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Stock character, notable for remaining composed in a comedic performance
eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. The straight man is a foil, a contrasting character to the funny man. The direct contribution
Straight_man
1997 novel by Richard Russo
Straight Man (New York: Random House, 1997) is a novel by American writer Richard Russo set at the fictional West Central Pennsylvania University in Railton
Straight_Man
Topics referred to by the same term
comedy, or farce. Straight man may also refer to: A heterosexual man Straight Man, a 1997 novel by Richard Russo Gay man, a homosexual man This disambiguation
Straight_man_(disambiguation)
Straight man cancer (Chinese: 直男癌; pinyin: zhí nán ái) is a derogatory neologism used by Chinese feminists to describe men who are stubbornly supportive
Straight_man_cancer
American television series
developed by Paul Lieberstein and Aaron Zelman based on the 1997 novel Straight Man by Richard Russo. Starring Bob Odenkirk, the series premiered on March
Lucky_Hank
Pair of comedians whose act is based on their uneven relationship
way a straight man sets up jokes and then "feeds" them to his partner.[citation needed] Despite the names often given to the roles, the straight man is not
Double_act
Topics referred to by the same term
straight in Wiktionary, the free dictionary. Straight may refer to: Straight man, a stock character Straight (2007 film), a German LGBT film Straight
Straight
American comedian and actor (1897–1974)
was an American comedian, actor and producer. He was best known as the straight man in the comedy duo Abbott and Costello. Abbott was born in Asbury Park
Bud_Abbott
2004 reality television series
the final suitor was a straight man, he and Thomas split a reward of $1 million. Conversely, if the final suitor was a gay man, he alone won the reward
Playing_It_Straight
American comedian and actor (1906–1959)
straight man Bud Abbott. They did not work together until 1935 at the Eltinge Theatre on 42nd Street in New York City after Costello's straight man fell
Lou_Costello
American entertainer (1901–1979)
subdued style than his brothers and serving as a romantic lead and/or straight man. After Duck Soup (1933), he abandoned acting for subsequent careers as
Zeppo_Marx
English actor, straight man and presenter (1923–2020)
Nicholas Parsons (10 October 1923 – 28 January 2020) was an English actor, straight man and radio and television presenter. He was the long-running presenter
Nicholas_Parsons
Fictional character
Hurwitz, and portrayed by Jason Bateman. Michael serves as the series' straight man, often leading his family through its many crises. Michael (born December
Michael_Bluth
Character who contrasts with another character of a narrative work
selected for him. Counterpart (disambiguation) Juxtaposition Sidekick Straight man, a form of foil in comedy Corwin, Norman (1 April 1978). Holes in a stained
Foil_(narrative)
American reality television series
are fashionable, hip, witty, and very much enjoy helping a straight man to reach their straight potential. Similarly, Stadler claims this is why heterosexual
Queer_Eye_(2003_TV_series)
American writer and teacher
teleplay for the HBO adaptation of Empire Falls. Russo's 1997 novel Straight Man was adapted by Paul Lieberstein and Aaron Zelman into a television show
Richard_Russo
American actress (1895–1964)
famous as the zany partner and comic foil of husband George Burns, her straight man, appearing with him on radio, television and film as the duo Burns and
Gracie_Allen
American comedian and actor (1897–1975)
was an American comedian and actor. He is best known as the leader and straight man of The Three Stooges, the farce comedy team who starred in motion pictures
Moe_Howard
Attraction between people of the opposite sex or gender
those attractions." Someone who is heterosexual is commonly referred to as straight. Along with bisexuality and homosexuality, heterosexuality is one of the
Heterosexuality
American singers, musicians and comedians
bass), with Tommy (the elder of the two) acting clueless and Dick as his straight man, which usually led to arguments. Tommy's signature line was "Mom always
Smothers_Brothers
American actor (1922–2020)
heresy to imagine Brooks performing it with any other straight man. Reiner was a solid straight man to Caesar, but with Brooks he is the second-banana supreme
Carl_Reiner
American radio and television announcer (1919–1997)
television announcer. Fenneman is best remembered as the show announcer and straight man on Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life. Marx said of Fenneman in 1976, "There
George_Fenneman
Any flag intended to represent heterosexuality
A straight flag or heterosexual flag is a pride flag intended to represent heterosexuality. Some straight flags represent straight pride, a conservative
Straight_flag
Traditional Japanese style of comedy
