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unusual facts about monologues



Anurag Sinha

Anurag performed in plays including The Lower Depths by Maxim Gorki (Directed by Mr. Ram Gopal Bajaj); he staged solo performances of monologues like The Expelled by Samuel Beckett and Padhiye Kalima by Saadat Hasan Manto.

Blue Jam

Morris himself delivered disturbing monologues, one of which was revamped and made into the BAFTA-winning short film, My Wrongs #8245–8249 & 117.

Charles Cros

His poem The Kippered Herring inspired Ernest Coquelin to create what he called monologues, short theatrical pieces whose format was copied by numerous imitators.The piece, translated as The Salt Herring, was translated and illustrated by Edward Gorey.

Doctor Almasaro

Adler criticizes it for its lack of "strong monologues", "powerful situations", and "dramatic conflict", but describes it as coming, like Shulamith and Bar Kokhba from "Goldfaden's best period", and writes that "under the calm of the title character's demeanor lay a grand power, a power he has sworn never to use unless all else failed," and characterizes this role as a model for "what I call the 'Grand Jew', that has given my life in the theater its greatest meaning."

Elektro

In 1992, the dance band Meat Beat Manifesto produced the song "Original Control (Version 2)" which prominently featured snippets of Elektro's monologues, quoting lines such as "I am Elektro" and "My brain is bigger than yours".

Eric Drysdale

He performs stand-up, presents movies, and performs monologues at venues throughout New York City, and has performed on Comedy Central's Premium Blend and NBC's Late Friday, as well as at the Montreal Comedy Festival, the Chicago Improv Festival, and Seattle's Bumbershoot festival.

Good Masters! Sweet Ladies! Voices from a Medieval Village

Instead of the typical narrative structure, the book is constructed of a series of monologues, each spoken by a young member of a medieval village.

Kazimierz Krukowski

He performed songs and monologues by famous poets and songwriters including Marian Hemar, Jerzy Jurandot, Antoni Słonimski, Julian Tuwim and Andrzej Włast.

Look Who's Talking Now

Unlike the previous films, it does not feature the voice-over talents of Bruce Willis, Roseanne Barr, or Joan Rivers as the children's interior monologues; rather, Danny DeVito and Diane Keaton provide voice-over roles for the couple's newly acquired dogs, Rocks and Daphne, respectively, and the film focuses more on the life of the family pets.

Moni Ovadia

A long time advocate of the cultural rights of persons with disabilities, on the 20 June 2013 Ovadia held for the first time a full representation in Italian Sign Language of "Il registro dei peccati", one of his most famous monologues.

Radio Nights

The montage of Adderley's monologues are taken from a recording made at the Keystone Korner jazz club, San Francisco.

Robb Wilton

He has been acknowledged as an influence by fellow Lancashire comedians Ken Dodd and Les Dawson, and the film historian Jeffrey Richards has cited him as a key influence for the TV sitcom Dad's Army (1968–1977); he made several monologues in the person of a layabout husband who wryly takes part in the Home Guard.

The Man Your Man Could Smell Like

The campaign centers around the eponymous "Man Your Man Could Smell Like", played by actor Isaiah Mustafa (Old Spice refers to him as "Old Spice Man") addressing the viewer in confident, rapid-fire monologues which promote the benefit of using Old Spice products.

The Mary Whitehouse Experience

The television series was a mix of Observational comedy sketches and monologues, in a format similar to shows such as Mr. Show and The Kids in the Hall.

Vandana Vishwas

Her sophomore music album 'Monologues', released in January 2013 is a collection of contemporary Ghazals, Nazms and light Thumris.


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