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straight man

noun as in comedian who sets up joke

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They thought I was guilty of the highest heresy in the all-powerful Church of Fourth-Wave Feminism — choosing a straight man over your femme friends.

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Some scenes introduce that character as the straight man.

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The Marines may make a man of him, but it won’t be a straight man.

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The Cuban American musician, bandleader, actor and producer remains most famous for his role as Lucille Ball’s husband and straight man, Ricky Ricardo, in their iconic 1950s television series, “I Love Lucy.”

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“Yeah, but that doesn’t make sense in this case,” Meyers said, playing the straight man.

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