Manzai usually involves two performers (manzaishi)—a straight man (tsukkomi) and a funny man (boke)—trading jokes at great speed. Most of the jokes
Manzai
Term for sexual and gender minorities
were considered 'queer.' A man who took the 'active role,' who inserted his penis into another man, remained a 'straight' man, even when he had an on-going
Queer
British comedy double act
Little and Large were a British comedy double act comprising straight man Syd Little (born Cyril John Mead; 19 December 1942) and comic Eddie Large (born
Little_and_Large
American comedy duo
and reworking numerous burlesque sketches with Abbott as the devious straight man and Costello as the dimwitted comic. Decades later, when AMC moved the
Abbott_and_Costello
American actor (1922–1987)
in the television show Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In, in which he played straight man to Dick Martin and won the 1969 Emmy for Outstanding Variety or Musical
Dan_Rowan
American man who became notable for traveling on a lawn mower
Alvin Boone Straight (October 17, 1920 – November 9, 1996) was an American man who travelled 240 miles (390 km) on a riding lawn mower from Laurens, Iowa
Alvin_Straight
Warner Bros. theatrical cartoon character
more frequently cast as an adult, often being cast as the competent straight man in the series in later years. At the ending of many Looney Tunes cartoons
Porky_Pig
American actor (1949–2006)
Described by Leonard Maltin as the "quintessential New Yorker or cranky straight man", Kirby appeared in a series of comedies, typically playing fast-talking
Bruno_Kirby
American actor (1919–1986)
appeared in nearly a hundred films. Tucker worked in vaudeville as a straight man at the age of fifteen. While he was on a trip to California, party hostess
Forrest_Tucker
English comedian (born 1942)
Cyril John Mead; 19 December 1942) is an English comedian who was the straight man in the double act Little and Large, with Eddie Large. Born in Blackpool
Syd_Little
British actor (1928–2006)
known professionally as Henry McGee, was a British actor, best known as straight man to Benny Hill for many years. McGee was also often the announcer on Hill's
Henry_McGee
Comedy double act
Morecambe playing the more bumbling comic role and Wise the affable straight man, but over time (and with new writers) the nature of the act changed.
Morecambe_and_Wise
Seinfeld protagonist
protagonist of the American television sitcom Seinfeld (1989–1998). The straight man among his group of friends, this fictionalized version of comedian Jerry
Jerry_Seinfeld_(character)
English comic and singer (born 1938)
Cannon, is an English comic, actor and singer. He is best known as the straight man of the comic double act Cannon and Ball, until Bobby Ball's death in
Tommy_Cannon
American reality television series
Straight Plan for the Gay Man is an American comedy television series that premiered on February 23, 2004, on Comedy Central. It is a parody of Bravo's
Straight_Plan_for_the_Gay_Man
British sketch comedy television series (1969–1974)
Also recurring was the reserved upper-class straight man seen in "Nudge, Nudge" and the "It's a Man's Life" sketch, and incompetent authority figures
Monty_Python's_Flying_Circus
1989 British film
He has just finished his sixth year playing "The Tall Guy", a straight man in a two-man, long-running comedy revue starring (and dominated by) Ron Anderson
The_Tall_Guy
Large paper fan
traditionally used as part of a manzai act, in which the straight man (tsukkomi) smacks the funny man (boke) in response to their jokes or idiocy. The Japanese
Harisen
American comedy television series
27-year-old man working a temp job. He struggles to find love, following a break-up from a long relationship. He is sometimes used as a straight man when absurd
Man_Seeking_Woman
English comedy actor (1922–1992)
Bob Todd, was an English comedy actor, mostly known for appearing as a straight man in the sketch shows of Benny Hill and Spike Milligan. For many years
Bob_Todd
Fictional character
(1980). Director David Zucker preserved this by having Nielsen play the straight man. Zucker based his character on Lee Marvin and Clint Eastwood, while scriptwriter
Frank_Drebin
Literary element of challenge that stands in the way of a goal
"man versus society". Where man stands versus a man-made institution (such as slavery or bullying), "man versus man" conflict may shade into "man versus
Conflict_(narrative)
American actor and television writer
Sonic Drive-In's "Two Guys" commercials, in which he appears as the straight man in a double act with improvisational comedian T. J. Jagodowski until
Peter_Grosz
Entertainment manager, television and film producer
on the Bob Odenkirk-led series Lucky Hank for AMC based on the novel Straight Man by Richard Russo. He produced the Netflix animation series Paradise PD
Marc_Provissiero
Ancient Chinese proverb
Hee Haw cast member Archie Campbell. It begins with Campbell telling straight man Roy Clark about the recent death of a relative, to which Clark responds
