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"Who's on First?" is a famous comedy routine about baseball and confusing names. Which duo made it famous?

A Laurel and Hardy
B Cheech and Chong
✓ Abbott and Costello
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Bud Abbott and Lou Costello performed the wordplay routine from the 1930s onward. It is often called one of the best comedy sketches of the 20th century, and a recording is honored in the Baseball Hall of Fame.

Source: National Baseball Hall of Fame; Encyclopaedia Britannica: Abbott and Costello

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