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In ancient Greek theater, what did the word monologue originally describe?

monologue

[mon-uh-lawg, -log] / ˈmɒn əˌlɔg, -ˌlɒg /


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The character hovered beside Kimmel during his Thursday monologue and offered to handle everything from his social media posts to his personal needs.

From Salon ● Sep. 27, 2026

Still, Gervais remained undeterred, doubling and tripling down on his comedy and delivering a since-viral “I don’t care” monologue during his final hosting stint.

From Salon ● Sep. 8, 2026

The lead single from her second album, That Day, was a free-verse stream-of-consciousness that sounded like a manic inner monologue.

From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026

In the opening monologue, he’s joined by Eddie Murphy, in janitorial coveralls, sweeping up the stage.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 27, 2026

He suggests to a junior named Colin Lester that he build his monologue, which is from Red, a play about the painter Mark Rothko, a bit more slowly.

From "Drama High" by Michael Sokolove

You can’t really blame them if their response to the self-absorbed internal monologues of an unreliable narrator is, Oh, boo hoo.

From Salon ● Jul. 25, 2026

On one weekend in Tokyo, hundreds of visitors flocked to a zine fair showcasing a wide range of handmade magazines in different sizes and formats -- some incorporating abstract designs, photography or personal monologues.

From Barron's ● Jun. 1, 2026

It’s no surprise that Donald Trump dominated Colbert’s monologues by a wide margin, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis of the show’s transcripts.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 21, 2026

For the next 12 years, Colbert’s topical, opening monologues riffed heavily off the news, and that included healthy doses of satire about Trump the candidate or President Trump.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 20, 2026

His favorite parts are the long, dramatic monologues.

From "The Sun Is Also a Star" by Nicola Yoon




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