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I have my very own "Who's On First?" moment

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You are, of course, familiar with the famous Abbott and Costello comedy sketch known as “Who’s On First?” It’s a famous bit of business wherein the two legendary comedians are talking about baseball, but the names of the players totally confuse the subject. As much as it’s one of the most famous comedy sketches of all time, it wasn’t new at the time. The concept behind this sketch dates back to British music hall revues from the turn of the century before the last turn of the century — meaning the cusp of the 1900s.

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A comedy duo known as Weber and Fields used to have audiences roaring over a sketch called, “I Work On Watt Street”. If you’re familiar with “Who’s On First?” you can well imagine how this goes. In the Watt Street version, there’s a bakery and someone “loafing”, and, well, you get the gist.

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