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Laughter on the 23rd Floor

Start: I can’t breathe. I can’t catch m...

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Character
Gender
Male
Playing Age
Adult
Style
Comedic
Act/Scene
Act One
Time & Place
A television variety show writer's room, 1953
Length
Medium
Time Period
Contemporary
Show Type
Play
Age Guidance
Thirteen Plus (PG-13)

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Text

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Start: I can’t breathe. I can’t catch my breath. I think it’s a heart attack. It could be a stroke. Don’t panic, just do what I tell you.

[... … …]

End: This could be it, I swear to God. Why are you just sitting there? What the hell are you waiting for?

For full extended monologue, please refer to clips or the script edition cited here: Neil Simon, Laughter on the 23rd Floor, Simon and Schuster Paperbacks , 2005, pp. 260-261.

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