The Red Skelton Show (radio)
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The Red Skelton Show (radio) was a popular American comedy-variety radio program starring comedian Red Skelton, known for its character sketches and slapstick humor during the 1930s and 1940s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Red Skelton Show (radio) canonical | 4 |
| Red Skelton radio programs | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10295609 — 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 Red Skelton Show (radio) Context triple: [Ozzie Nelson and His Orchestra, performedOn, The Red Skelton Show (radio)]
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A.
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.
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B.
The Bing Crosby Show (radio)
The Bing Crosby Show (radio) was an American radio program featuring legendary crooner Bing Crosby in music and variety performances during the golden age of radio.
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C.
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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D.
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program was a popular American radio and television comedy series starring comedian Jack Benny, known for its running gags, character-driven humor, and influential role in early broadcast entertainment.
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E.
The Irvin S. Cobb Show
The Irvin S. Cobb Show was a radio program featuring American humorist and author Irvin S. Cobb, known for his witty commentary and storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
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Target entity: The Red Skelton Show (radio) Target entity description: The Red Skelton Show (radio) was a popular American comedy-variety radio program starring comedian Red Skelton, known for its character sketches and slapstick humor during the 1930s and 1940s.
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A.
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.
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B.
The Bing Crosby Show (radio)
The Bing Crosby Show (radio) was an American radio program featuring legendary crooner Bing Crosby in music and variety performances during the golden age of radio.
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C.
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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D.
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program was a popular American radio and television comedy series starring comedian Jack Benny, known for its running gags, character-driven humor, and influential role in early broadcast entertainment.
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E.
The Irvin S. Cobb Show
The Irvin S. Cobb Show was a radio program featuring American humorist and author Irvin S. Cobb, known for his witty commentary and storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy-variety show
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radio program ⓘ |
| basedOn | Red Skelton’s vaudeville routines ⓘ |
| broadcastPeriod | 1930s–1940s ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creativeFocus |
character-based humor
ⓘ
physical comedy adapted for radio sound effects ⓘ |
| format | sketch comedy ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
variety show ⓘ |
| hasCharacterType | recurring comic characters ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Red Skelton ⓘ |
| hasStarNationality | American ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
character sketches
ⓘ
running gags ⓘ slapstick humor ⓘ |
| notableFor | popular American radio comedy in the pre-television era ⓘ |
| originalAirDecade |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ |
| originalBroadcastMedium | radio ⓘ |
| partOf |
Golden Age of American radio
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linked to:
Golden Age of Radio
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| presenter | Red Skelton ⓘ |
| productionLocation |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| starBirthName | Richard Bernard Skelton ⓘ |
| starOccupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ |
| starring | Red Skelton ⓘ |
| targetAudience | general family audience ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Red Skelton Show (radio) Description of subject: The Red Skelton Show (radio) was a popular American comedy-variety radio program starring comedian Red Skelton, known for its character sketches and slapstick humor during the 1930s and 1940s.
Referenced by (6)
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linked to: The Red Skelton Show (radio)