Male: straight man; female: talking woman. It comes from a way to distinguish from singer, dancer, show girl, stripper, etc. who have no dialog, or comedienne who delivers the punch line. Main exception: Gypsy Rose Lee, whose gimmick was to recite light verse while stripping.
Argythree about 8 years ago
Ruthie is so cute…
JPuzzleWhiz about 8 years ago
Meanwhile, the search is on in today’s comic at creators.com.
Jeff0811 about 8 years ago
I prefer the candy version. Pretty good when you get them from their home state.
Stan McSerr about 8 years ago
That is how I feel about Jeff Dunham. He isn’t that funny, but the dummies that accompany him are quite funny.
hippogriff about 8 years ago
JPuzzleWhiz
Male: straight man; female: talking woman. It comes from a way to distinguish from singer, dancer, show girl, stripper, etc. who have no dialog, or comedienne who delivers the punch line. Main exception: Gypsy Rose Lee, whose gimmick was to recite light verse while stripping.