In Pursuit of Poetry

March 17 - Limericks - A Tribute To Lou Costello

March 17, 2018
A limerick. I managed to find one that I really liked... though not so fully in keeping with St. Patrick's Day, but that's okay. He died March 3, 1959 at the age of only 52, three days before his 53rd birthday.

Tribute To Lou Costello
© Neil
Published: May 2014

There once was a man called Costello
A silly Vaudevillian fellow
He expired this day
So this tribute we pay
To a man who was shaped like a cello

He quit high school and moved to L.A.
Found some work and decided to stay
Soon he carved out a niche
With a chance to get rich
From the comedy roles he could play

He teamed up with a comic named Bud
Who up until then was a dud
They created some skits
With their wiles and their wits
That were funny, just like Elmer Fudd

"Who's on First" was a great bit of jest
That many still think was the best
That has ever been done
In the annals of fun
And can still make us laugh when we're stressed

Lou Costello showed wonder and glee
When we saw him each week on TV
With his deviant mind
He was one of a kind
Such a jolly good fellow was he

Source: https://www.familyfriendpoems.com/poem/tribute-to-lou-costello

I used to love watching Abbott and Costello skits.


I love his voice and his antics. Comedy at its best.

And to mess with your mind.... some Costello math:



Hope this gives you some laughter today!

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