Professor Corey
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Professor Corey is the stage name of Professor Irwin Corey, an American comedian and satirist famed for his rambling, pseudo-intellectual monologues and self-styled title as “The World’s Foremost Authority.”
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Professor Corey canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10526631 — 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: Professor Corey Context triple: [Professor Irwin Corey, alsoKnownAs, Professor Corey]
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A.
Professor Burris
Professor Burris is the skeptical psychology professor and narrator of B.F. Skinner’s utopian novel "Walden Two," through whose perspective the experimental community is explored and critiqued.
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B.
Professor LeBlanc
Professor LeBlanc is a recurring comedic character from the classic American radio and television series "The Jack Benny Program."
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C.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a scholarly occult expert and founding member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who discovers, raises, and mentors the demon hero Hellboy.
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D.
Professor Joe Smith
Professor Joe Smith is a geographer and academic leader who serves as the director of the Royal Geographical Society, overseeing its research, educational, and public engagement activities.
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E.
Professor Unrat
Professor Unrat is a satirical novel by Heinrich Mann that critiques bourgeois morality through the story of a repressed schoolteacher whose obsession with a cabaret singer leads to his downfall.
- 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: Professor Corey Target entity description: Professor Corey is the stage name of Professor Irwin Corey, an American comedian and satirist famed for his rambling, pseudo-intellectual monologues and self-styled title as “The World’s Foremost Authority.”
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A.
Professor Burris
Professor Burris is the skeptical psychology professor and narrator of B.F. Skinner’s utopian novel "Walden Two," through whose perspective the experimental community is explored and critiqued.
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B.
Professor LeBlanc
Professor LeBlanc is a recurring comedic character from the classic American radio and television series "The Jack Benny Program."
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C.
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm
Professor Trevor Bruttenholm is a scholarly occult expert and founding member of the Bureau for Paranormal Research and Defense who discovers, raises, and mentors the demon hero Hellboy.
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D.
Professor Joe Smith
Professor Joe Smith is a geographer and academic leader who serves as the director of the Royal Geographical Society, overseeing its research, educational, and public engagement activities.
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E.
Professor Unrat
Professor Unrat is a satirical novel by Heinrich Mann that critiques bourgeois morality through the story of a repressed schoolteacher whose obsession with a cabaret singer leads to his downfall.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
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satirist ⓘ stage name ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century American comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anti-war activism
ⓘ
left-wing politics ⓘ |
| audience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| genre |
political comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Professor ⓘ |
| hasStageCostumeElement |
ill-fitting suit
ⓘ
tousled hair ⓘ |
| influenced | alternative comedians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | vaudeville tradition ⓘ |
| medium |
live theater
ⓘ
nightclub performances ⓘ television appearances ⓘ |
| notableAliasOf | Irwin Corey ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
disheveled appearance
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stream-of-consciousness delivery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
parody of academic jargon
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political satire ⓘ rambling pseudo-intellectual monologues ⓘ |
| notableQuote | If we don’t change direction soon, we’ll end up where we’re going. ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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social critic ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| performanceType | monologue ⓘ |
| performingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | bumbling intellectual persona ⓘ |
| realName | Irwin Corey ⓘ |
| selfStyledTitle | The World’s Foremost Authority ⓘ |
| style |
improvised lectures
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mock-academic discourse ⓘ |
| usedBy | Irwin Corey ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Professor Corey Description of subject: Professor Corey is the stage name of Professor Irwin Corey, an American comedian and satirist famed for his rambling, pseudo-intellectual monologues and self-styled title as “The World’s Foremost Authority.”
Referenced by (2)
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