The Characters
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The Characters is a Netflix sketch comedy series featuring different comedians each episode, including Kate Berlant, who create and star in their own original characters and sketches.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Characters canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10890847 — 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 Characters Context triple: [Kate Berlant, notableWork, The Characters]
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A.
Henhenet
Henhenet was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 11th Dynasty, known as one of the wives of Pharaoh Mentuhotep II and buried in his royal necropolis at Deir el-Bahri.
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B.
The People
"The People" is a politically charged hip-hop track by Common that reflects on social issues, community struggles, and empowerment.
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C.
The People
The People is a British Sunday tabloid newspaper known for its popular journalism, human-interest stories, and coverage of celebrity and sports news.
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D.
The Drawing of the Three
The Drawing of the Three is the second novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, following gunslinger Roland Deschain as he enters doorways between worlds to recruit key companions for his quest.
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E.
The Names
The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
- 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 Characters Target entity description: The Characters is a Netflix sketch comedy series featuring different comedians each episode, including Kate Berlant, who create and star in their own original characters and sketches.
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A.
Henhenet
Henhenet was an ancient Egyptian queen of the 11th Dynasty, known as one of the wives of Pharaoh Mentuhotep II and buried in his royal necropolis at Deir el-Bahri.
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B.
The People
"The People" is a politically charged hip-hop track by Common that reflects on social issues, community struggles, and empowerment.
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C.
The People
The People is a British Sunday tabloid newspaper known for its popular journalism, human-interest stories, and coverage of celebrity and sports news.
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D.
The Drawing of the Three
The Drawing of the Three is the second novel in Stephen King’s Dark Tower series, following gunslinger Roland Deschain as he enters doorways between worlds to recruit key companions for his quest.
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E.
The Names
The Names is a 1982 novel by Don DeLillo that blends political intrigue, linguistic obsession, and expatriate life in Greece and the Middle East into a meditative exploration of language, violence, and meaning.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
sketch comedy series
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television series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributor | Netflix ⓘ |
| episodeRuntime | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| feature |
different comedian each episode
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original characters ⓘ original sketches ⓘ |
| format | anthology ⓘ |
| genre | sketch comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Henry Zebrowski
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John Early ⓘ Kate Berlant ⓘ Lauren Lapkus ⓘ Natasha Rothwell ⓘ Paul W. Downs ⓘ Phil Burgers ⓘ Tim Robinson ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeStructure | each episode created and starred in by a single comedian ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | streaming television ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 8 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 1 ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Netflix ⓘ |
| originalReleaseDate | 2016-03-11 ⓘ |
| platform | Netflix ⓘ |
| producer | Netflix ⓘ |
| releaseStatus | single-season series ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult viewers ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Characters Description of subject: The Characters is a Netflix sketch comedy series featuring different comedians each episode, including Kate Berlant, who create and star in their own original characters and sketches.
Referenced by (6)
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