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Abstract The Dialogues in Inao by King Rama V Cholada Ruengruglikit Associate Fellow of the Academy of Arts, The Royal Institute, Thailand King Rama V, in co-operation with other princes in his royal family, wrote The Dialogues in Inao in Thai court performance. The Dialogues in Inao were used with Inao by King Rama II for court dramas on the special occasions of the celebration of the new royal palace of Chakri Maha Prasat as well as the centennial celebration of Bangkok in 1882. The content of The Dialogues in Inao did not cover all the story of Inao as it exists in Inao by King Rama II. King Rama V intended to entertain the audiences in his reign with humor. He used many techniques to make the court performance of Inao colorful and vivacious. King Rama V also added some real occurrences in his palace during his reign and the reign of King Rama IV to modernize his work. The Dialogues in Inao were composed in prose which contained some rhymes, some Klon and Khlong in order to be easier remembered by the actors, playing both main and supporting characters, including new ones added by King Rama V. It is found that the court drama of Inao in 1882 presented to the audiences both the ancient court performance; which focused on the melodious poetry, Thai traditional songs, and Thai traditional dances at the beginning as well as the new performance of court drama according to King Rama V’s The Dialogues in Inao which focused on humorous entertainment similar to Lakhon Nok or people’s plays. Thus, the performance of Inao in 1882 displays King Rama V’s creativity in the adaptation of ancient performance of court drama Inao to attract modern audiences during his reign. Keywords : The Dialogues in Inao , King Rama V, humor, the performance of Inao according to traditional court drama, the vivacity for the audiences in the reign of King Rama V