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My weekend assignment for my acting class is to find two monologues, one comedic and one dramatic. They can be from any media (plays, movies, television, video games, etc.) as long as we're interested in performing them, and pending my instructor's approval. They need to be between 1 - 2 minutes long, and I need to find them by Monday.

Any suggestions?

First thing springing to mind is Hugh Grant and his Partridge Family stuttering from Four Weddings and a Funeral...
Sorry, no great help here.

In Clerks, after the snack fight that Dante and Randal have at the end of the movie, Randal gives a nice little monologue just about that length. It'd probably be eligible for the dramatic one since he's a bit angry and whatnot during it.

(if you don't know which one I'm talking about, I can definitely find it for you.)

Do any of Iago's soliloquys from Othello count as monologues? Because bam. And if your allowed to go longer Joker's "One bad Day" from Alan Moore's The Killing Jokeis great:

As for comedic I'm running a blank.

Yoshimickster said:

Do any of Iago's soliloquys from Othello count as monologues? Because bam. And if your allowed to go longer Joker's "One bad Day" from Alan Moore's The Killing Jokeis great:
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I originally thought of a couple of Iago's soliloquys as well, but I kind of thought they might be a bit too difficult to memorize in a day or two, unless you're a fan of it to begin with. But I definitely second Iago stuff.



Also, 56s in:

So many great lines from that movie.

Two dramatic suggestions:


Independence Day


Network's "I'm as mad as hell" speech - might be a little too long, though, depending on how far you want to take it.

Not sure about comedic suggestions; does stand-up count as a viable medium?

OOH! Comedic! Never go full retard.

Edit: OHP! Not a monolgue. Still a funny scene though.

I found this website that has a ton of monologues, although some of the ones I've read seem to have a couple errors. Nothing too major though.

http://www.actorpoint.com/free_monologues/0mvm.html

I'm looking for some good comedy ones[DOUBLEPOST=1360439751][/DOUBLEPOST]Here's a good one from Will Ferrell in Old School:

Frank: Anything? Well, uh I guess I, deep down, am feeling a little confused. I mean, suddenly, you get married, and you're supposed to be this entirely different guy. I don't feel different. I mean, take yesterday for example. We were out at the Olive Garden for dinner, which was lovely. And uh, I happen to look over at a certain point during the meal and see a waitress taking an order, and I found myself wondering what color her underpants might be. Her panties. Uh, odds are they are probably basic white, cotton, underpants. But I sort of think well maybe they're silk panties, maybe it's a thong. Maybe it's something really cool that I don't even know about. You know, and uh, and I started feeling... what? What, I thought we were in the trust tree in the nest, were we not?
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Colonel Jessep: You can't handle the truth! Son, we live in a world that has walls, and those walls have to be guarded by men with guns. Who's gonna do it? You? You, Lt. Weinburg? I have a greater responsibility than you could possibly fathom. You weep for Santiago, and you curse the Marines. You have that luxury. You have the luxury of not knowing what I know. That Santiago's death, while tragic, probably saved lives. And my existence, while grotesque and incomprehensible to you, saves lives. You don't want the truth because deep down in places you don't talk about at parties, you want me on that wall, you need me on that wall. We use words like honor, code, loyalty. We use these words as the backbone of a life spent defending something. You use them as a punchline. I have neither the time nor the inclination to explain myself to a man who rises and sleeps under the blanket of the very freedom that I provide, and then questions the manner in which I provide it. I would rather you just said thank you, and went on your way, Otherwise, I suggest you pick up a weapon, and stand a post. Either way, I don't give a damn what you think you are entitled to.

Specifically 1:35.

Oh man. This. How did I not think of this.

Bumble the Boy Wonder said:

I originally thought of a couple of Iago's soliloquys as well, but I kind of thought they might be a bit too difficult to memorize in a day or two, unless you're a fan of it to begin with. But I definitely second Iago stuff.

