Ever caught yourself reciting that one killer but lengthy speech from your favorite movie or TV show, like Meryl Streep's sermon on cerulean blue in The Devil Wears Prada? That's called a monologue, ...

This week, we’ll be examining monologues: When do you need one? Where do you find one? What makes a good one? Having worked in film and television for the last 40 years, I can tell you that we never ...

When an acting teacher, casting director, or talent agent asks you to prepare a monologue, what ideas for material spring to mind? Perhaps you immediately think of your favorite classical ...

Talent seeking the attention of scripted shows, linear and streaming platforms has a new UCP competition to consider. Flip the Script: A Monologue Contest seeks to discover new on-air talent and ...

Many late night hosts have played with the conventions of the late night talk show genre even while remaining hemmed in by them: David Letterman has routinely openly mocked them; Conan O’Brien’s Late ...

Comedian and actor Jo Koy was roasted online for his ill-received monologue at the 81st annual Golden Globe Awards, and Koy himself seemed to acknowledge he was bombing mid-act. After a joke about ...