Welcome
NEWSFLASH: We are now gearing up for the Winnipeg Fringe Festival in July!
In the meantime, check out our Galleries page for an all-new photo shoot from the May 2008
Alternative Comedy Lounge. You can also now Find us on Facebook and add yourself as a "fan"!
Hiya, neighbour! Welcome to the website for "The Canadian Abbott & Costello"...
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Portrayed by Winnipeg actors John Chase and Kevin Hamill, the boys revived their celebrity impressionist act in 2007 as a tribute to comedy legends Bud Abbott and Lou Costello.
It is often said that "imitation is the sincerest form of flattery"; we hope that Bud and Lou would have agreed. Being not only impersonators but huge fans as well, we share an immense amount of respect for the pair. After all, if it wasn't for these two men — who grew up in burlesque and whose sanitized version of it could be broadcast to family audiences of the 1940s and '50s — so many skits, bits, and routines belonging to this purely North American art form would be forever lost to time.
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No performers will ever again deliver quite what Abbott and Costello did, with a perfect straight-man/comic contrast that once made them the highest paid men in Hollywood. However, good comedy never grows old; and it is with great pleasure that we have been able to re-create some of their most classic routines for contemporary audiences.
If you're interested in what we're up to right now, the gigs page is a great place to start. Our website also features some demo clips of the act (including "Who's On First"), photo and media galleries from several of our shows, and various links to related sites.
If you're a producer interested in sketch comedy, we're always open to discussing Abbott & Costello appearances. In the past year, we've been featured as guest performers in multiple local comedy shows, played at a corporate-sponsored seniors' dinner, and mounted a successful "evening of Abbott & Costello" show in co-operation with a local venue.
To find out more about us, take a look at our bios or drop us a line.
We are also on MySpace at http://www.myspace.com/budandlou.
Thanks for visiting!
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