Noun:

స్ట్రెయిట్ మాన్,

straight man's Usage Examples:

policemen, boxers, leathermen, a sailor, and one questionably straight man squiring his American transgender paramour.

Costello, was an American comedian, best known for his double act with straight man Bud Abbott and their routine "Who"s on First?" The comedians, who teamed.

Bill Skiles acted as the "frenzied, jabbering, sound-effecting clown to the straight man Pete Henderson".

straight man with no direct comedic role has historically been known as a stooge.

John Slater worked with them as a straight man for many years, enduring soakings from water pistols and similar pranks.

One member of the duo—the "straight man", "feed", "dead wood", or stooge—is often portrayed as reasonable and serious, while the other one—the funny.

In 1938, he worked as a straight man for British comedian Will Hay in Hey! Hey! USA.

When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure.

Collinson was a blustery and middle-aged straight man, while Dean goaded him with inane questions, quips, puns and non sequiturs.

The straight man among his group of friends, this semi-fictionalized version of comedian Jerry Seinfeld was named after, co-created by, based on, and played by Seinfeld himself.

PersonalityIn the show's setting, Jerry is the straight man, a figure who is able to observe the chaos around him but not always be a part of it.

comedian, actor and straight man half of the comedy duo Abbott and Costello.

From October, 1940 to June, 1949 von Zell served as Cantor's commercial spokesperson and straight man.

Synonyms:

directly, direct,

Antonyms:

competition, nonconformity, nonobservance,