Ever caught yourself reciting that one killer but lengthy speech from your favorite movie or TV show, like Meryl Streep's sermon on cerulean blue in The Devil Wears Prada? That's called a monologue, ...

Every so often, a late-night monologue can transcend comedy and become a kind of civic address. Jimmy Kimmel delivered one of those on Tuesday night. What unfolded was not just deft television. It was ...