straight man

Noun

 * 1)  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.
 * 2) ; for example, a heterosexual man.
 * the committee consisted of two lesbians and a straight man
 * 1) ; for example, a heterosexual man.
 * the committee consisted of two lesbians and a straight man
 * 1) ; for example, a heterosexual man.
 * the committee consisted of two lesbians and a straight man

Translations

 * Czech: nahrávač
 * Finnish: tavallinen mies
 * French:
 * German: ,
 * Hungarian: hétköznapi embert/figurát játszó/alakító komikus
 * Italian:
 * Japanese:
 * Portuguese:
 * Russian: бе́лый кло́ун
 * Turkish: komedyen yardakçısı, şamaroğlanı