monologist
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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
Bernhard was a monologist fueled by energetic misanthropy, disgust and vitriol.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 27, 2022
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
“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, referring to the annual black-tie gathering of White House reporters.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 21, 2015
The audience grasped it and the monologist established a reputation for originality.
From Watch Yourself Go By by Ben W. Warden
It seems to me that TV comedy studio recordings favour dead-eyed autocue gobbling monologists, indifferent to the reality of the room, and penalise proper live performers who are the best really.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 31, 2013
Roth and Elkin are both superb monologists, comic sprinters, which is one reason why excerpts from their longer works still seem satisfyingly self-contained.
From Time Magazine Archive
Why do all the local monologists speak--I dare say, mind you, if I may say so--in polite British locutions?
From Time Magazine Archive
Junior Programs' repertoire also includes marionets, monologists, films, musicians.
From Time Magazine Archive
Some monologists open with a song because they want to get the audience into their atmosphere, and "with" them, before beginning their monologue.
From Writing for Vaudeville by Brett Page
