Spalding Gray’s stage monologue "Swimming to Cambodia"
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Spalding Gray’s stage monologue "Swimming to Cambodia" is a darkly comic, autobiographical performance piece in which Gray recounts his experiences filming "The Killing Fields" in Southeast Asia while reflecting on war, politics, and personal obsession.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Spalding Gray’s stage monologue "Swimming to Cambodia" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T14697783 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spalding Gray’s stage monologue "Swimming to Cambodia" Context triple: [Swimming to Cambodia, basedOn, Spalding Gray’s stage monologue "Swimming to Cambodia"]
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George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" monologue
George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" monologue is a famous stand-up comedy routine that satirically examines censorship and taboo language, ultimately becoming central to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on broadcast indecency.
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A Piece of Monologue
A Piece of Monologue is a short, late-period stage work by Samuel Beckett that presents a solitary speaker delivering fragmented, memory-laden reflections in Beckett’s characteristically minimalist, existential style.
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George Carlin: Jammin' in New York
George Carlin: Jammin' in New York is a 1992 HBO stand-up comedy special featuring George Carlin delivering some of his most acclaimed and politically charged material.
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D.
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
"George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head" is a 1986 stand-up comedy special featuring George Carlin performing a set of his sharp, observational, and language-focused humor.
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E.
George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances
George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances is a stand-up comedy special by George Carlin featuring his sharp, darkly humorous critiques of modern life, politics, and social norms.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Spalding Gray’s stage monologue "Swimming to Cambodia" Target entity description: Spalding Gray’s stage monologue "Swimming to Cambodia" is a darkly comic, autobiographical performance piece in which Gray recounts his experiences filming "The Killing Fields" in Southeast Asia while reflecting on war, politics, and personal obsession.
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A.
George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" monologue
George Carlin's "Seven Dirty Words" monologue is a famous stand-up comedy routine that satirically examines censorship and taboo language, ultimately becoming central to a landmark U.S. Supreme Court case on broadcast indecency.
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B.
A Piece of Monologue
A Piece of Monologue is a short, late-period stage work by Samuel Beckett that presents a solitary speaker delivering fragmented, memory-laden reflections in Beckett’s characteristically minimalist, existential style.
-
C.
George Carlin: Jammin' in New York
George Carlin: Jammin' in New York is a 1992 HBO stand-up comedy special featuring George Carlin delivering some of his most acclaimed and politically charged material.
-
D.
George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head
"George Carlin: Playin' with Your Head" is a 1986 stand-up comedy special featuring George Carlin performing a set of his sharp, observational, and language-focused humor.
-
E.
George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances
George Carlin: Complaints and Grievances is a stand-up comedy special by George Carlin featuring his sharp, darkly humorous critiques of modern life, politics, and social norms.
- F. None of above. chosen
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