Funny Monologues
Whether you accept it or not, every comedian stands by the declaration that it's definitely an art to be funny.
When we talk about funny monologues, you will realize how much effort goes into making the audience really smile or roar with laughter because
there is a lot of work that moves behind the impact of funny monologues. Here are some tips to give you a good start:
Your audition starts the very moment you step into the full view of those who are waiting to
see you perform. You should radiate with positive energy, confidence and style as you take your role into the space for performance and then
start speaking with calm, reassurance.
When your focus is mainly on funny monologues, you must maintain a good balance between the
physical as well as the mental levels of transition to prove your ability in delivering the funny monologues with deliberate and effortless ease.
The best thing to do is just to use your imagination to introduce the funny monologues in your character before you even start speaking! Your
expression as well as your body language can speak louder than the funny monologues but it would be a good idea to get the rehearsals done a
couple of times so that you do a perfect transition when you are actually performing on stage.
Without making a complete costume change, how can you change your look? Rehearse your
transitions from introduction to character and in and out of characters ahead of time. Don't say things in the middle. Run the whole thing
through as a production, not as several productions broken up with intermissions.
Let’s say that you are a man who wants to divorce his wife. The topic is serious but the treatment is funny so
let’s cover an imaginary monologue you could rehearse with:
You: No, marriage didn't suit me at all but it suited my wife to have some one at her
beck and call all the time. It is a family trait you see so my wife is fine with it. No wonder, her father calls her mother a regular old
hen.
Just try these funny dialogues till you get the character, the voice and the tenor exactly
as you want it.
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