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

Each week, a celebrity guest monologist tells stories from their life, which the UCB’s best improvisers then use as inspiration for a long-form show.

From New York Times • Jan. 21, 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

The performer nearly always will tell you—with no small degree of truth—that the monologist makes the monologue, not the monologue the monologist.

From Writing for Vaudeville by Page, Brett