Comedy Quote by Christopher Guest

The straight man has to know to relate to the comic. When I think of the great comedy teams, I think of Martin &…

— Marty Allen

Laurel and Hardy are among my strongest influences, and I think they're perfect examples of two naive, kid-like characters that are still funny today.…

— Stephen Hillenburg

I grew up on Laurel and Hardy. I'm aware from my own experience that comedy has got quite a fierce sell-by date, but that…

— Frank Skinner

I personally find it difficult to accept that there could be anyone on earth insensitive to the comic abilities of Laurel and Hardy, Sid…

— Steve Allen

I think there is gay comedy, because I think most gay comics are very very very in touch with that identity.

— Bowen Yang

My roles in comedies from 'Austin Powers' to 'Tommy Boy' to 'Wayne's World,' were sort of comedic 'straight man' parts. My character on 'Parks…

— Rob Lowe

I once read that in vaudeville, it was often the straight guy who got paid more than the comic because that's the tougher job.…

— Michael Dirda

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

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

When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it's always "a big breakthrough" or a "radical departure." Why is is no…

— Carol Burnett

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

I like very straight comedy.

— Judge Reinhold