the US comic actors Bud Abbott (1895–1974), who was thin and angry, and Lou Costello (1906–59), who was fat and funny. They were most popular as a team in films during the 1940s, making such successes as Buck Privates (1941) and Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein (1948).
ABBOTT AND COSTELLO
Meaning of ABBOTT AND COSTELLO in English
Oxford guide to British and American culture English vocabulary. Руководство по британской и американской культуре, Оксфордский английский словарь. 2005