Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic
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Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic is a humorous, irreverent book by the magician duo Penn & Teller that mixes magic tricks, pranks, and offbeat life advice.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penn & Teller’s Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends | 1 |
| Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8502946 — 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)
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Target entity: Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic Context triple: [Raymond Joseph Teller, coAuthorOf, Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic]
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A.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Penn & Teller: Fool Us is a magic competition television show where magicians perform tricks in an attempt to stump the legendary duo Penn & Teller.
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B.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! is a skeptical, comedic documentary TV series in which magicians Penn & Teller debunk pseudoscience, superstition, and popular misconceptions.
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C.
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.
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D.
Jeff in Sleight
Jeff in *Sleight* is the young street magician and protagonist of the 2016 sci-fi crime drama film, whose struggles with crime and responsibility drive the story.
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E.
You Can’t Do That on Television
You Can’t Do That on Television is a Canadian sketch comedy and variety show for children and teens, best known for its irreverent humor and iconic green slime gags that later inspired Nickelodeon’s branding.
- 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: Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic Target entity description: Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic is a humorous, irreverent book by the magician duo Penn & Teller that mixes magic tricks, pranks, and offbeat life advice.
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A.
Penn & Teller: Fool Us
Penn & Teller: Fool Us is a magic competition television show where magicians perform tricks in an attempt to stump the legendary duo Penn & Teller.
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B.
Penn & Teller: Bullshit!
Penn & Teller: Bullshit! is a skeptical, comedic documentary TV series in which magicians Penn & Teller debunk pseudoscience, superstition, and popular misconceptions.
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C.
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.
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D.
Jeff in Sleight
Jeff in *Sleight* is the young street magician and protagonist of the 2016 sci-fi crime drama film, whose struggles with crime and responsibility drive the story.
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E.
You Can’t Do That on Television
You Can’t Do That on Television is a Canadian sketch comedy and variety show for children and teens, best known for its irreverent humor and iconic green slime gags that later inspired Nickelodeon’s branding.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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humor book ⓘ |
| about |
entertainment industry
ⓘ
performance art ⓘ show business ⓘ |
| author |
Penn & Teller
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Penn Jillette NERFINISHED ⓘ Teller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Penn & Teller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
humor
ⓘ
magic ⓘ practical jokes ⓘ |
| hasNarrativePerspective | first-person commentary by Penn & Teller ⓘ |
| hasPart |
anecdotes from Penn & Teller’s careers
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instructions for magic tricks ⓘ instructions for practical jokes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
playfulness in everyday life
ⓘ
questioning authority ⓘ subverting expectations ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
fans of Penn & Teller
ⓘ
readers interested in magic ⓘ readers interested in pranks ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
magic tricks
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offbeat life advice ⓘ pranks ⓘ skepticism ⓘ stage magic ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf |
Penn Jillette
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Teller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
anecdotal
ⓘ
comedic ⓘ instructional ⓘ |
| tone |
humorous
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irreverent ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic Description of subject: Penn & Teller’s How to Play in Traffic is a humorous, irreverent book by the magician duo Penn & Teller that mixes magic tricks, pranks, and offbeat life advice.
Referenced by (2)
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this entity surface form:
Penn & Teller’s Cruel Tricks for Dear Friends