The Emcee
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The Emcee is the flamboyant, unsettling master of ceremonies at Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub in the musical "Cabaret," symbolizing the decadence and looming menace of pre-Nazi Germany.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Emcee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5417693 — 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 Emcee Context triple: [Cabaret (stage production), originalBroadwayLeadCharacter, The Emcee]
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A.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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B.
The Stand-Up
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C.
The Gala
The Gala is a flagship opening-night showcase of top local and international comedians, staged as a major televised charity event during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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D.
Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
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E.
Mr. Five Percent
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- 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 Emcee Target entity description: The Emcee is the flamboyant, unsettling master of ceremonies at Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub in the musical "Cabaret," symbolizing the decadence and looming menace of pre-Nazi Germany.
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A.
The Blow
The Blow is an American indie pop band known for its minimalist electronic sound and introspective, narrative-driven lyrics.
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B.
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.
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C.
The Gala
The Gala is a flagship opening-night showcase of top local and international comedians, staged as a major televised charity event during the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
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D.
Figures in Black
Figures in Black is a critical work of literary and cultural analysis by Henry Louis Gates Jr. that explores Black representation, language, and identity in African American literature.
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E.
Mr. Five Percent
Mr. Five Percent is the nickname of Calouste Gulbenkian, an influential Armenian-British oil magnate and philanthropist who played a key role in shaping the early global petroleum industry.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
musical theatre character ⓘ stage character ⓘ |
| alignment | morally ambiguous ⓘ |
| appearsIn |
Cabaret
ⓘ
linked to:
Cabaret (stage production)
|
| appearsInAdaptation |
Cabaret (1972 film)
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linked to:
Cabaret (stage production)
|
| associatedWith |
Kit Kat Klub
ⓘ
Weimar culture ⓘ |
| basedOn | unnamed master of ceremonies in Christopher Isherwood’s Berlin Stories (indirectly) ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
ambiguous
ⓘ
flamboyant ⓘ unsettling ⓘ |
| cityContext | Berlin ⓘ |
| costumeStyle | androgynous ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Fred Ebb
ⓘ
Joe Masteroff ⓘ John Kander ⓘ |
| createdForWork |
Cabaret (1966 stage musical)
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linked to:
Cabaret (stage production)
|
| employeedAt | Kit Kat Klub ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Berlin ⓘ |
| firstPortrayedBy | Joel Grey ⓘ |
| gender | male ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
ⓘ
German phrases ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
stage ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
commentator on events
ⓘ
framing device ⓘ master of ceremonies ⓘ |
| nationalContext | Germany ⓘ |
| notablePortrayalBy |
Alan Cumming
ⓘ
Eddie Redmayne ⓘ Joel Grey ⓘ |
| occupation | master of ceremonies ⓘ |
| performsSong |
“I Don’t Care Much”
ⓘ
“If You Could See Her” ⓘ
linked to:
If You Could See Her
“Money (Makes the World Go Round)” ⓘ “Two Ladies” ⓘ
linked to:
Two Ladies
“Willkommen” ⓘ |
| roleIn |
Cabaret
ⓘ
linked to:
Cabaret (stage production)
|
| settingPeriod | pre-Nazi Germany ⓘ |
| sexuality | sexually ambiguous ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
decadence
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looming menace of Nazism ⓘ moral decay ⓘ political apathy ⓘ |
| thematicRole |
embodiment of Weimar decadence
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harbinger of fascism ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Emcee Description of subject: The Emcee is the flamboyant, unsettling master of ceremonies at Berlin’s Kit Kat Klub in the musical "Cabaret," symbolizing the decadence and looming menace of pre-Nazi Germany.
Referenced by (1)
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