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:

    “I want people to be sincere; a man of honor shouldn’t speak a single word that doesn’t come straight from his heart.”
    —Molière [Jean Baptiste Poquelin] (1622–1673)

    “A man is never as fortunate—or as unfortunate—as he imagines.”
    —François, Duc De La Rochefoucauld (1613–1680)