Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
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Outstanding Variety Sketch Series is a Primetime Emmy Award category that honors excellence in television sketch comedy and variety shows.
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| Outstanding Variety Sketch Series canonical | 2 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Context triple: [Primetime Emmy Awards, majorCategory, Outstanding Variety Sketch Series]
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A.
Just for Laughs
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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B.
Comedy.TV
Comedy.TV is an American digital multicast television network and streaming channel focused on stand-up comedy and comedic programming.
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C.
Best New Comedy
Best New Comedy is a Laurence Olivier Award category recognizing outstanding new comedic plays in London theatre.
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D.
Celebration series
The Celebration series is a group of large-scale, highly polished sculptures and paintings by Jeff Koons that depict everyday festive objects like balloons, hearts, and gift-wrapped items in a hyper-real, reflective style.
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E.
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series known for its ensemble cast, pop culture parodies, and long run on the Fox network from the mid-1990s into the 2000s.
- 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: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Target entity description: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series is a Primetime Emmy Award category that honors excellence in television sketch comedy and variety shows.
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A.
Just for Laughs
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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B.
Comedy.TV
Comedy.TV is an American digital multicast television network and streaming channel focused on stand-up comedy and comedic programming.
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C.
Best New Comedy
Best New Comedy is a Laurence Olivier Award category recognizing outstanding new comedic plays in London theatre.
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D.
Celebration series
The Celebration series is a group of large-scale, highly polished sculptures and paintings by Jeff Koons that depict everyday festive objects like balloons, hearts, and gift-wrapped items in a hyper-real, reflective style.
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E.
MADtv
MADtv is an American sketch comedy television series known for its ensemble cast, pop culture parodies, and long run on the Fox network from the mid-1990s into the 2000s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
Primetime Emmy Award category
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television award category ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series ⓘ |
| awardCriteria |
excellence in variety sketch programming
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overall quality of writing, performance, and production in sketch series ⓘ |
| awardedForBroadcastSeason | preceding television season ⓘ |
| awardFor |
television sketch comedy series
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television variety sketch series ⓘ |
| categoryType | program award ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| eligibility |
U.S. primetime television programming
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series format with recurring sketch content ⓘ |
| firstAwarded |
Primetime Emmy Awards
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surface form:
67th Primetime Emmy Awards
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| follows | earlier combined variety category structure ⓘ |
| hasCeremonyLocation | Los Angeles ⓘ |
| hasOfficialWebsite | https://www.emmys.com ⓘ |
| hasSelectionProcess |
nomination by Television Academy members
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winner chosen by Television Academy members ⓘ |
| inception | 2015 ⓘ |
| isDistinctFrom | Outstanding Variety Talk Series ⓘ |
| language | primarily English-language programs ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| organizer |
Academy of Television Arts & Sciences
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surface form:
Television Academy
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| partOf | Primetime Emmy Awards ⓘ |
| presentedBy | Academy of Television Arts & Sciences ⓘ |
| replaced | Outstanding Variety Series ⓘ |
| scope | series only (not specials) ⓘ |
| typicalRuntimeOfEligiblePrograms |
half-hour series
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one-hour series ⓘ |
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Subject: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series Description of subject: Outstanding Variety Sketch Series is a Primetime Emmy Award category that honors excellence in television sketch comedy and variety shows.
Referenced by (2)
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
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awardedFor
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Outstanding Variety Sketch Series
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