The_old_man_lost_his_horse
English actor (1947–1979)
"Richard's straight double". Daily Express. It's a memorable Friday for young actor Richard Beckinsale who appears on rival channels as straight man to two
Richard_Beckinsale
Use of a strap-on dildo to penetrate another person's anus
liberation", maintains that all straight men "must try it at least once". Erika Lust likewise emphasized that "every girl" and "every man" should "get to enjoy"
Pegging_(sexual_practice)
American screenwriter and screenwriter (born 1943)
the case to Japan where roughly half the story takes place. In "The Straight Man" Wine has quit his posh job in corporate security and is back in West
Roger_L._Simon
American actor (1914–1998)
shorts, was the other). Sitka served the role of a literal "stooge," or straight man, to the Three Stooges throughout nearly 40 of their short films, most
Emil_Sitka
US TV sitcom character, created 2009
Last Ride) are a running gag in the show. Ann is often portrayed as the straight man, grounded and logical, opposed to the eccentric Leslie. Ann spends most
Ann_Perkins
Canadian comedian (1916–2002)
Wayne and Shuster, alongside Johnny Wayne. Wayne played to Shuster's straight man. Shuster was born to a Jewish immigrant family in Toronto, Ontario, and
Frank_Shuster
American filmmaker, actor, comedian and songwriter (born 1926)
close friends and casually improvised comedy routines. Reiner played the straight man interviewer and would pitch parts to Brooks. Reiner recalled: I’d pick
Mel_Brooks
American entertainer (1949–1984)
Yorker, November 22, 1999, Issue. "Was This Man a Genius? A Year with Andy Kaufman, the Consummate Straight Man." by Julie Hecht The Village Voice, November
Andy_Kaufman
Road section of the 24 Hours of Le Mans
(3.7 mi) long straight of the Circuit de la Sarthe around which the 24 Hours of Le Mans auto race takes place. Since 1990, the straight is interrupted
Mulsanne_Straight
2014 American play by Young Jean Lee
term "straight white man" represented the default "other" for marginalized groups, and so asked the workshop attendees what they thought of straight white
Straight_White_Men
American comedian
series Jake and Amir, with Hurwitz generally assuming the role of the straight man. Originally made as a hobby by the pair, the series was later produced
Jake_Hurwitz
American television host (born 1967)
animated and energetic, providing a foil to Jamie Hyneman's more reserved straight-man persona. Savage and Hyneman were the sole hosts of the show for the first
Adam_Savage
2002 film by Barry Sonnenfeld
didn't want to see Will as the straight man. And until Tommy comes back into the movie, by definition, Will's the straight man". Fanaro condensed the first
Men_in_Black_II
Emotional neutrality that contrasts comedy
Comedy portal Dark humor Blank expression Minimisation (psychology) Straight man Throwaway line Rishel, Mary Ann (2002). Writing humor. Detroit: Wayne
Deadpan
2005 self-help book by Alan Downs
The Velvet Rage: Overcoming the Pain of Growing Up Gay in a Straight Man's World is a self-help book by clinical psychologist Alan Downs, originally published
The_Velvet_Rage
Fictional character in the Portal series
the game's humour better if she did not talk, characterizing her as a "straight man in a world gone mad" whose silence was necessary for the tone. GLaDOS
Chell_(Portal)
Fictional character in the American television show Psych
the same name played by American actor Dulé Hill. He functions as the "straight man" for Shawn Spencer's antics, and provides sobering advice, helpful knowledge
Gus_(Psych)
British clown (born 1974)
clowning. Much of Mooky’s comedy routines involve him butting heads with a straight man (specifically a White clown), who often tries and fails to control Mooky’s
Mooky_the_Clown
or humorously exaggerated takes on current events against the host's straight man persona. The final segment is devoted to a celebrity interview, with
List of The Daily Show episodes
List_of_The_Daily_Show_episodes
Fictional character in the Pirates of the Caribbean film series
additional foil to Jack Sparrow's character, taking the role of the straight man with his subdued, good-natured personality. Will is the only child of
Will_Turner
Slang
used by a gay man "when complimenting a straight man on his appearance...distancing the compliment from a sexual advance, when a gay man feels threatened
No_homo
America boardwalk performer and comedian
Swami X appears as a character in Roger L. Simon's mystery novel, The Straight Man and is referenced in Pat Hartman's volume of Venice vignettes, Call Someplace
Swami_X
Casual partner of a gay man
assume that their partners are indeed straight, out of desiring having a sexual relationship with a straight man; while others may regard trades as actually
Trade_(gay_slang)
Fictional cartoon bird
continued to use Woody as an aggressive lunatic, not a domesticated straight man or defensive homebody, as many other studios' characters had become.
