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Straight man

The straight man, also known as a "comedic foil", is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. When a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. The straight man is a foil, a contrasting character to the funny man. The direct contribution to the comedy a…

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Straight man

Nodes47
Edges46
Triples11
Avg. degree1.96
Density0.042553
Components1

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related to history · 10
Straight man → Abbott, America's, Bud Abbott, Costello, In, Jerry Seinfeld, Lou Costello, Seinfeld, The, This
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Straight man → foil

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straight man comedy known foil comedic role character expected funny direct typically also act women popular jim farce eccentrically deadpan

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Straight manis afoil0.90text
Straight manrelated to historyIn0.60section
Straight manrelated to historyThe0.60section
Straight manrelated to historyThis0.60section
Straight manrelated to historyAbbott0.60section
Straight manrelated to historyCostello0.60section
Straight manrelated to historyAmerica's0.60section
Straight manrelated to historyBud Abbott0.60section
Straight manrelated to historyLou Costello0.60section
Straight manrelated to historyJerry Seinfeld0.60section
Straight manrelated to historySeinfeld0.60section

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