Costello
Classic comedy duo
Costello is a surname of Irish origin.
It appears most recognizably in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello, whose vaudeville and film routines made "Who's on First?" a classic of American humor.
Elvis Costello brought the name to rock music.
The name also surfaces in crime contexts—Frank Costello was a prominent mid-century mob boss.
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- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
- duoTwo working together
routine · gag · timing · straight man · funnyman · sketch · pratfall · double act
Of the Emerald Isle
- genealogyStudy of family descent
- ancestryFamily line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- familyRelated people together
heritage · clan · patronymic · immigration · Ellis Island · diaspora · relatives · kinship
Rock and roll monarch
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- new waveEmerging trend or movement
- DeclanIrish masculine name
spectacles · fedora · Burt Bacharach · album · lyrics · British · collaborations · producer
Abbott
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- slapstickExaggerated physical humor
- vaudevilleTheatrical variety entertainment
- burlesqueExaggerated mockery or risqué variety
duo · routine · gag · timing · straight man · funnyman · sketch · pratfall · double act · Universal
Irish
Of the Emerald Isle
family · heritage · clan · patronymic · immigration · Ellis Island · diaspora · relatives · kinship · pedigree
Elvis
Rock and roll monarch
- singer-songwriterSelf-composing musical performer
- punkRaw, fast rock genre
- new waveEmerging trend or movement
Declan · spectacles · fedora · Burt Bacharach · album · lyrics · British · collaborations · producer · eclectic
- Irish SurnamesO'Brien, Murphy, Kelly, O'Neill, O'Connor
- Italian SurnamesRossi, Ferrari, Esposito, Romano, Colombo
- Crime SyndicatesCosa Nostra, Five Families, Sicilian Mafia, Medellin Cartel, Irish Mob
CostelloAbbott
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straight man · Dean Martin · George Burns · Hardy · foil
- Abbott and CostelloLegendary comedy partnership
- Elvis Costello