Five More Minutes (A Masterclass)
- Elementary (K–5)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A pajama-clad tactical genius walks us through the ancient art of not going to bed: water, one more story, and a mysterious noise.
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Comedy monologues
21 free monologues in this slice of the library — read, print, and perform at no cost. Attribution is the only requirement.
Comedy, drama, dramatic comedy, verse, classical adaptation, contemporary, or warm-up exercise. Genre tags come from the structured script metadata, not from algorithmic inference.
About this facet
The library's comedy monologues: lighter, humor-driven pieces spanning every age band, from an elementary kid's bedtime-stalling masterclass to a high-schooler's overachiever meltdown. Free to read, print, and perform; attribution is the only requirement.
Genre reflects how each piece is actually catalogued: an original script carries its own comedy or drama tag from the structured metadata, and every verbatim public-domain classic in the library -- the Shakespeare speeches -- is grouped under verse rather than a genre it never claimed. No algorithmic guess decides genre; it is read straight off the entry.
21 comedy monologues
The People Versus Broccoli
- Elementary (K–5)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A kid rises at the dinner table to deliver a full courtroom closing argument prosecuting the broccoli on their plate.
Pick Me For The Hamster
- Elementary (K–5)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A kid makes a full, impassioned campaign speech to the teacher for the right to take the class hamster home for the weekend.
This Is Gary
- Elementary (K–5)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A kid proudly introduces their imaginary friend Gary to a skeptical grown-up -- and defends him with total conviction and increasingly specific details.
It Is Just A Game
- Elementary (K–5)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A kid who just lost the board game tries, out loud and against all odds, to be a good sport about it.
The Ballad Of The Missing Mitten
- Elementary (K–5)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A kid narrates the epic, tragic, heroic quest to find one lost mitten as if it were the greatest adventure ever undertaken.
The Negotiation
- Elementary (K–5)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A kid with a very wiggly tooth is thrilled, terrified, and ready to make a deal -- with the Tooth Fairy, tonight, on their terms.
The Presentation
- Elementary (K–5)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A kid delivers a fully-prepared, airtight, slightly desperate presentation to a parent explaining why the family NEEDS a puppy immediately.
The Water Fountain
- High school (9–12)
- Comedy
- Short
- Humorous Interpretation
A teen paces the hallway, coaching themselves to finally say one normal sentence to the person they like by the water fountain.
A Series of Learning Experiences
- High school (9–12)
- Comedy
- Short
- Humorous Interpretation
A teen recaps a catastrophic first job interview at a frozen yogurt shop, reframing every disaster as valuable personal growth.
A-Minus
- High school (9–12)
- Comedy
- Short
- Humorous Interpretation
A straight-A perfectionist cheerfully insists she is completely fine about her first A-minus, one twitch at a time.
Totally Fine
- High school (9–12)
- Comedy
- Short
- Humorous Interpretation
A graduating senior gives a cheerful tour of why leaving high school does not affect them at all, right up until it does.
For the Record
- High school (9–12)
- Comedy
- Short
- Humorous Interpretation
Three days too late, a teen re-litigates a debate they lost, armed with all the devastating comebacks they only just thought of.
The Map
- Middle school (6–8)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A middle schooler gives a brand-new kid a deadly-serious guided tour of the entire unwritten social geography of the cafeteria before they sit in the wrong place.
Vote For Me
- Middle school (6–8)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A middle schooler delivers a wildly over-the-top class-president campaign speech built entirely on promises they have no power to keep.
Chaperone
- Middle school (6–8)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A middle schooler recaps, in horror, the school dance their parent volunteered to chaperone -- and then treated like a personal concert.
The Group Project
- Middle school (6–8)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A kid who did the entire group project alone presents to the class while smiling so hard it hurts, refusing to throw their teammates under the bus out loud.
The Negotiation
- Middle school (6–8)
- Comedy
- Very short
- Humorous Interpretation
A middle schooler whose phone was confiscated conducts a full hostage negotiation with the teacher who is holding it in a desk drawer.
The Red Monologue
- All ages
- Comedy
- Standard
- Humorous Interpretation
Little Red tells her mother about a very strange walk to Grandmama's -- the huffy wolf, the three little pigs, a huntsman with a dented axe, and a surprise waiting at the end. A comic solo monologue for one performer.
The Red Monologue 2.0
- All ages
- Comedy
- Standard
- Humorous Interpretation
The same story from the Big Bad Wolf's side: brunch plans, a nap in Grandmama's bed, the huntsman's axe, and a very warm place to wake up. A punchy comic monologue that pairs with The Red Monologue.
Voice Warm-ups for Actors
- All ages
- Comedy
- Extended
- Humorous Interpretation
A director's set of vocal and diction warm-ups -- tongue twisters, vowel drills, and rhythm exercises to run with your cast before a read-through or a show. A rehearsal resource, free to use.
Forensics eligibility classifications are illustrative only -- not official NSDA, NCFL, or UIL certifications. Always verify with your event's published rules before competing. Length is estimated at roughly 150 words per minute from the source text; actual performance time varies with pace and blocking.