monologue

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 biggest surprise about Shane Gillis’ controversial “Saturday Night Live” monologue last week, if you’re someone who watches the show consistently, is how unsurprising it was.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 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

And could I please be prepared to perform my same monologue for the team?

From "Better Nate Than Ever" by Tim Federle

But those monologues are still reviewed and vetted like other material on the show and performed as part of a dress rehearsal before the live show.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 15, 2026

You can tell because of the multiple monologues that kick off with someone asking Robin if he’s ever heard that story about so-and-so and forcing the movie to halt while we listen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 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

After 11 years and more than 1,800 monologues, the late-night host’s most consistent target was himself.

From The Wall Street Journal ● May 23, 2026

It is quite characteristic of him at his best: well-told; several rhetorical monologues; a little essay on Love by the way.

From "Mythology: Timeless Tales of Gods and Heroes" by Edith Hamilton