monologist
One-person show performer
A monologist is someone who performs or delivers a monologue—a long speech by one person.
The term applies to stand-up comedians, theatrical performers, and anyone who holds forth at length without interruption: The late-night host began his career as a monologist in small clubs.
Also spelled monologuist.
Skilled storyteller
- narrativeAccount of events
- anecdoteBrief account of incident
- taleSpoken or written narrative
- yarnTwisted strand for crafts
narrator · fable · parable · griot · storyteller · recounting · embellishment · captivating
Solo comedic performance
- comedianProfessional humor performer
- comedyWork meant to amuse
- jokesHumorous remarks or stories
- punchlineHumor's final delivery
wit · satire · timing · set · routine · heckler · mic · open-mic
One-actor dramatic performance
- thespianTheatrical performer
- actorOne who portrays characters
- performerOne who entertains audiences
- stageRaised performance platform
audience · spotlight · characterization · delivery · interpretation · recital · dramaturgy · expressionism
Oral communication ability
- lectureEducational spoken presentation
- sermonClergy's worship address
- addressSpeak to formally
- discourseFormal communication on subjects
rhetoric · elocution · diatribe · harangue · exhortation · peroration · proclamation · declamation
Speaking to oneself mentally
- stream-of-consciousnessNarrative of unfiltered thought
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
- musingReflective contemplation
contemplation · introspection · confessional · autobiographical · memoir · first-person · vulnerability · revelation
raconteur
Skilled storyteller
yarn · narrator · fable · parable · griot · storyteller · recounting · embellishment · captivating · spellbinding
stand-up
Solo comedic performance
punchline · wit · satire · timing · set · routine · heckler · mic · open-mic · callback
monodrama
One-actor dramatic performance
stage · audience · spotlight · characterization · delivery · interpretation · recital · dramaturgy · expressionism · performance
speech
Oral communication ability
discourse · rhetoric · elocution · diatribe · harangue · exhortation · peroration · proclamation · declamation · pontificating
self-talk
Speaking to oneself mentally
- stream-of-consciousnessNarrative of unfiltered thought
- reflectionReturned light or thought
- ruminationProlonged, repetitive thinking
musing · contemplation · introspection · confessional · autobiographical · memoir · first-person · vulnerability · revelation · catharsis
- actorsactor, actors, actresses, film actor, actress
- talkerstalker, chatterbox, motormouth, motor-mouth, loudmouth
- audio equipmentspeakers, microphone, headphones, amplifier, amplifiers
- performersactor, dancer, actress, singer, musician
- theater jobsactor, director, playwright, choreographer, stage manager
- theater peopleactors, actor, directors, actresses, actress
monologistdialogist
Conversation composer
conversationalist · interlocutor · discussant · debater · panelist
monologistlistener
One who attends aurally
auditor · interviewee · spectator · respondent · hearer