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
Kelly	['keli]
Amaury	a-mo-REE	French
Phyllis	FIL-is (English)	Greek Mythology, English, German
PÁDraigÍN	PAW-dri-geen	Irish
Hartmann	HAHRT-mahn	German
Opaline	O-pə-leen	English (Rare)