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Understated Humor in a Monologue?
I am attending a college audition in the next couple of weeks and I'm looking for a monologue and imploys a sort of understated humor. Maybe even political humor. Sort of similar to the Daily Show, SNL's Weekend Update, or even just something like the Office. I would prefer for the monologue to come from a play if at all possible. I apologize for the desperate nature of this question. I've just been looking for months and still haven't found a piece I like and time is almost up. Thank you for your time and effort.
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- X135Lv 51 decade agoFavourite answer
Read Nicky Silver and Christopher Durang plays- the best place for finding monologues is plays try the play Junk Bonds playwright's name is slipping my mind it has some great monologues for guys in it.
Good Luck!
- 1 decade ago
There is a book called Mark Twain: Collected Tales, Sketches, Speeches, and Essays: Volume 2: 1891-1910. In it is an essay, "Man's Place in the Animal World." Have a look at it. A cut down version of this essay would meet your requirement for dry humor. Deliver it like a professor lecturing, completely deadpan, and it should do nicely.
