The Revuers (comedy troupe material)

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comedy material musical comedy material satirical performance material theatrical sketch collection

The Revuers (comedy troupe material) refers to the satirical sketches and musical comedy routines created and performed by the 1930s–40s New York revue group The Revuers, which included Betty Comden among its members.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
The Revuers	2
The Revuers (comedy troupe material) canonical	1
The Revuers (performing group material)	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3367203 — 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 Revuers (comedy troupe material)
Context triple: [Betty Comden, notableWork, The Revuers (comedy troupe material)]

A. Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
B. Laff of the Party
Laff of the Party is a classic stand-up comedy album by Redd Foxx showcasing his raw, adult-oriented nightclub routines that helped define his reputation as a groundbreaking comedian.
C. Deadly Funny
Deadly Funny is an Australian Indigenous comedy competition and showcase that highlights First Nations comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
D. The Stand-Up
The Stand-Up is a Russian film featuring Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role, blending elements of drama and comedy around the world of stand-up comedy.
E. Dirty Rotten Bastards
"Dirty Rotten Bastards" is a multi-part punk rock suite by Green Day, featured on their album ¡Tré!, known for its shifting tempos and politically charged lyrics.
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 Revuers (comedy troupe material)
Target entity description: The Revuers (comedy troupe material) refers to the satirical sketches and musical comedy routines created and performed by the 1930s–40s New York revue group The Revuers, which included Betty Comden among its members.

A. Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
B. Laff of the Party
Laff of the Party is a classic stand-up comedy album by Redd Foxx showcasing his raw, adult-oriented nightclub routines that helped define his reputation as a groundbreaking comedian.
C. Deadly Funny
Deadly Funny is an Australian Indigenous comedy competition and showcase that highlights First Nations comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
D. The Stand-Up
The Stand-Up is a Russian film featuring Svetlana Khodchenkova in a prominent role, blending elements of drama and comedy around the world of stand-up comedy.
E. Dirty Rotten Bastards
"Dirty Rotten Bastards" is a multi-part punk rock suite by Green Day, featured on their album ¡Tré!, known for its shifting tempos and politically charged lyrics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (30)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	comedy material ⓘ musical comedy material ⓘ satirical performance material ⓘ theatrical sketch collection ⓘ
activePeriodEnd	1940s ⓘ
activePeriodStart	1930s ⓘ
associatedWithVenue	Greenwich Village nightclubs ⓘ New York revue stages ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
createdByGroup	The Revuers comedy troupe ⓘ
createdByMember	Betty Comden ⓘ
createdFor	The Revuers (comedy troupe material) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Revuers
hasForm	comic monologues ⓘ sketch comedy ⓘ song routines ⓘ
hasGenre	musical comedy ⓘ revue ⓘ satire ⓘ
influencedByContext	1930s New York cabaret scene ⓘ Broadway revue tradition ⓘ
mainLocationOfPerformance	New York City ⓘ
medium	live stage performance ⓘ
notableContributor	Betty Comden ⓘ
performedBy	The Revuers (comedy troupe material) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: The Revuers
primaryLanguage	English ⓘ
style	topical satire ⓘ urban sophisticated humor ⓘ
typicalContent	comic songs ⓘ parodies of contemporary culture ⓘ satirical sketches ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Betty Comden → notableWork → The Revuers (comedy troupe material) ⓘ

Elizabeth Cohen → notableWork → The Revuers (comedy troupe material) ⓘ

subject surface form: Betty Comden

this entity surface form: The Revuers (performing group material)

The Revuers (comedy troupe material) → createdFor → The Revuers (comedy troupe material) self-linksurface differs ⓘ

this entity surface form: The Revuers

The Revuers (comedy troupe material) → performedBy → The Revuers (comedy troupe material) self-linksurface differs ⓘ