peter grosz played the straight man of the 2 guys that did the sonic commercials.
peter grosz played the straight man of the 2 guys that did the sonic commercials.
of the 2 guys that do the sonic commercials, who plays the straight man?
peter grosz
grosz was born new york city, new york, and was raised in scarsdale. grosz is jewish. he has worked both as an actor and as a producer. he is most recognizable for appearing in sonic's "two guys" commercials, in which he appears as the straight man in a double act with improvisational comedian t. j. jagodowski, with whom also he worked in the movie "stranger than fiction". grosz is a graduate of northwestern university, where he roomed with seth meyers of "saturday night live". he worked as a writer for "the colbert report" from 2007 to 2010, where he has appeared on screen at least four times: once as the time-travelling brandy thief, once as a version of himself on september 23, 2008, once on may 13, 2010 to interrupt stephen colbert's attempt to introduce guest band the hold steady, only to perform the introduction himself, and on january 9, 2013 as mcgnaw the gluten-free beaver. in addition, the may 13, 2010 episode ended with colbert wishing farewell to the time-travelling brandy thief; grosz confirmed on his facebook page that this was his last episode of the colbert report as a writer. additionally, the birth of his child was announced on the show on march 9, 2009.
peter grosz
the straight man is a stock character in a comedy performance, especially a double act, sketch comedy, or farce. when a comedy partner behaves eccentrically, the straight man is expected to maintain composure. the ability to maintain a serious demeanor in the face of even the most preposterous comedy is crucial to a successful straight man. whatever direct contribution to the comedy a straight man provides usually comes in the form of deadpan. a straight man with no direct comedic role has historically been known as a stooge. typically he is expected to feed the funny man lines that he can respond to for laughs, while seeking no acclamation for himself.
straight man