The Thick of It
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The Thick of It is a British political satire television series created by Armando Iannucci that skewers government spin and bureaucracy through sharp, profanity-laced dialogue and mockumentary-style storytelling.
All labels observed (7)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Thick of It canonical | 24 |
| Thick of It | 2 |
| The Thick of It (TV series) | 1 |
| The Thick of It franchise | 1 |
| The Thick of It: In the Loop | 1 |
| The Thick of It: Rise of the Nutters | 1 |
| The Thick of It: The Scripts | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2268002 — 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: The Thick of It Context triple: [Tom Hollander, notableWork, The Thick of It]
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A.
Veep
Veep is an American political satire television series that follows the inept and often chaotic career of a fictional U.S. vice president and later president, Selina Meyer.
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B.
Portlandia
Portlandia is a satirical sketch comedy television series that humorously explores hipster culture and eccentric urban life in Portland, Oregon.
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C.
Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North is a critically acclaimed British television drama series that chronicles the lives and political awakenings of four friends in Newcastle over several decades from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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D.
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical television show famous for its caricatured puppet portrayals of politicians and celebrities.
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E.
The Politician
The Politician is a 17th-century stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable tragic works exploring court intrigue and moral corruption.
- 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: The Thick of It Target entity description: The Thick of It is a British political satire television series created by Armando Iannucci that skewers government spin and bureaucracy through sharp, profanity-laced dialogue and mockumentary-style storytelling.
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A.
Veep
Veep is an American political satire television series that follows the inept and often chaotic career of a fictional U.S. vice president and later president, Selina Meyer.
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B.
Portlandia
Portlandia is a satirical sketch comedy television series that humorously explores hipster culture and eccentric urban life in Portland, Oregon.
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C.
Our Friends in the North
Our Friends in the North is a critically acclaimed British television drama series that chronicles the lives and political awakenings of four friends in Newcastle over several decades from the 1960s to the 1990s.
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D.
Spitting Image
Spitting Image is a British satirical television show famous for its caricatured puppet portrayals of politicians and celebrities.
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E.
The Politician
The Politician is a 17th-century stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known as one of his notable tragic works exploring court intrigue and moral corruption.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Thick of It Description of subject: The Thick of It is a British political satire television series created by Armando Iannucci that skewers government spin and bureaucracy through sharp, profanity-laced dialogue and mockumentary-style storytelling.
Referenced by (31)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Thick of It: The Scripts
this entity surface form:
The Thick of It (TV series)
this entity surface form:
The Thick of It franchise
subject surface form:
Strength of a Woman
this entity surface form:
Thick of It
subject surface form:
Strength of a Woman
this entity surface form:
Thick of It
this entity surface form:
The Thick of It: Rise of the Nutters
this entity surface form:
The Thick of It: In the Loop