The King of Comedy: movie monologues to shadow
13 monologues from The King of Comedy. Original audio, one line at a time, with a pause to say it back.
- 1Full speech: hear it once
- 2Shadow: repeat each line
- 3Blind: listen, then reveal
- B27 lines
That's coast-to-coast national TV...
The fame blueprint in the carThe King of Comedy · 1982He rattles off TV, beach house and hotel suite as if the dream were already booked and paid for. - B210 lines
First, Miss Long, thank you for your help at the office and for passing this on to Jerry.
The thank-you speech on tapeThe King of Comedy · 1982The stiff, grateful phrasing rings against the emptiness of the room where he records it. - B25 lines
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. My name is Rupert Pupkin.
The imagined opening monologueThe King of Comedy · 1982He turns his own poverty into material, so the dream and the wound share one line. - B213 lines
Dearly beloved, when Rupert here was a student at Clifton High School...
The imagined national apologyThe King of Comedy · 1982It borrows the cadence of a wedding and a broadcast to turn one man's grudge into a national rite. - B16 lines
Here's a famous one with the youngest clown in the world, Zippo. Clown for a day.
Showing off Jerry's photosThe King of Comedy · 1982He narrates Jerry's old photos as if they were his own trophy. - B26 lines
And, Jerry. Jerry, I just wanna say one more thing, Jerry.
A parting vow of revengeThe King of Comedy · 1982Even thrown out, he insists on the last word and turns humiliation into a threat. - B29 lines
Now, if everything works out, you should be out of here by the very latest 12-, 12:30.
The kidnapper's scheduleThe King of Comedy · 1982He narrates a kidnapping like a work schedule, and the calm is what chills. - B24 lines
But it's typical. Because that's the way they treat even you.
The kidnapper's pep talkThe King of Comedy · 1982He flatters Jerry by claiming they share the same wounds, pulling him closer. - C112 lines
I'm sure you can understand, doing the kind of show I'm doing, it's mind-boggling.
A long apology at gunpointThe King of Comedy · 1982He slides from complaint to apology, turning dignity into a performance. - B131 lines
I have so much to tell you. I don't know where to start.
Masha's lonely confessionThe King of Comedy · 1982She moves from wine glasses to wanting to be someone else, exposing a loneliness she cannot name. - B213 lines
Let's do something crazy tonight. Just get insane. I wanna be crazy!
Rupert's crazy-night speechThe King of Comedy · 1982The repeated chants about having fun build a manic rhythm that plays as both act and breakdown. - B215 lines
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Thank you. I have some sad news for you.
Tony's opening monologueThe King of Comedy · 1982The deadpan delivery of an absurd black joke turns a routine opening into a controlled tease. - B248 lines
Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Let me introduce myself.
Rupert's debut monologueThe King of Comedy · 1982He turns a bleak childhood into laughter, tightening the joke with every beat.