a foil for a comedian
1foil — I. transitive verb Etymology: Middle English, alteration of fullen to full cloth, from Anglo French foller more at full Date: 14th century 1. obsolete trample 2. a. to prevent from attaining an end ; defeat < always able to …
2Dave Morris (comedian) — Dave Morris Born July 5, 1896(1896 07 05) Middlesbrough Died 1960 (aged 63–64) Blackpool Medium Music hall, Radio, Television …
3straight man — noun a performer who acts as stooge to a comedian • Syn: ↑second banana • Hypernyms: ↑performer, ↑performing artist * * * noun : an actor or other entertainer whose main function is to feed lines to a comedian * * * an entertainer who plays the… …
4Chris Serle — Christopher Chris Richard Serle (born 13 July 1943, Bristol, England) is a former BBC TV presenter, reporter and actor. Serle was educated at Clifton College and Trinity College, Dublin, where he studied modern languages. He appeared as a foil… …
5straight man — /ˈstreɪt mæn/ (say strayt man) noun a male entertainer who plays a straight part, usually as a foil for a comedian …
6The Honeymooners — For the 2005 film, see The Honeymooners (film). The Honeymooners Title screen Genre Sitcom Directed by …
7Charlie Hall (actor) — For other people named Charlie Hall, see Charlie Hall (disambiguation). Charlie Hall Born August 19, 1899(1899 08 19) Birmingham, England Died December 7, 1959(1959 12 07) (aged 60) North Hollywood, California …
8List of recurring The Simpsons characters — Contents 1 Agnes Skinner 2 Akira 3 Anastasia 4 Arnie Pye …
9Vadivelu — Infobox actor bgcolour = name = Vadivelu imagesize = 150px caption = birthname = birthdate = birth date and age|1960|10|10 location = flagicon|India Madurai, India deathdate = deathplace = othername = Vadivel, Vaigai Puyal yearsactive = 1992… …
10Allen, Steve — orig. Stephen Valentine Patrick William Allen born Dec. 26, 1921, New York, N.Y., U.S. died Oct. 30, 2000, Los Angeles, Calif. U.S. entertainer and songwriter. He appeared as a comedian on radio in the 1940s before moving to late night television …
