Kenan (TV series)
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Kenan (TV series) is an American sitcom starring Kenan Thompson as a widowed father juggling his family life and career as a morning show host.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Kenan (TV series) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6861038 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kenan (TV series) Context triple: [Kenan Thompson, notableWork, Kenan (TV series)]
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A.
Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel is a 1990s Nickelodeon sitcom starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell as two mischievous best friends whose comedic misadventures became a staple of teen television.
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B.
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Drew Carey as a fictionalized version of himself, depicting his everyday life and misadventures in Cleveland, Ohio.
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C.
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian best known as the longest-tenured cast member on "Saturday Night Live" and for his earlier work on Nickelodeon shows like "All That" and "Kenan & Kel."
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D.
American Dad!
American Dad! is an animated television sitcom that satirically follows the absurd adventures of CIA agent Stan Smith and his eccentric family in the fictional town of Langley Falls, Virginia.
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E.
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American sitcom that follows a gifted but beleaguered boy and his chaotic lower-middle-class family, known for its single-camera style, breaking the fourth wall, and offbeat humor.
- 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: Kenan (TV series) Target entity description: Kenan (TV series) is an American sitcom starring Kenan Thompson as a widowed father juggling his family life and career as a morning show host.
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A.
Kenan & Kel
Kenan & Kel is a 1990s Nickelodeon sitcom starring Kenan Thompson and Kel Mitchell as two mischievous best friends whose comedic misadventures became a staple of teen television.
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B.
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Drew Carey as a fictionalized version of himself, depicting his everyday life and misadventures in Cleveland, Ohio.
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C.
Kenan Thompson
Kenan Thompson is an American actor and comedian best known as the longest-tenured cast member on "Saturday Night Live" and for his earlier work on Nickelodeon shows like "All That" and "Kenan & Kel."
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D.
American Dad!
American Dad! is an animated television sitcom that satirically follows the absurd adventures of CIA agent Stan Smith and his eccentric family in the fictional town of Langley Falls, Virginia.
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E.
Malcolm in the Middle
Malcolm in the Middle is an American sitcom that follows a gifted but beleaguered boy and his chaotic lower-middle-class family, known for its single-camera style, breaking the fourth wall, and offbeat humor.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| audioFormat | 5.1 surround sound ⓘ |
| basedOn | original concept by Kenan Thompson ⓘ |
| broadcastFormat | HDTV 1080i ⓘ |
| characterOccupation | morning show host ⓘ |
| characterStatus | widowed father ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
David Caspe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jacque Edmonds Cofer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endDate | 2022-01-31 ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Andrew Singer
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
David Caspe NERFINISHED ⓘ Jacque Edmonds Cofer NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenan Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenny Smith NERFINISHED ⓘ Lisa Muse Bryant NERFINISHED ⓘ Lorne Michaels NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter |
Aubrey Williams
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Birdie Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ Mika Caldwell NERFINISHED ⓘ Rick Noble NERFINISHED ⓘ Tami NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California
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| finalAired | 2022-01-31 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2021-02-16 ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasTheme | balancing family life and career ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Kenan Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 19 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 2 ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | Tuesday night schedule ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2021-02-16 ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Broadway Video
NERFINISHED
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Shoot to Midnight NERFINISHED ⓘ Universal Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | Atlanta, Georgia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring |
Chris Redd
NERFINISHED
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Dani Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Dannah Lane NERFINISHED ⓘ Don Johnson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kenan Thompson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kimrie Lewis NERFINISHED ⓘ Taylor Louderman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Kenan (TV series) Description of subject: Kenan (TV series) is an American sitcom starring Kenan Thompson as a widowed father juggling his family life and career as a morning show host.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.