Abbott and Costello

Frank and Gilbert are joined by archivist Bob Furmanek, film critic Leonard Maltin and author-historian Ron Palumbo for a celebration of the 80th anniversary of Bud Abbott & Lou Costello's (1940) screen debut and an animated conversation about the lives and careers of one the most popular comedy teams of all time. Also in this episode: Groucho Marx gushes, Dean Martin gets a nose job, Boris Karloff turns down "Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein" and Dan Aykroyd and John Belushi consider a Bud and Lou biopic. PLUS: Bingo the Chimp! Saluting Sidney Fields! Shemp joins the army! Joe Besser frightens Gilbert! And the experts pick their favorite A&C movies! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices