monologue

(eg. quote, music, ancient )

monologue monologue /ˈmɑ nə ˌlɔɡ/

(n) speech you make to yourself
(n) a long utterance by one person (especially one that prevents others from participating in the conversation)
(n) a (usually long) dramatic speech by a single actor

Fallon's monologue was understandably nervous and unremarkable joke-wise, but there were glimmers of potential.
As Stewart urged the crowd in his opening monologue, Raise your hands if you were not in Crash.
I have to think there is far more you could do with a Beck opening monologue than this snippet.

Bryan Cranston on 'Breaking Bad': Like 'Retiring After Winning Super Bowl'
During a Reddit AMA, the actor says he has plans to record a Samuel L. Jackson monologue for charity. read more
on June 19, 2013 Source: The Hollywood Reporter
Ron Howard mocks tweets
Ron Howard, master narrator, can apparently turn any lame soundbyte of your internal monologue into the makings of a perfect/ridiculous TV show. In order to prove his secret skill, Howard used his "Arrested Development" voiceover style to read a pile of random tweets from the show's fans.
on June 19, 2013 Source: NBC NEWS
NewsGator helps companies create meaningful employee dialogue with Social Sites for Internal Communications
BOSTON, June 18, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Organizations seeking to transform employee communications from a monologue to a dialogue can now take advantage of the social enterprise revolution with a new version ...
on June 18, 2013 Source: PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance

"I've been doing a monologue in my living room the last three years and it was embarrassing," Fallon joked at a news conference.
on May 12, 2008 By: Jimmy Fallon Source: CNN International
"I want to say I love my writers," DeGeneres said. "In honor of them today, I'm not going to do a monologue. I support them and hope that they get everything they're asking for. And I hope it works out soon."
on Nov 6, 2007 By: Ellen DeGeneres Source: USA Today
"I was asked to do a monologue called 'C***,' and I said, 'I don't think so. I've got enough problems," Fonda said. "Then I came to New York to see Eve and it changed my life."
on Feb 14, 2008 By: Jane Fonda Source: Reuters UK