keep a straight face

idiom

: to not smile or laugh

It was hard to keep a straight face with everyone else laughing.

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No one more than Tamron Hall, who was somehow able to keep a straight face the entire time.. —Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2024

Rudd and Fallon's capacity to keep a straight face while spinning ever-so-slowly in a circle together deserves an Oscar. —Sophie Dodd, Peoplemag, 13 Nov. 2023

While Jackson and Sharp are both veterans of the Upright Citizens Brigade, the movie’s master improvisers prove to be Mullally (whom Charles allows to go on long Dadaist digressions) and Lane (who can barely keep a straight face when feeding deli meat to his unconventional pets). —Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023

Here, the cast routinely breaks the fourth wall, as Charles instructs editor Al LeVine to pick not-quite-perfect takes in which audiences can see the actors struggling to keep a straight face. —Peter Debruge, Variety, 8 Sep. 2023

Particularly since quality dialogue is not a strength here, the performers can do naught but try to keep a straight face, some under heavy layers of creature latex. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 12 Jan. 2023

Kudos to Craig for cutting loose and credit to his co-stars, who managed to keep a straight face during filming. —Jenelle Riley, Variety, 6 Oct. 2021

Still, those rather good actors do indeed keep a straight face, as does the film overall. —Dennis Harvey, Variety, 27 Oct. 2022

The responsible-looking page boy (who tried to keep a straight face as Tom Pettifer goofed around) is the son of Jamie Lowther-Pinkerton, former private secretary to William and Prince George’s godfather. —Erin Hill, Peoplemag, 8 Sep. 2022