Abbott and Costello were an American comedy film partnership comprising Bud Abbott and Lou Costello. Both men had theatrical experience before teaming up as a comedy double act, Costello playing the clown and Abbott his straight man. They began performing on radio in 1938, appeared on Broadway in 1939 and made a number of successful comedy films, beginning with Buck Rivates in 1941. Research Abbott and Costello
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