Woody_Woodpecker
Stock character; an ordinary individual
helping a jury interpret a law's wording Straight man T.C. Mits – acronym for "the celebrated man in the street" The man on the Clapham omnibus – hypothetical
Everyman
English actor (1908–1967)
1940s, Desmonde was briefly a straight man for Scottish comedian Dave Willis and in 1942 he was invited to be straight man for stage comedian Sid Field
Jerry_Desmonde
Type of firearm mechanism
Straight-pull bolts are less common on centerfire rifles because their higher pressures can cause the bolt to unlock during firing. However, straight
Bolt_action
American comedy duo (1946–1956)
pressure soon took their toll. Martin usually had the thankless job of the straight man, and his singing had yet to develop into the unique style of his later
Martin_and_Lewis
2019 Philippine law
scenario of a straight man groping another straight man which he believes will not be covered by the Safe Spaces Act. Hontiveros suggest th man be held liable
Safe_Spaces_Act
Canadian-American actor (1923–2013)
skill, telling he had "a very rare comedic spine" and could be both a straight man and quietly funny. In 1987, Bain starred in Mr. President, a political
Conrad_Bain
1999 film by David Lynch
The Straight Story (stylised as the Straight story) is a 1999 biographical road drama film directed by David Lynch. It was edited and produced by Mary
The_Straight_Story
Fictional character from Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus, played by Graham Chapman. He acts as a "straight man", staying serious despite the absurdity of the show, often stopping the
The_Colonel_(Monty_Python)
Hairstyle
the Native Americans, Samoset of the Abenaki in 1621: He was a tall straight man, the hair of his head black, long behind, only short before, none on
Mullet_(haircut)
Comedy web series by CollegeHumor
humorous versions of themselves: Jake is usually depicted as a sensible "straight man" and Amir as his annoying, obsessive, and odd co-worker. Running for
Jake_and_Amir_(web_series)
Oxford don (1844–1930)
Archibald Spooner. Who was Dr. Spooner of "spoonerism" fame? (from The Straight Dope website) The 'Brief History of The College' states that Dr. Spooner
William_Archibald_Spooner
American television writer and producer
served as co-showrunner of AMC series Lucky Hank, based on the novel Straight Man by Richard Russo, starring Bob Odenkirk. Zelman began writing for television
Aaron_Zelman
American filmmaker (born 1975)
young gays, and a spec script about the relationship between a straight man and a gay man. More recently, he has written the screenplays of the 2007 films
Christopher Landon (filmmaker)
Christopher_Landon_(filmmaker)
Literary genre
usually told from the viewpoint of a faculty member (e.g., Richard Russo's Straight Man) or the viewpoint of a student (e.g., Tom Wolfe's I Am Charlotte Simmons)
Campus_novel
English comedian (1926–2013)
was an English comedian, musician, businessman and writer who was the straight man of the comedy double act Mike & Bernie Winters with his younger brother
Mike_Winters_(comedian)
American actor and comedian (1924–2006)
aired, Griffith was intended to be the comedic lead with Knotts as his straight man, similar to their roles in No Time for Sergeants. However, it was quickly
Don_Knotts
Irish actor and entertainer
all print media for the fast-food chain McDonald's. He was the last 'straight man' to Basil Brush on BBC1's The Basil Brush Show and later presented Dance
Billy_Boyle
American comedic duo
forty years. The duo met in 1922 and married in 1926. Burns played the straight man and Allen played a silly, addle-headed woman whose convoluted logic Burns
Burns_and_Allen
Costello, 1906–1959) – American comedy duo specializing in the white clown (straight man)/red clown (comic) relationship Ben Turpin (September 19, 1869 – July
List_of_clowns
American actor and comedian (1886–1966)
a red fireman's helmet. Wynn usually bounced his gags off announcer/straight man Graham McNamee; Wynn's customary opening, "Tonight, Graham, the show's
Ed_Wynn
