monologist

Example Sentences

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“Eventually I became what I grew up with, which is a folk music act with a funny monologist, making funny intros to songs.”

From Seattle Times • Mar. 26, 2024

They called him a monologist, and the man who talked about his father, which is the worst motto ever, the man who talks about his father.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023

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

In addition to this, the monologist usually retains the author to write new points and gags for him each week that he works.

From Writing for Vaudeville by Page, Brett