straight man

someone who sets up jokes or gags so that someone else can say the punch line. I need a straight man to set up all my jokes. I'm tired of being a straight man for a has-been comic.

straight man

n. someone who sets up jokes or gags so that someone else can say the punch line. I’m tired of being a straight man for a has-been comic.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Agiss	['ægis]
Dzhokhar	-	Chechen
Jelle	YEL-lə (Dutch)	Frisian, Dutch
CornÉLio	-	Portuguese
Zhelyazko	-	Bulgarian
Rosemonde	-	French