The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail
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The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail is a stand-up comedy television series hosted by Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani, featuring live performances from various comedians at Los Angeles’ NerdMelt Showroom.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail canonical | 5 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail Context triple: [Michael Ian Black, hasPartIn, The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail]
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- 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: The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail Target entity description: The Meltdown with Jonah and Kumail is a stand-up comedy television series hosted by Jonah Ray and Kumail Nanjiani, featuring live performances from various comedians at Los Angeles’ NerdMelt Showroom.
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A.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent is a 2022 action-comedy film in which Nicolas Cage plays a fictionalized version of himself drawn into a dangerous adventure with a wealthy superfan.
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B.
Def Comedy Jam
Def Comedy Jam is an influential HBO stand-up comedy television series that showcased raw, urban, and predominantly African American comedians in the 1990s, helping launch the careers of many major comedy stars.
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C.
The Sarah Silverman Program
The Sarah Silverman Program is a satirical television comedy series starring comedian Sarah Silverman as an exaggerated version of herself in absurd, often controversial situations.
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D.
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones
Dave Chappelle: Sticks & Stones is a 2019 stand-up comedy special in which comedian Dave Chappelle delivers provocative, controversial material on contemporary social and political issues.
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E.
The Big Mouth
The Big Mouth was the nickname of American comic actress and singer Martha Raye, famed for her loud, brassy personality and wide-mouthed comedic style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stand-up comedy television series
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television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | The Meltdown NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Meltdown stand-up show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| executiveProducer |
Ben Stiller
NERFINISHED
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Deborah Liebling NERFINISHED ⓘ Emily V. Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ Jonah Ray NERFINISHED ⓘ Kumail Nanjiani NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Rosenstein NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Cornfeld NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| features |
live stand-up performances
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various guest comedians ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | NerdMelt Showroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | live audience recording ⓘ |
| finalAired | 2016 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2014 ⓘ |
| genre | stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasFormat | showcase of multiple comedians ⓘ |
| hasHost |
Jonah Ray
NERFINISHED
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Kumail Nanjiani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location |
California, United States
ⓘ
surface form:
California
Los Angeles ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| network | Comedy Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableVenue | NerdMelt Showroom at Meltdown Comics NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 3 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | Comedy Central NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | cable television series ⓘ |
| originalRunEndDate | October 26, 2016 ⓘ |
| originalRunStartDate | July 23, 2014 ⓘ |
| partOf | Comedy Central original programming NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter |
Jonah Ray
NERFINISHED
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Kumail Nanjiani NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Comedy Central
NERFINISHED
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Red Hour Productions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedShow | The Meltdown (live comedy show) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| runtimePerEpisode | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | NerdMelt Showroom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | stand-up comedy ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Michael Ian Black
subject surface form:
Kumail Nanjiani