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I should clarify, I don't have to memorize them by Monday, I just have to select them. I don't think I'll be presenting them until the final.[DOUBLEPOST=1360443546][/DOUBLEPOST]

Yoshimickster said:

Do any of Iago's soliloquys from Othello count as monologues? Because bam. And if your allowed to go longer Joker's "One bad Day" from Alan Moore's The Killing Jokeis great:

As for comedic I'm running a blank.

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Your suggestion isn't comedic? Why aren't you laughing?

I love it, I think that may have to be one of my choices.

Oh my Satan, I totally unintentionally set that up! I AM THE UNINTENTIONAL SET-UP MASTER!

Also when you do it make sure to sell the laugh, every Joker needs a great laugh. I also recommend getting The Killing Joke if you don't have it, as it is probably the best Batman story EVER!

Yoshimickster said:

Also when you do it make sure to sell the laugh, every Joker needs a great laugh. I also recommend getting The Killing Joke if you don't have it, as it is probably the best Batman story EVER!

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Already have it, in a hardbound copy. I need to find it, I think it got lost in my recent move.

I feel ya, I still can't find my Sandman volume 3 in the mountain of stuff that is my little brothers old room.

So many good dramatic monologues.

Dr. Breen taunting Gordon Freeman. " What is it, exactly, that you have created? Can you name even one thing? I thought not."

The opening to LOTR "But they were all of them deceived, for another ring was made."

Finding comedy is proving much more difficult.

Does context matter? If not:

How about Woody Allen's opening monologue in Annie Hall?

If only this speech were longer than a sentence.

Fuck I need to get that game.

"And so my king died. And my brothers died. Barely a year ago..."

The Green Lantern Oath if you space it out. It is just an epic line.

Pretty sure I'm going with "One Bad Day" from Batman: The Killing Joke for my dramatic monologue, thanks Yoshi.

For comedy I haven't decided, but I think I've narrowed it down to:
The opening speech from How to Train Your Dragon
A lunchtime monologue from You're A Good Man Charlie Brown
Cyrano's Monologue from Cyrano de Bergerac

Right now I'm leaning towards HttYD. Any thoughts?

From "He was a great sword maker, my father" to "My name is Inigo Montoya. You killed my father. Prepare to die"= 1minute, 29seconds.

Just ignore the bits where the Dread Pirate Roberts cuts in. It has no effect on the story.

If you've narrowed it down, that's awesome, but if you need any more comedic suggestions, I always liked the beginning monologue from Ferris Bueller's Day off.

figmentPez said:

Pretty sure I'm going with "One Bad Day" from Batman: The Killing Joke for my dramatic monologue, thanks Yoshi.

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Are you going to do the Mark Hamill Joker voice? Please do the Mark Hamill Joker voice! Heath Ledger also good!

bhamv3 said:

Are you going to do the Mark Hamill Joker voice? Please do the Mark Hamill Joker voice! Heath Ledger also good!

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I'll be doing my own interpretation. I'll definitely take some inspiration from Hamill, since I love his Joker a lot. I'll probably practice in front of my webcam at some point and post it to the forums.

We had to make a collage for class representing our character, their motivations, connections, location, background, etc. This is my finished product.

I just decided that the Batman silhouette with the Groucho Marx glasses is how the Joker views Bruce Wayne. Whatever dual identity Batman has, it's just him putting on a funny mask and fooling the rubes.

Gordon is wearing the nose and glasses because it makes him look silly.

Here's my monologue. Feedback is appreciated.

1. You do a good, creepy, joker laugh.
2. Your normal voice sounds a lot like Carl from Family Guy.

Also don't be afraid to go into the bowels of your voice to make it sound darker, though I will admit it will make you thirsty as a mother-fucker.

Yoshimickster said:

Also don't be afraid to go into the bowels of your voice to make it sound darker, though I will admit it will make you thirsty as a mother-fucker.

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At what points do you think I need to go darker?

figmentPez said:

At what points do you think I need to go darker?

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After you say "Something like that" , when he's talking about his past. Also maybe add a little bit of rasp during it, but as I've said before make sure your well hydrated because its thirsty work.