Another famous straight man was Jack Benny. If you notice, the majority of the time he was setting up the other cast members to get the laughs ant his expense. Of course, he is remembered for delivering the line, “I thinking it over”, when threatened with, “Your money or your life.”For a better example of him being a straight man was in the “Si, Sy, Sue” routine.
Another famous straight man was Jack Benny. If you notice, the majority of the time he was setting up the other cast members to get the laughs ant his expense. Of course, he is remembered for delivering the line, “I thinking it over”, when threatened with, “Your money or your life.”For a better example of him being a straight man was in the “Si, Sy, Sue” routine.