As Griffith maintained in several interviews, " By the second episode, I knew that Don should be funny, and I should play straight ."
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Street-smart sidekick Jennifer Esposito plays straight woman to Pistachio's impulsive insanity and turns a thankless role into a combination indulgent parent and good-humored accomplice.
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Primarily, he plays straight-man to Lane, a Broadway actor whose claim to fame was providing the voice for Timon in " The Lion King ."
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But I admit that if you want to play straight-ahead entirely, which I've never desired to do, it can be difficult to make a living ."
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Three years ago, the band formed in Seattle to play straight-ahead rock'n'roll-- the kind of music many of the Seattle grunge bands were trying to destroy.
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If the score reached 14 all, the player reaching 14 first would again have the option to " set " or play straight through to 15.
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The lawmakers, as well as the network jesters who play straight man in this dumb show, make themselves much less relevant to the daily life of America.
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When Hollywood called _ his first role was in " The Kentuckian " ( 1955 ) _ Matthau continued to play straight roles, for the most part.
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To his credit, Crystal gamely tries to play straight man to his co-star, but since there's rarely anything funny going on, his efforts are pretty much moot.
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He plays straight man to Kinski's exotic killer instincts ( one of the film's nice jokes is that when she hands him a gun, he's hapless ).
