straight man in a quote

"It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil."

"It's not common for a woman on television, especially if she's the mom of the family, to be funny. She's usually a straight man or foil."

"Religion theme aside, most of the time I'm in some sort of comedy and I'm a straight man and it's really just, let's wind this guy up and see him explode."