Monologist

A monologist (/məˈnɒlədʒɪst, -ɡɪst/), or interchangeably monologuist (/məˈnɒləɡɪst/), is a solo artist who recites or gives dramatic readings from a monologue, soliloquy, poetry, or work of literature,[1] for the entertainment of an audience.

The term can also refer to a person who monopolizes a conversation; and, in an obsolete sense, could describe a bird with an unchanging, repetitive song.

[4][5][6] Diseuse (UK: /diːˈzɜːz/, US: /diːˈzuːz/)[7][8] French for "teller", also called talkers, storytellers, dramatic-singers or dramatic-talkers[9][10] is a term, at least as used on the English-speaking stage, that appears to date to the last decade of the 19th century.

[5]The publication Theatre World wrote in a 1949 piece: "In our time we have fallen under the spell of three remarkable women practising the art of the diseuse—Ruth Draper, Cornelia Otis Skinner, and Joyce Grenfell.

"[16] In the book The Guest List (2010) by Ethan Mordden, the art of the diseuse is defined as "a speaker of lyrics: in effect, one who uses the music to get to the words".