The Irvin S. Cobb Show
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The Irvin S. Cobb Show was a radio program featuring American humorist and author Irvin S. Cobb, known for his witty commentary and storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Irvin S. Cobb Show canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10236116 — 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: The Irvin S. Cobb Show Context triple: [Irvin S. Cobb, wasHostOf, The Irvin S. Cobb Show]
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A.
The Redd Foxx Show
The Redd Foxx Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Redd Foxx that aired in the mid-1980s.
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B.
The Jim Backus Show
The Jim Backus Show was a short-lived early 1960s American sitcom starring comedian Jim Backus as a radio station manager, showcasing his trademark comedic style.
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C.
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show is a 1950s American television sitcom starring Bob Cummings as a charming bachelor photographer, known for its light romantic comedy and early use of laugh track techniques.
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D.
The Black and White Minstrel Show
The Black and White Minstrel Show was a long-running British television variety program notorious for its use of blackface and racially stereotyped performances.
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E.
The Red Skelton Hour
The Red Skelton Hour was a popular American television variety and sketch-comedy show starring comedian Red Skelton that aired for two decades from the 1950s to the 1970s.
- 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Irvin S. Cobb Show Target entity description: The Irvin S. Cobb Show was a radio program featuring American humorist and author Irvin S. Cobb, known for his witty commentary and storytelling.
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A.
The Redd Foxx Show
The Redd Foxx Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Redd Foxx that aired in the mid-1980s.
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B.
The Jim Backus Show
The Jim Backus Show was a short-lived early 1960s American sitcom starring comedian Jim Backus as a radio station manager, showcasing his trademark comedic style.
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C.
The Bob Cummings Show
The Bob Cummings Show is a 1950s American television sitcom starring Bob Cummings as a charming bachelor photographer, known for its light romantic comedy and early use of laugh track techniques.
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D.
The Black and White Minstrel Show
The Black and White Minstrel Show was a long-running British television variety program notorious for its use of blackface and racially stereotyped performances.
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E.
The Red Skelton Hour
The Red Skelton Hour was a popular American television variety and sketch-comedy show starring comedian Red Skelton that aired for two decades from the 1950s to the 1970s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American radio show
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radio program ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkOf | Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creativeWorkCreator | Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| features | Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| format | radio series ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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talk ⓘ variety show ⓘ |
| hasAudience | radio listeners in the United States ⓘ |
| hasHost | Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| hasNarrationStyle |
comic monologues
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first-person anecdotes ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryCreativeFigure | Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
American life
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humor ⓘ storytelling monologues ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| knownFor |
storytelling
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witty commentary ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| notableCastMember | Irvin S. Cobb ⓘ |
| presentedAs | humor program ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Irvin S. Cobb Show Description of subject: The Irvin S. Cobb Show was a radio program featuring American humorist and author Irvin S. Cobb, known for his witty commentary and storytelling.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.