) season.  Either way it's lots of fun, and there is even a visit to the Bud Abbo...

If you're like Jerry and me you were HUGELY disappointed with Frank Coniff's commentary for WHO DONE IT? in the Universal Film Collection.  So, we are doing our own commentary on the film that many believe is their absolute best.  Listen in while watching the film along with us, or just listen and let your imagination take the lead.  Either way, have fun and watch out for that Limburger Cheese!

Celebrate our 50th episode with us!  The gang's all here, Nick, Jerry, and our special guest, The Ghost of Bud Abbott.  As promised, here is fan favorite, ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET FRANKENSTEIN with our commentary as it plays.  Just set up your DVD, Blu Ray, VHS tape, or streaming version of the film and begin watching on Jerry's cue.  We can all watch it together, or you can just listen along as y...

On episode #49 of Abbott and Costello Meet the Podcast Jerry and I look at our top 5 favorite Bud and Lou films.  We begin at # 5 and work our way up from there.  There are a few surprises, lots of laughs, and a whole lot of fun information

Join Jerry and Nick as they discuss the OTHER comedy team that was under contract to Universal at the same time that Bud and Lou reigned there.  Here we discuss HELLZAPOPPIN', CRAZY HOUSE, GHOST CATCHERS, and SEE MY LAWYER, all 4 of Olsen and Johnson's Universal output.  See the links below: HELLZAPOPPIN:  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V9pPh... CRAZY HOUSE: https://archive.org/details/CrazyHous....

Join Jerry and Nick as we answer the requests for a sequel to our last episode.  Here we choose 5 more of Bud and Lou's classic routines, and one surprise radio show at the end.  You'll also hear a fresh clip from Kevin Brownlow as we find Bud in another very unusual situation.  AND you'll even meet up with a little Biffle and Shooster.  Enjoy! Here are the links: DICE GAME:  (Begins at 11:54 )  ...

In this episode Jerry and Nick look at their favorites of the boys' routines, and their favorite versions of them, as well.  So, join in on the fun for this super special "Greatest Hits" extravaganza! LINKS: Dollar A Day from ONE NIGHT IN THE TROPICS:  https://na01.safelinks.protection.out... Loan Me $50 from BUCK PRIVATES :  You'll have to check out your DVD.  The link is too lengthy to post.  So...

In this episode we look at Bob Thomas' terrible book, BUD AND LOU, and at the terrible TV movie it's based upon.  It's terrible-ness in abundance as we look at what boils down to Eddie Sherman's revenge.  Their manager obviously had a bone to pick with the boys, and especially Lou.  And the movie features some of the worst depictions of Abbott and Costello material you will ever see, or WANT to se...

Join Jerry and Nick as we delve into the sensation caused by those two burlesque comedians in BUCK PRIVATES and the scramble by the other studios to claim some of that gravy.  Suddenly everybody seemed to have a "comedy team" in a service comedy.  You'll learn about Brown and Carney, Stan and Ollie, Gleason and Durant, Haley and Oakie, and SIlvers and Durante!  And for the very first time in 44 ep...

Jerry and I have an in depth discussion about Lou's first project as a producer, A WAVE, A WAC, AND A MARINE (Monogram 1944). You'll hear all about the director, the production, and the incredible cast. Lou paid back some favors here and his loyalty is a thing of beauty, especially in Hollywood. We also discuss Ed Watz's scurrilous article on the boys for COMIQUE magazine, a fantastic documentary...

IT'S HOLIDAY TIME and in this episode Jerry and I read and answer your emails, you'll hear a letter from my co-author Matthew Coniam, and together we'll watch an Abbott and Costello cartoon, Lou's Birthday episode of their TV show, and THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR CHRISTMAS SHOW!  Tis the season for Bud and Lou, so join in on the holiday fun!  THIS PART TWO OF TWO.

IT'S HOLIDAY TIME and in this episode Jerry and I read and answer your emails, you'll hear a letter from my co-author Matthew Coniam, and together we'll watch an Abbott and Costello cartoon, Lou's Birthday episode of their TV show, and THE COLGATE COMEDY HOUR CHRISTMAS SHOW!  Tis the season for Bud and Lou, so join in on the holiday fun!

