monologist

Example Sentences

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That’s a sensation with which actor, comedian and monologist Mike Birbiglia has always been intimately familiar.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 17, 2020

“He’s done some really good work as a monologist at those correspondents’ dinners — that’s how he qualifies to be on the show,” Seinfeld said.

From Washington Post • Apr. 25, 2016

While she travels extensively and speaks to everyone, she stresses that her monologues are fictional but based on reality, sidestepping the mess that monologist Mike Daisey faced when he admitted to making up conversations.

From Seattle Times • Nov. 21, 2012

Press representatives for the event said the lineup would also include the rock band Mumford & Sons, the actor and comedian Russell Brand and Reggie Watts, the monologist and multi-instrumentalist.

From New York Times • Jan. 25, 2012

You must make the audience think the characters are bright—precisely as the introduction of the monologue is designed to make the audience think the monologist is bright.

From Writing for Vaudeville by Page, Brett