Joke Quote by Bob Mortimer

Every sitcom needs their straight man or straight woman.

— Aarti Mann

A lot of comedies, I think, make the wrong choice of having the straight man being this bland emotional conduit for the audience.

— Thomas Middleditch

In the old-fashioned sitcoms, to be gay was, in itself, funny, and you laughed at the characters rather than with them.

— Ian Mckellen

Even in comedy, I'm always the straight guy, which is okay because that's a skill. But it would be nice to get out of…

— Maura Tierney

Sitcoms are incredibly limiting. When you do a sitcom and it becomes a signature part for you, it's harder to do something else; but…

— Aunjanue Ellis

By making the gay character funny and sweet but above all normal, you make a far better, longer lasting statement than you would if…

— Sue Perkins

Well, anybody can be a straight man if he hears well. You just have to wait for laughs. A straight man just repeats the…

— George Burns

Sitcoms, I always figured that would be an easy gig, but man, it is not.

— Blake Shelton

There was a point in the latter 1990s at which, suddenly, every sitcom and drama in sight had to have a gay or lesbian…

— Lionel Shriver

A lot of comedies are based on the reaction shot. You have one person doing something stupid and one person is generally the straight…

— Richard Ayoade

I wouldn't consider myself a traditional sitcom actor or someone you'd even think would be in a sitcom.

— Wyatt Cenac

Sitcoms are usually sweet with no viciousness.

— Diane Morgan