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I think this clarifies things: certainly both the Ralph Kramden (played by Jackie Gleason) and the Ed Norton (played by Art Carney) characters were comic fools, who each were paired with "straightman" wives.
Who's Our Enid? Roger Sutton 2006
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MattY is apparently training for a second career as a straightman; maybe Artie Lange would be interested in putting on a show.
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Sounds like Dingy Harry is rehearsing for his new day job after November as a straightman for Dr Phil!
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Superhero Nation has a similar straightman/funnyman comedic setup, but we try to split the punchlines between the uptight IRS agent and the wacky Man in Black*.
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Superhero Nation has a similar straightman/funnyman comedic setup, but we try to split the punchlines between the uptight IRS agent and the wacky Man in Black*.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2008 » October » 06 2008
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Superhero Nation has a similar straightman/funnyman comedic setup, but we try to split the punchlines between the uptight IRS agent and the wacky Man in Black*.
Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » 2008 » October 2008
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I know we are probably all having a very busy week, but I wanted to take a moment to offer a few remarks in eulogy of actor-nonactor/funnyman-straightman
Tom Gliatto: May the Angels Welcome You, Larry "Bud" Melman 2008
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The one difference was that Dick's character was softer, seemingly less cruel than the standard straightman, even though he is continually frustrated by Tommy's inability to grasp simple concepts.
Dennis Perrin: The Smothers Brothers: Now More Than Ever 2008
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A comic is only as good as his straightman, and Dick Smothers was easily one of the best, in the same company as Bud Abbott and Dean Martin.
Dennis Perrin: The Smothers Brothers: Now More Than Ever 2008
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Maher does include snippets of a conversation with a scientist who's studied the brain activity of people praying and meditating, but he's only there as a straightman for Maher's jokes; we never learn whether he has anything useful to say.
That's Religulous 2008
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