Straight man

/ˈstɹeɪtˌmæn/

Synonyms for "straight man" (44 found)

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For many years Bud Abbott served brilliantly as Lou Costello's deadpan straight man.

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Recently he had successfully concluded a case featuring a poet who wore only latex, lived on liquorice allsorts and worshipped a horse she believed to be the reincarnation of Radclyffe Hall. And she was the straight man.

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She was the straight man, he was the comedian, and their audience was “standing room only” when they stepped up to the microphone.

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The committee consisted of two lesbians and a straight man.

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