Choice Quote by Thomas Middleditch

If you have a character that doesn't have anything wrong with him, there's nothing funny about it. The idea of the straight man is…

— Will Arnett

I think there's too many gay jokes in comedy and not enough honest explorations of sexuality.

— Chris Gethard

The playing ground is so uneven, and there have been so many straight characters for such a long time, and so many gay actors…

— Stephanie Beatriz

I'm a straight lady, the best in Hollywood. There is an art to playing the straight role. You must build up your man, but…

— Margaret Dumont

So much of male heterosexual comedy can be steeped in a gay panic. A lot of juvenile comedy is predicated on that.

— John Benjamin Hickey

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

There are quite detailed rules with sitcom. When people can leave scenes, act structure, joke rhythm. You can't not have a straight man.

— Bob Mortimer

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

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

Every sitcom needs their straight man or straight woman.

— Aarti Mann

I felt that mainstream comedy caters to men and people don't even notice.

— Rose Matafeo

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