Raw (stand-up film)

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film stand-up comedy concert film

Raw is a 1987 stand-up comedy concert film featuring Eddie Murphy delivering an extended, often controversial routine that became one of his most famous performances.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
Eddie Murphy Raw	2
Raw (stand-up film) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T544453 — 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: Raw (stand-up film)
Context triple: [Eddie Murphy, notableWork, Raw (stand-up film)]

A. Ed Wood
Ed Wood is a 1994 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Tim Burton that portrays the life and eccentric filmmaking career of cult director Edward D. Wood Jr.
B. Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
C. Fist Fight
Fist Fight is a 2017 American comedy film in which two high school teachers, played by Ice Cube and Charlie Day, are set to settle their differences in an after-school fistfight.
D. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert is a landmark 1979 stand-up comedy film capturing Richard Pryor at the height of his powers, widely regarded as one of the greatest comedy specials of all time.
E. The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist 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: Raw (stand-up film)
Target entity description: Raw is a 1987 stand-up comedy concert film featuring Eddie Murphy delivering an extended, often controversial routine that became one of his most famous performances.

A. Ed Wood
Ed Wood is a 1994 biographical comedy-drama film directed by Tim Burton that portrays the life and eccentric filmmaking career of cult director Edward D. Wood Jr.
B. Stir Crazy
Stir Crazy is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Poitier, best known for starring Richard Pryor and Gene Wilder as two friends wrongly imprisoned after being framed for a bank robbery.
C. Fist Fight
Fist Fight is a 2017 American comedy film in which two high school teachers, played by Ice Cube and Charlie Day, are set to settle their differences in an after-school fistfight.
D. Richard Pryor: Live in Concert
Richard Pryor: Live in Concert is a landmark 1979 stand-up comedy film capturing Richard Pryor at the height of his powers, widely regarded as one of the greatest comedy specials of all time.
E. The Jerk
The Jerk is a 1979 American comedy film starring Steve Martin as a naive, eccentric man whose rags-to-riches-to-rags journey showcases his signature absurdist humor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	film ⓘ stand-up comedy concert film ⓘ
basedOn	Eddie Murphy ⓘ surface form: Eddie Murphy’s stand-up tour
boxOfficeGrossUSD	over 50 million ⓘ
cityOfFilming	New York City ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
criticalReception	generally positive for performance and material ⓘ
director	Robert Townsend ⓘ
distributor	Paramount Pictures ⓘ
featuresSegment	Bill Cosby discussion bit ⓘ James Brown impression ⓘ family barbecue story ⓘ
filmingLocation	Felt Forum ⓘ Madison Square Garden ⓘ
follows	Delirious (stand-up special) ⓘ surface form: Delirious (stand-up film)
genre	comedy film ⓘ concert film ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ
hasControversy	offensive language toward minority groups ⓘ use of homophobic slurs ⓘ
hasHomeMediaRelease	Blu-ray ⓘ DVD ⓘ VHS ⓘ
hasPosterColorScheme	red ⓘ
hasSubject	celebrity culture ⓘ family ⓘ race ⓘ relationships ⓘ sex ⓘ
mainCharacter	Eddie Murphy ⓘ
medium	theatrical film ⓘ
MPAARating	R ⓘ
notableFor	Eddie Murphy’s red leather suit ⓘ controversial material ⓘ use of profanity ⓘ
originalLanguage	English ⓘ
partOf	Eddie Murphy ⓘ surface form: Eddie Murphy stand-up specials
performer	Eddie Murphy ⓘ
producer	Eddie Murphy ⓘ Robert Wachs ⓘ
record	highest-grossing stand-up comedy concert film at time of release ⓘ
releaseDate	1987-12-18 ⓘ
releaseYear	1987 ⓘ
runtimeMinutes	93 ⓘ
setting	live stage performance ⓘ
starring	Eddie Murphy ⓘ
timePeriodOfProduction	1980s ⓘ
title	Raw (stand-up film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ surface form: Eddie Murphy Raw
writer	Eddie Murphy ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Eddie Murphy → notableWork → Raw (stand-up film) ⓘ

Delirious (stand-up special) → followedBy → Raw (stand-up film) ⓘ

subject surface form: Delirious

this entity surface form: Eddie Murphy Raw

Raw (stand-up film) → title → Raw (stand-up film) self-linksurface differs ⓘ