"Thieves" by Herb Gardner...in the first act, the monologue when he talks about his wife disappearing, coming back a week later, and a divorce letter he received. Starts "All right, Sally, I wasn't going to bring this up," to "Said husband, hereinafter referred to as gone, has had it!" -- I've done it a few times, gets a lot of laughs, especially folding the letter into a paper airplane and timing it with the end of the monologue. It's gotten me a few parts.
"All In The Timing" by David Ives...a small piece in it called "A singular kind of guy". It's one long monologue, so you'll have to do a bit of selective cutting. Guy at a party, hitting on a woman, he's telling her how he's convinced he's actually a typewriter. No, really. A typewriter. If you've got a knack for straight-man humor, this is an absolutely great one.
Those are the two that have worked best for me in the past, comedy wise. If you need any other tips or pieces or audition insights, just say the word...always happy to talk shop :-)
Sean
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