On Episode#41 of ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE PODCAST: SON OF BITS AND PIECES.  It's Lou demonstrating his ice making machine.  Bud and Lou do Who's On First for the last time on video, and there are 3 appearances of Lou as a solo on The Steve Allen Show.  And for the grand finale, Lou proves his dramatic chops on WAGON TRAIN:  The Tobias Jones Story.  Join Jerry and Nick for this shared experienc...

Join Jerry and Nick as they explore the boys meeting up with The CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON, and two episodes of The GE Theater:  BLAZE OF GLORY with Lou Costello, and THIS LAUGH IS ON ME with Bud Abbott.  We can all watch them together or you can just listen to the commentaries we provide.  Here are the links in order:  BLAZE: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-oZjUjKyW0   LAUGH:  https://www....

On episode #39 of ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET THE PODCAST we take a gander at the compilation film, THE WORLD OF ABBOTT AND COSTELLO, a  look at the boys' Universal films based on the success of Robert Youngson's compilation films.  We also take a close look at the Lou Costello, Jr. Youth Foundation in 10,000 KIDS AND A COP, a plea for purchasing Christmas seals in IT'S CHRISTMAS TIME, and THIS IS YO...

It's the end of the trail for Lou Costello in his only solo film.  It's a satire of the many "giants go on a rampage" movies from the 1950s, and Dorothy Provine is our lovely giantess.  There are many familiar faces in this movie including Gale Gordon, Doodles Weaver, Bobby Barber, Joey Faye, Charles Lane, and more.  It's a so-so farewell to Lou's film legacy, but it's nothing to be embarrassed ab...

Here's all the lowdown on Bud and Lou's final film as a team.  This ends their wildly successful 20 year partnership, which included 16 years of moneymaking films.  Here the boys are fighting actual deadly gangsters (with guns!), as well as the even more dangerous Mary Wickes from the Child Welfare Board!  Rusty Hamer is in it (from Make Room For Daddy), and so is Inspector Henderson from The Adve...

It's Mummy dearest here in Bud and Lou-Land as they meet Klaris, a giant lizard, and Richard Deacon.  It's their final film for Universal and it's darned good.  In fact, we think it's one of their better films.  Marie Windsor is at her sultry best, and the cross-talk routines are back.  This film also features one of their best routines (The Deadly Necklace).  Join us for more fun than anyone has...

Grab your truncheon and your droopy mustache and join us for a close-up look at Bud and Lou's penultimate Universal film. The boys didn't come from this world of film slapstick, but they take to it like champs. Fred Clark lends terrific support, and even the old man (Mack Sennett) shows up to remind us from whence this all came. Join the fun...and subscribe to the channel.

 Join Jerry and Nick as they discuss this interesting chapter in the boys' monster series for Universal. This one is problematic in that there are no classic verbal routines, and there is an awful lot of stuntmen falling down a lot. Learn all about the folks in and around the film, and thrill to Boris Karloff as he only plays Dr. Jekyll for $15,000.00. 

It's up and away as our heroes traverse outer space, New Orleans, and Anita Ekberg!  It's a fun one, folks...better than you remembered.  See a rocket go through the Lincoln tunnel without paying toll!  See the Statue of Liberty duck!  See Venus instead of Mars!  But mostly, SEE how much fun we have in this episode.

AHOY MATIES, hoist the anchor, set the sails, and drink some port because it's time to look at this salty tale of the bounding main.  Bud and Lou team up with the great Charles Laughton for ABBOTT AND COSTELLO MEET CAPTAIN KIDD.  See Hillary Brooke looking gorgeous, Laughton out-mugging Bud and Lou, and some really terrific color photography.  Come aboard and join us for the fun.  

Not one of their best (by a long shot), but it's our boys and they're worth the look.  At least there is Tom Ewell and Mitzi Green in fine support, and there are a couple of routines the boys had never used before, and Lou gets to do a song with Mitzi.  Fish fly, Bud is really abusive, and the fake snow is everywhere!  Have fun!

 Let's climb up the beanstalk with our boys, Bud and Lou as they confront a giant, a talking harp, and some really bad dancers. It's their first film in color and it looks great. This one is for the kids, the kids inside of all of us. Lots of inside info, sound clips, and terrible puns.