a foil for a comedian
31stooge — n. & v. colloq. n. 1 a butt or foil, esp. for a comedian. 2 an assistant or subordinate, esp. for routine or unpleasant work. 3 a compliant person; a puppet. v.intr. 1 (foll. by for) act as a stooge for. 2 (foll. by about, around, etc.) move… …
32Jack Sheldon — (born November 30, 1931) is an American bebop and West Coast jazz trumpeter, singer, and actor. He is probably best remembered as a trumpet player and comedian on The Merv Griffin Show . His role expanded after Griffin s sidekick, Arthur Treacher …
33New Delhi (1956 film) — New Delhi Directed by Mohan Segal Produced by Mohan Segal Written by Radhakishen Inder Raj Anand Mohan Segal Starring Kishore Kumar …
34straight man — ☆ straight man n. an actor who serves as a foil for, and feeds lines to, a comedian …
35British African-Caribbean community — For Caribbeans in the UK of Indian origin, see British Indo Caribbean community. British African Caribbean (British Afro Caribbean) Total population UK, 2001: 565,900 …
36Soap opera — For other uses, see Soap opera (disambiguation). A soap opera, sometimes called soap for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the… …
37W. C. Fields — Born William Claude Dukenfield January 29, 1880(1880 01 29) Darby, Pennsylvania, U.S. Died …
38Jack Benny — Infobox Radio Presenter name = Jack Benny imagesize = caption = 1942 portrait photograph of Jack Benny. birthname = Benjamin Kubelsky birthdate = birth date|1894|2|14|mf=y birthplace = Waukegan, Illinois deathdate = death date and age… …
39List of Wayne State University people — This is a list of notable alumni and faculty of Wayne State University.=Alumni=Academia* Jay J. Ague, Professor of Geology at Yale University and editor of The American Journal of Science [http://earth.geology.yale.edu/ ja5/] * Jerry Bergman,… …
40Tony Hancock — Infobox Person name = Tony Hancock image size = 280px caption = Biography published in 1978 (1983 paperback reprint shown) birth name = Anthony John Hancock birth date = birth date|1924|05|12|df=y birth place = Hall Green, Birmingham, England… …
