It's Garry Shandling's Show
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"It's Garry Shandling's Show" is a groundbreaking 1980s American sitcom known for its meta-humor, frequent breaking of the fourth wall, and self-referential take on television conventions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| It's Garry Shandling's Show canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: It's Garry Shandling's Show Context triple: [Garry Shandling, notableWork, It's Garry Shandling's Show]
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A.
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows was a pioneering American live television variety and sketch comedy series from the early 1950s, renowned for its influential writing staff and starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
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B.
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show is a critically acclaimed 1990s HBO satirical sitcom that parodies late-night talk shows and is widely regarded as a pioneering influence on modern television comedy.
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C.
The Charles Grodin Show
The Charles Grodin Show was an American talk show hosted by actor and comedian Charles Grodin, known for its conversational, often humorous interviews and commentary.
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D.
The Ben Stiller Show
The Ben Stiller Show is a short-lived but influential early-1990s sketch comedy television series known for its edgy, offbeat humor and for helping launch the careers of several prominent comedians.
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E.
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows is a 1929 Warner Bros. all-star revue film from the early sound era, featuring numerous studio contract players in musical and comedy sketches.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: It's Garry Shandling's Show Target entity description: "It's Garry Shandling's Show" is a groundbreaking 1980s American sitcom known for its meta-humor, frequent breaking of the fourth wall, and self-referential take on television conventions.
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A.
Your Show of Shows
Your Show of Shows was a pioneering American live television variety and sketch comedy series from the early 1950s, renowned for its influential writing staff and starring Sid Caesar and Imogene Coca.
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B.
The Larry Sanders Show
The Larry Sanders Show is a critically acclaimed 1990s HBO satirical sitcom that parodies late-night talk shows and is widely regarded as a pioneering influence on modern television comedy.
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C.
The Charles Grodin Show
The Charles Grodin Show was an American talk show hosted by actor and comedian Charles Grodin, known for its conversational, often humorous interviews and commentary.
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D.
The Ben Stiller Show
The Ben Stiller Show is a short-lived but influential early-1990s sketch comedy television series known for its edgy, offbeat humor and for helping launch the careers of several prominent comedians.
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E.
The Show of Shows
The Show of Shows is a 1929 Warner Bros. all-star revue film from the early sound era, featuring numerous studio contract players in musical and comedy sketches.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | television series ⓘ |
| composerOfTheme |
Alan Zweibel
NERFINISHED
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Bill Lynch NERFINISHED ⓘ Garry Shandling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator |
Alan Zweibel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Garry Shandling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Alan Zweibel
NERFINISHED
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Brad Grey NERFINISHED ⓘ Garry Shandling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAiredYear | 1986 ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Larry Sanders Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | sitcom ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Barbara Cason
NERFINISHED
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Bernadette Birkett NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael Tucci NERFINISHED ⓘ Molly Cheek NERFINISHED ⓘ Scott Nemes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
season 1 of It's Garry Shandling's Show
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season 2 of It's Garry Shandling's Show ⓘ season 3 of It's Garry Shandling's Show ⓘ season 4 of It's Garry Shandling's Show ⓘ |
| influenced |
The Larry Sanders Show
NERFINISHED
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later meta-television comedies ⓘ |
| lastAiredYear | 1990 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Garry Shandling (fictionalized version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
direct address to the audience
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frequent breaking of the fourth wall ⓘ meta-humor ⓘ self-referential jokes about television conventions ⓘ theme song that describes the show itself ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 72 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 4 ⓘ |
| originalChannelType | premium cable network ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn |
Fox Broadcasting Company
NERFINISHED
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Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastOn | Saturday nights on Showtime ⓘ |
| originalNetwork |
Fox
NERFINISHED
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Showtime NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalReleaseEnd | 1990-05-25 ⓘ |
| originalReleaseStart | 1986-09-06 ⓘ |
| pictureFormat |
NTSC color television standard
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surface form:
NTSC
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| productionCompany | Brillstein-Grey Entertainment NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | Southern California NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Garry Shandling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: It's Garry Shandling's Show Description of subject: "It's Garry Shandling's Show" is a groundbreaking 1980s American sitcom known for its meta-humor, frequent breaking of the fourth wall, and self-referential take on television conventions.
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