straight man
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- A member (of any gender) of a team of comic performers who plays a supporting role by helping to set up jokes and punch lines through engaging in dialog with another comedian playing a more eccentric or otherwise more interesting character; a foil who plays such a role in theatrical comedy.“For many years Bud Abbott served brilliantly as Lou Costello's deadpan straight man.”
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