monologue
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In the hilarious opening monologue Argan sits coddled in his chair—sort of a baroque Barcalounger—going over his treatments and the hefty prices charged for them by his “primary care physician,” Dr. Purgon.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
Weeks before Serbia's highly anticipated election, Zoran Kesic, the country's star late-night talk show host, opened his monologue with a stark warning.
From Barron's ● Oct. 21, 2026
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
But she cited her earlier performance as Muriel in Alan Bennett's monologue Soldiering On, as one of her proudest moments.
From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026
“Was just...practicing a monologue for a class. I’m fine.”
From "Night Owls" by A.R. Vishny
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Toward the end of the night he monologues toward his cameras with a noticeable quiver in his voice.
From Slate ● Nov. 4, 2026
Those monologues aren’t on cue cards; the comedians are trusted to do their thing.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026
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
Over the past week Greenwater became a punchline for late-night monologues, and Antinone scrubbed his phone number from the internet after being inundated with angry voicemails accusing him of swimming in corrupt public cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026
Reciting monologues as they coat their lashes with mascara.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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