British comedy rock band
should instead assume Walker’s comic role and add Brandon into the act as straight man. With the addition of Brandon, The Grumbleweeds redeveloped the act,
The_Grumbleweeds
Topics referred to by the same term
Bent man, bent men, Bentman, Bentmen, or variation, may refer to: The funny man, as opposed to the straight man, in a comedy duo Homosexual man, one who
Bent_man
British comedian
and Parsons, who had been an all-rounder, found himself cast as his straight man. His ATV series, The Arthur Haynes Show (1956–66), networked on ITV,
Arthur_Haynes
Surname list
and aviator Willard Dickerman Straight (1880–1918), American investment banker Alvin Straight (1920–1996), an American man who famously traveled 240 miles
Straight_(surname)
English comedian (1925–1999)
together for the Rank Organisation. Wise was commonly regarded as the straight man of the partnership, although his role gradually and subtly changed over
Ernie_Wise
American drummer
Magnetic Fields we purposely had one lesbian, one gay guy, one straight woman, and one straight man. The audience could identify with whomever they wanted."
Claudia_Gonson
American actor (1884–1942)
He appeared in more than 180 films between 1922 and 1942, often in "straight man" roles against legendary comedy troupes. Born in Helena, Montana, Morton
James_C._Morton
American comedian and actor (1895–1955)
"Three Lost Soles" to the act's name and took on Jack Walsh as their straight man. Moe, Larry, and Shemp continued until July 1932, when Ted Healy approached
Shemp_Howard
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English : variant of Straight.
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English : nickname from Middle English streʒt ‘straight’, ‘upright’, presumably applied in either a literal or a figurative sense.
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English : variant of Surridge 1.
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English : habitational name from a place called Northfleet in Kent, from north + Old English flēot ‘stream’ or ‘estuary’.Thomas Norfleet, from Kent, England, was in VA by 1666.
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Good Ethics and Moral Values
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Strong; Big
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Goddess of health.
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a.
Having straight joints.
n.
A hand of five cards in consecutive order as to value; a sequence. When they are of one suit, it is calles straight flush.
a.
Having straight lines.
v. t.
To make right or correct; to reduce to order; as, to straighten one's affairs; to straighten an account.
a.
Straight in form or upright in position; erect.
imp. & p. p.
of Straighten
v. t.
To make straight; to reduce from a crooked to a straight form.
superl.
Making no exceptions or deviations in one's support of the organization and candidates of a political party; as, a straight Republican; a straight Democrat; also, containing the names of all the regularly nominated candidates of a party and no others; as, a straight ballot.
a., n., & adv.
See 2nd Strait.
a.
A variant of Strait, a.
adv.
A variant of Straitly. See 1st Straight.
superl.
Conforming to justice and rectitude; not deviating from truth or fairness; upright; as, straight dealing.
superl.
Approximately straight; not much curved; as, straight ribs are such as pass from the base of a leaf to the apex, with a small curve.
superl.
Right, in a mathematical sense; passing from one point to another by the nearest course; direct; not deviating or crooked; as, a straight line or course; a straight piece of timber.
adv.
In a straight manner; directly; rightly; forthwith; immediately; as, the arrow went straight to the mark.
a.
A variant of Straight.
superl.
Unmixed; undiluted; as, to take liquor straight.
superl.
Composed of cards which constitute a regular sequence, as the ace, king, queen, jack, and ten-spot; as, a straight hand; a straight flush.
v. t.
To straighten.
v. t.
To stretch; to make straight.