The Ape That Got Lucky
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The Ape That Got Lucky is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series written and performed by Chris Addison that humorously explores human evolution and anthropology.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Ape That Got Lucky canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9084267 — 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: The Ape That Got Lucky Context triple: [Chris Addison, notableWork, The Ape That Got Lucky]
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A.
The Soul of the Ape
The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
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B.
Harlequin's Family with an Ape
"Harlequin's Family with an Ape" is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso from his Rose Period, depicting circus performers in a warm, sentimental style characteristic of that phase of his work.
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C.
Noble Ape
Noble Ape is a stand-up comedy special by American comedian Jim Gaffigan, featuring his trademark observational humor about everyday life, family, and food.
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D.
The Monkey’s Uncle
The Monkey’s Uncle is a 1965 Disney comedy film starring Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk that blends college hijinks, pop music, and light science-fiction themes.
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E.
Monkey Shines
Monkey Shines is a 1988 horror-thriller film directed by George A. Romero about a paralyzed man whose trained helper monkey develops a deadly psychic bond with him.
- 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: The Ape That Got Lucky Target entity description: The Ape That Got Lucky is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series written and performed by Chris Addison that humorously explores human evolution and anthropology.
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A.
The Soul of the Ape
The Soul of the Ape is a pioneering early 20th-century work of animal psychology and ethology in which Eugène Marais explores the behavior and inner life of primates.
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B.
Harlequin's Family with an Ape
"Harlequin's Family with an Ape" is an early 20th-century painting by Pablo Picasso from his Rose Period, depicting circus performers in a warm, sentimental style characteristic of that phase of his work.
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C.
Noble Ape
Noble Ape is a stand-up comedy special by American comedian Jim Gaffigan, featuring his trademark observational humor about everyday life, family, and food.
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D.
The Monkey’s Uncle
The Monkey’s Uncle is a 1965 Disney comedy film starring Annette Funicello and Tommy Kirk that blends college hijinks, pop music, and light science-fiction themes.
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E.
Monkey Shines
Monkey Shines is a 1988 horror-thriller film directed by George A. Romero about a paralyzed man whose trained helper monkey develops a deadly psychic bond with him.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (27)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
BBC Radio 4 programme
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radio comedy series ⓘ |
| broadcastBy | BBC ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Chris Addison ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| format | radio series ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeLength | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| hasMedium | radio ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
cultural evolution
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evolutionary biology ⓘ human behaviour ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Ape That Got Lucky ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | adult ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
anthropology
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human evolution ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 4 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 1 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | BBC Radio 4 ⓘ |
| producer | Simon Nicholls ⓘ |
| star | Chris Addison ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
| usesStyle |
sketch comedy
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stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| writer | Chris Addison ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ape That Got Lucky Description of subject: The Ape That Got Lucky is a BBC Radio 4 comedy series written and performed by Chris Addison that humorously explores human evolution and anthropology.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.