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
Roghayeh	-	Persian
Benedict	['benədikt]
Atilius	-	Ancient Roman
Donato	do-NAH-to (Italian, Spanish)	Italian, Spanish, Portuguese
Katarzyna	kah-tah-ZHI-nah	Polish
Esmail	-	Persian, Arabic