perched on a stool as he reeled off anxious, neurotic monologues that embodied the minor tragedies of everyday life - was a major force in transforming the tone and focus of comedy in the mid-1950s from broad slapstick and joke-driven material to humor drawn from character foibles and all-...
He took inspiration from US and UK 'crazy' style humor and created his own personal Swedish version, unusual combinations of lyrics and music, word play, pastiche and general unexpectedness. He wrote approximately 1700 songs, skits and monologues, and he is regarded as a legend and an ...
Samaha has a master's degree in acting and directing, which she earned in 1999 from the Saint Joseph University of Beirut.In 2004 she won the Arab Music Award for best female newcomer. She has also won multiple Murex d'Or awards and was nominated for best Arabia New Act in the MTV ...
Away from the spotlight, Kimmel has been involved in various philanthropic activities. He has been vocal about healthcare issues, primarily due to his son's congenital heart condition, and his poignant monologues on the issue have resonated with millions. Despite his busy schedule, Kimmel finds ...
The Guinness Book of Records listed the latter as the longest play in the world.The Independent said that, "In the 1990s, through a series of sprawling monologues packed with arcane information and freakish speculations on the nature of reality, he became something approaching a grand old man...
In September 2002 he presents 12 theatrical monologues from the most important writers of 1700. That same summer he presents a theatrical monologue as part of the framework of the Cultural Olympiad entitled “AGES OF RIDICULE”. Between 2003/2004 he stars in the revue “WIND IN OUR SAILS”, ...
Anxiety-ridden New Englander known for his autobiographical monologues and his association with the NYC experimental theater company, The Wooster Group, which he co-founded in 1977. His experience as a bit player in "The Killing Fields" (1984) was translated into an OBIE-award winning one-person...