Not the Nine O'Clock News
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Not the Nine O'Clock News is a British television sketch comedy series from the late 1970s and early 1980s known for its satirical take on current events and for launching the careers of several prominent comedians.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Not the Nine O'Clock News canonical | 2 |
| Nine O'Clock News | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1698472 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Not the Nine O'Clock News Context triple: [Rowan Atkinson, notableWork, Not the Nine O'Clock News]
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A.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
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B.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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C.
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical television show famous for its caricatured puppet portrayals of politicians and celebrities.
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D.
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns is a British television comedy series created by and starring Michael Palin that parodies old-fashioned adventure and boys’ own stories.
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E.
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus is a groundbreaking British sketch comedy television series known for its surreal, absurdist humor and influential impact on modern comedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Not the Nine O'Clock News Target entity description: Not the Nine O'Clock News is a British television sketch comedy series from the late 1970s and early 1980s known for its satirical take on current events and for launching the careers of several prominent comedians.
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A.
Hancock's Half Hour
Hancock's Half Hour is a classic British radio and television comedy series from the 1950s and early 1960s, starring Tony Hancock and known for its character-driven humor and influential role in shaping modern sitcoms.
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B.
Fawlty Towers
Fawlty Towers is a classic British television sitcom co-created by and starring John Cleese, renowned for its farcical humor and depiction of a disastrously run seaside hotel.
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C.
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical television show famous for its caricatured puppet portrayals of politicians and celebrities.
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D.
Ripping Yarns
Ripping Yarns is a British television comedy series created by and starring Michael Palin that parodies old-fashioned adventure and boys’ own stories.
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E.
Monty Python's Flying Circus
Monty Python's Flying Circus is a groundbreaking British sketch comedy television series known for its surreal, absurdist humor and influential impact on modern comedy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British television sketch comedy series
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satirical television series ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | BBC television ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| distributionFormat | television broadcast ⓘ |
| era |
early 1980s
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late 1970s ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1979 ⓘ |
| format | television sketch show ⓘ |
| genre |
satire
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sketch comedy ⓘ |
| hasReleaseFormat |
DVD
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VHS ⓘ |
| hasSpinOff |
book tie-ins
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comedy records ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
irreverent comedy
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topical humour ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
British politics
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current affairs ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
| influenced | later British sketch comedy shows ⓘ |
| knownFor |
launching the career of Griff Rhys Jones
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launching the career of Mel Smith ⓘ launching the career of Pamela Stephenson ⓘ launching the career of Rowan Atkinson ⓘ satirical take on current events ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1982 ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableCastMember |
Griff Rhys Jones
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Mel Smith ⓘ Pamela Stephenson ⓘ Rowan Atkinson ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
BBC Two
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surface form:
BBC2
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| parodies | BBC Nine O'Clock News ⓘ |
| partOf | British television comedy tradition ⓘ |
| producer | BBC ⓘ |
| productionLocation | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
| titleParodies |
Not the Nine O'Clock News
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Nine O'Clock News
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| uses |
filmed inserts
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studio sketches ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Not the Nine O'Clock News Description of subject: Not the Nine O'Clock News is a British television sketch comedy series from the late 1970s and early 1980s known for its satirical take on current events and for launching the careers of several prominent comedians.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Nine O'Clock News