Abbott dan Costello adalah sekelompok duo komedi Amerika Serikat yang terdiri dari pelawak Bud Abbott dan Lou Costello. Karya-karya mereka dalam radio, film dan televisi yang membuat mereka menjadi duo komedi paling populer pada 1940an dan awal 1950an, dan komedian berbayaran tertinggi di dunia pada Perang Dunia II.
| Abbott and Costello | |
|---|---|
Abbott (kiri) dan Costello (kanan) pada sekitar tahun 1940an | |
| Lahir | New Jersey, Amerika Serikat |
| Media | Burlesque, vaudeville, film, radio, televisi |
| Kebangsaan | Amerika Serikat |
| Genre | Permainan kata, komedi fisik, humor surreal |
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- Anobile, Richard J. (ed.), Who's on First?: Verbal and Visual Gems from the Films of Abbott & Costello (1972) Avon Books
- Costello, Chris, Lou's on First: The Tragic Life of Hollywood's Greatest Clown Warmly Recounted by His Youngest Child (1982) St. Martin's Press ISBN 0-312-49914-0
- Cox, Stephen and Lofflin, John, The Abbott & Costello Story: Sixty Years of "Who's on First?" (1997) Cumberland House Publishing (A revised and updated edition of The Official Abbott & Costello Scrapbook)
- Cox, Stephen and Lofflin, John, The Official Abbott & Costello Scrapbook (1990) Contemporary Books, Inc.
- Dunning, John, On the Air: The Encyclopedia of Old-Time Radio (1998) Oxford University Press
- Firestone, Ross (ed.), "Bud Abbott and Lou Costello" from The Big Radio Comedy Program (1978) Contemporary Books, Inc.
- Furmanek, Bob and Palumbo, Ron, Abbott and Costello in Hollywood (1991) Perigee ISBN 0-399-51605-0
- Maltin, Leonard, The Great Movie Comedians (1978) Crown Publishers
- Maltin, Leonard, Movie Comedy Teams (1970, revised 1985) New American Library
- Miller, Jeffrey S., The Horror Spoofs of Abbott and Costello: A Critical Assessment of the Comedy Team's Monster Films (2004) McFarland & Co.
- Mulholland, Jim, The Abbott and Costello Book (1975) Popular Library
- Nachman, Gerald. Raised on Radio (1998) Pantheon Books
- Nollen, Scott Allen, Abbott and Costello on the Home Front: A Critical Study of the Wartime Films (2009) McFarland & Co.
- Palumbo, Ron, Buck Privates: The Original Screenplay (2012) Bear Manor Media.
- Palumbo, Ron, Hold That Ghost: The Original Screenplay (2016) Bear Manor Media.
- Sforza, John, "Swing It! The Andrews Sisters Story" (2000) University Press of Kentucky
- Sies, Luther F., Encyclopedia of American Radio (2000) McFarland & Co.
- Terrace, Vincent, Radio Programs (1999) McFarland & Co.
- Thomas, Bob, Bud & Lou: The Abbott and Costello Story (1977) J.B. Lippincott Co. (Dual biography featuring a highly unflattering portrait of Lou Costello, contested by friends and family members)
- Young, Jordan R., The Laugh Crafters: Comedy Writing in Radio and TV's Golden Age (1999) Past Times
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Wikimedia Commons memiliki media mengenai Abbott and Costello.
- Templat:Rhof
- Abbott and Costello on Way Back When October 17, 2013, di Wayback Machine.
- Laughterlog.com Full listing of A&C on Radio, Film, television, Record and in Books.
- Abbott and Costello Radio Log
- Official Fan Club
- Abbott and Costello at the Internet Archive
- Zoot Radio, Abbott And Costello Radio Shows
- Abbott and Costello – Who's on First?