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Mike Daisey (born January 21, 1976 [1]) is an American monologist, author, and actor.His monologue The Agony and the Ecstasy of Steve Jobs, about the labor conditions under which Apple devices are made, was used as the basis for a widely shared episode of the radio program This American Life, but the episode was later retracted for its factual inaccuracy after it was discovered that Daisey had ...
Not I takes place in a pitch-black space illuminated only by a single beam of light. This spotlight fixes on an actress's mouth about eight feet above the stage, [1] everything else being blacked out and, in early performances, illuminates the shadowy figure of the Auditor who makes four increasingly ineffectual movements "of helpless compassion" during brief breaks in the monologue where ...
The segment returned for one last time on November 4, 2011, when Singletary was with the Minnesota Vikings. Once the segment had the participation of Billy Crystal who was a guest on the show in 2009. Cool or Not Cool. Debuting in June 2008, this is a sketch designed to juxtapose presidential candidate Barack Obama with President George W. Bush.
Central Time Zone New Year's Countdown - Aired each New Year's Eve, Late Night was the only show to do a countdown to midnight for the Central Time Zone of the United States, since the show's regular time slot begins before and ends after midnight Central Time. After the monologue, Conan does a fictional list of people who have died that year ...
"A Cream Cracker Under The Settee" is a dramatic monologue written by Alan Bennett in 1987 for television, as part of his Talking Heads series for the BBC. The series became very popular, moving onto BBC Radio, international theatre, becoming one of the best-selling audio book releases of all time and included as part of both the A-level and ...
Born in New York City to an Italian-American family, Moschitta had been credited by Guinness World Records as the World's Fastest Talker, [1] with the ability to articulate 586 words per minute. His record was broken in 1990 by Steve Woodmore , who spoke 637 words per minute [ 2 ] [ 3 ] and then by Sean Shannon, who spoke 655 words per minute ...
The nature of the monologues is that, despite being conceived for television, they can be broadcast unaltered in sound only. As such, they were re-broadcast on BBC Radio 4 between February and March 1991, the only difference being the inclusion of an introductory instalment with Bennett discussing their development. [ 4 ]
A Singular Kinda Guy: A monologue about a man who believes he is actually a typewriter. Speed-the-Play: A parody of the works of American playwright David Mamet; his major works are each lampooned. Ancient History: A couple discusses tradition and relationships before and after they hold a party; one of the few dramatic works in All in the Timing.