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Abbott and Costello Go to the Movies
2005-03-21
by Jon Weisman

Who's on First?

by Chris Gavaler at McSweeney's.

(A CUSTOMER steps up to a video-store counter with a stack of videos.)

CASHIER: Hi. Did you find everything you wanted?

CUSTOMER: (Handing over membership card.) Yes, thanks. (Pause.) When is this one due back?

CASHIER: The day after tomorrow.

CUSTOMER: Yeah, when's it due back?

CASHIER: The day after tomorrow.

CUSTOMER: Yes. The Day After Tomorrow.

CASHIER: Right.

CUSTOMER: Right. When's it due back?

CASHIER: The day after tomorrow.

CUSTOMER: I mean the movie. The Day After Tomorrow. When is it due? ...

Finish it here. Thanks to Dodger Thoughts reader Robert Fiore for the link.

Comments
2005-03-21 21:39:40
1.   Jim Hitchcock
Ssshhh!

Or SSSSSSS, for that matter...

2005-03-21 23:17:39
2.   dzzrtRatt
Back when the Credibility Gap (starring Harry Shearer, Richard Beebe, David L. Lander and Michael McKean) were doing daily news parodies and skits on the old KRLA, they did a bit based on "Who's On First?" about a concert featuring The Who, The Guess Who and Yes.

They'll be doing variations on this bit on Mars.

2005-03-21 23:23:40
3.   Jim Hitchcock
The Credibility Gap. They were the best!
2005-03-22 06:47:35
4.   Sam DC
OT, but FYI there's a nice article about Ross Newhan's son David in today's Wash Post.



www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A55314-2005Mar21.html

2005-03-22 07:48:41
5.   dzzrtRatt
The Credibility Gap's version of this bit is online: http://www.harryshearer.com/clips/who.ram
2005-03-22 08:01:23
6.   FirstMohican
I should've taken my blood pressure before and after I read that.
2005-03-22 08:16:01
7.   Eric Enders
I was hoping for a mention of Silent Movie, myself.

And isn't The Band a central character in the music version?

2005-03-22 08:17:18
8.   scareduck
You could also read fragments from Steroids! The Musical:

http://www.mcsweeneys.net/2005/3/21greenman.html

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