Straight Man

Straight man may refer to:

  • Straight Man, a 1997 novel by Richard Russo
  • Straight man (stock character), a member of a double act who plays a stooge, feed, or comic foil (an actor not meant to be funny who is surprised by, or is the object of, a joke by the comic) in theatrical comedy
  • A heterosexual male

Famous quotes containing the words straight and/or man:

    Clever words are not as good as straight talk.
    Chinese proverb.

    It is hard to rescue a man from the slough of luxury and idleness combined. If anything can do it, it is a cradle filled annually.
    Anthony Trollope (1815–1882)