Certain words in this routine cause confusion and misunderstanding between the characters because they are using normal words as people names people use every day.

The players names cause Abbott and Costello to misunderstand each other because the word naturally is used as one of the names, and the other meaning is the actual meaning.

The word who also uses word play. This word uses word play because it's a question word but, it's also being used as a name.

One example from the comedy routine is when Abbott said, "Who's on first." Costello Thought that Abbott was asking a question, but Abbott was really saying the players name to Costello.

This word play creates humor for the audience because it uses question and unusual words people don't use everyday.

From, Aubrey

How the word play confuses Costello and Abbott because the names are question words and common words.

For example, Abbott tells Costello the names by, "Who" Abbott said, "The guy" said Costello. "Who". 'How does he sign". "Thats how he signs". "Who". "Yes".

This is funny to the audince because Costello is getting angry because he thinks that Abbott is asking him the names but Abbott is actually telling him the names and is getting confused.

2.) in this routine, Abbot said, "who's on first" and it confused Costello because because it sounded like he was asking Costello the name of the players on 1st base but Costello was confused because Abbot was the manager meaning he should know his own players.

3.) this wordplay caused humor for the audience because it shows Costello's frustration and confusion.

-henry gerace

2: In this routine, Abbot said, "Who

's on first." and that confused Costello because it sounded like he was asking Costello the name of the player on first base when he was really saying the name of the player. Costello was confused because Abbott was the manager meaning he should know his own players.

3: This wordplay causes humor because it shows Costello's frustraintion on his face.

James Jones

2: In this routine, Abbot said, "Who

's on first." and that confused Costello because it sounded like he was asking Costello the name of the player on first base but Costello was confused because Abbott was the manager meaning he should know his own players.

3: This wordplay caused humor for the audience by showing the frustration and confusion on Costello's face.

Nieko Crousillat

1: In this routine, a few certain words caused confusion between the characters because the names sounded like questions and full sentences.

2: In this routine, Abbot said, " Who's on first" and it confused Costello because it sounded like he was asking Costello the name of the players on 1st base but Costello was confused because Abbott was the manager meaning he should know his own players.

3: This wordplay caused humor for the audience by showing the confusion and frustration on Costello's face.

2 One example in the skit is when Costello asked what the pitchers name was, Abbott answered with tomorrow but Costello got confused.

3 Wordplay created humor for the audience because Costello didn't understand the pitcher's name, he was obnoxiously loud and talking very fast.

Chloe

Carlo

1.) The certain words in the routine Who's on first? were caused by confusion and misunderstanding between the characters because they use word play for the names. Some of the names are question names like, who, what and why and others were time names like, today, and tomorrow.

2.) One example from the comedy skit is when Abbott said "Tomorrow" when Costello asked who was the pitcher. Costello thinks Abbott wants to tell him the name of the pitcher tomorrow.

3.) This wordplay creates humor for the audience because Costello is confused and doesn't know that Abbott was actually telling him the names of his players, since the names are not your typical names .

(2) In this routine Abbott said "Who's on First?" and that confused Costello because it sounded like he was asking Costello the name of the first baseman but since Abbott is the manager, he should know his own players.

(3) This wordplay created humor for the audience by showing the confusion and frustration on Costello's face.

By Luca Crousillat

One example in the skit is when Costello asked what the pitchers name was, Abbott answered with tomorrow but Costello got confused.

Wordplay created humor for the audience because Costello didn't understand the pitchers name, he was obnoxiously loud and was talking very fast.

Sammi

From Abby

2. One example from the comedy routine is that, Costello said, "The pitcher's name?" Abbott replied, Tomorrow." Costello said after that, "You don't want to tell me today?" Costello thinks that Abbott will them tomorrow. But that's the name but a time word.

3. This word play creates humor for the audience because Abbott is using names that you would not usually use they are time words. It was also funny because Costello does not know that they are real names and he is confused and it is funny because they are real names of the players.

From, Reese

One example from the comedy routine is. Costello said "The left fielder's name?" Abbott replied "Why." This causes Costello to be confusioned.

This wordplay creates humor for the audience because it uses confusing names to confuse Costello.

-Warren Sou

for example when Abbot is saying the names to Costello but Costello thinks he is asking him questions for example Abbot is saying lets see..... and Abbott is saying who is on first. what Abbott is trying to say who is on first but it sound like a questions. 3. this wordplay create humor for the audience because when who is on first the audience is laughing because they think it sounds like a question and the people love the joke and people like Costellos reaction's.

from emmy.

How the wordplay confuses Costello and Abbott because they are using question words for names. For example it is confusing because Abbott kept saying who witch was the first baseman and Costello thought it was a question. It is funny because Abbott kept saying answers but Costello thought he was asking him the names.

2. One example from the comedy routine is that, Costello said, "The pitcher's name?" Abbott replied, Tomorrow." Costello said after that, "You don't want to tell me today?"

3. This word play creates humor for the audience because Abbott is using names that you would not usually use they are time words. It was also funny because Costello does not know what Abbott is saying.

In the skit, Whos on First, the words in the routine cause confusion and misunderstanding between the characters because some of the names are words that people use frequently.

For example, when Costello asks about the names of the baseball players, he asks, "I throw the ball to who?" And Abbott replies with "Naturally." Abbott thinks that Costello is using the words as names, but he is using them as normal words. Costello is very confused, he thinks Abbott is asing questions when he is actually saying the names of players.

This wordplay creates humor for the audience because both Costello and Abbott are confused with eachother over wordplay. The names are normal words that you would use frequently in your life, so they are fghting over confusion.

One example from the comedy routine is from Abbott cause he says "Who is on first! Costello: I'm asking YOU who first." This shows the confusion that it cause with the names being question words.

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