Just for Laughs
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Just for Laughs is a major international comedy festival, best known for its stand-up performances, galas, and televised specials that showcase comedians from around the world.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Just for Laughs Context triple: [Montreal, hasFestival, Just for Laughs]
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A.
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a long-running American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show known for its satirical take on politics and pop culture.
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It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
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C.
Family Guy
Family Guy is an animated sitcom known for its cutaway gags, satirical humor, and focus on the dysfunctional Griffin family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island.
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American Dad!
American Dad! is an animated television sitcom that satirically follows the absurd adventures of CIA agent Stan Smith and his eccentric family in the fictional town of Langley Falls, Virginia.
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The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show is an animated sitcom and spin-off of Family Guy that follows Cleveland Brown and his new family in the fictional town of Stoolbend, Virginia.
- 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)
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Target entity: Just for Laughs Target entity description: Just for Laughs is a major international comedy festival, best known for its stand-up performances, galas, and televised specials that showcase comedians from around the world.
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A.
Saturday Night Live
Saturday Night Live is a long-running American late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show known for its satirical take on politics and pop culture.
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B.
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia is a long-running American sitcom that follows a group of self-centered friends who run a failing Irish bar and engage in increasingly outrageous and morally questionable schemes.
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C.
Family Guy
Family Guy is an animated sitcom known for its cutaway gags, satirical humor, and focus on the dysfunctional Griffin family in the fictional town of Quahog, Rhode Island.
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D.
American Dad!
American Dad! is an animated television sitcom that satirically follows the absurd adventures of CIA agent Stan Smith and his eccentric family in the fictional town of Langley Falls, Virginia.
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E.
The Cleveland Show
The Cleveland Show is an animated sitcom and spin-off of Family Guy that follows Cleveland Brown and his new family in the fictional town of Stoolbend, Virginia.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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comedy festival ⓘ entertainment company ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Juste pour rire ⓘ |
| basedIn | Montreal ⓘ |
| city | Montreal ⓘ |
| country | Canada ⓘ |
| features | comedians from around the world ⓘ |
| field |
live entertainment
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television production ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Gilbert Rozon ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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sketch comedy ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasLanguage |
English
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French ⓘ |
| hasPart |
club shows
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comedy awards ⓘ gala shows ⓘ industry conferences ⓘ stand-up performances ⓘ street performances ⓘ televised specials ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Montreal ⓘ |
| inception | 1983 ⓘ |
| industry |
comedy industry
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entertainment industry ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Canada
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Quebec, Canada ⓘ
surface form:
Quebec
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| mainVenue |
Place des Arts
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Quartier des Spectacles ⓘ |
| mediaFormat |
digital video
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live shows ⓘ television ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Just for Laughs
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Just for Laughs Festival Galas
Just for Laughs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Just for Laughs: Gags
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| organizes |
Just for Laughs
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Just for Laughs Festival Montreal
Just for Laughs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Just for Laughs London
Just for Laughs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Just for Laughs Sydney
Just for Laughs self-linksurface differs ⓘ
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Just for Laughs Toronto
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| produces |
hidden camera TV shows
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stand-up comedy galas ⓘ television specials ⓘ |
| recurs | annually ⓘ |
| regionServed | worldwide ⓘ |
| scope | international ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult audience ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | July ⓘ |
| website | https://www.hahaha.com ⓘ |
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Subject: Just for Laughs Description of subject: Just for Laughs is a major international comedy festival, best known for its stand-up performances, galas, and televised specials that showcase comedians from around the world.
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Just for Laughs Gags
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