Kill the Messenger
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Kill the Messenger is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by Chris Rock that showcases his sharp, politically charged observational humor across performances in New York, London, and Johannesburg.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kill the Messenger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2253813 — 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: Kill the Messenger Context triple: [Chris Rock, notableWork, Kill the Messenger]
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A.
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor is a contemporary spy novel by John le Carré that follows an ordinary British couple drawn into the dangerous world of Russian money laundering and international espionage.
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B.
The Messenger
The Messenger was an influential early 20th-century African American socialist magazine that advocated for civil rights, labor organizing, and racial equality.
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C.
The Executioner’s Song
The Executioner’s Song is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction novel by Norman Mailer that chronicles the life, crimes, and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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D.
Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré’s debut espionage novel that introduces the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley in a bleak, psychologically driven Cold War mystery.
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E.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
- 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: Kill the Messenger Target entity description: Kill the Messenger is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by Chris Rock that showcases his sharp, politically charged observational humor across performances in New York, London, and Johannesburg.
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A.
Our Kind of Traitor
Our Kind of Traitor is a contemporary spy novel by John le Carré that follows an ordinary British couple drawn into the dangerous world of Russian money laundering and international espionage.
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B.
The Messenger
The Messenger was an influential early 20th-century African American socialist magazine that advocated for civil rights, labor organizing, and racial equality.
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C.
The Executioner’s Song
The Executioner’s Song is a Pulitzer Prize–winning nonfiction novel by Norman Mailer that chronicles the life, crimes, and execution of convicted murderer Gary Gilmore.
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D.
Call for the Dead
Call for the Dead is John le Carré’s debut espionage novel that introduces the introspective British intelligence officer George Smiley in a bleak, psychologically driven Cold War mystery.
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E.
The Protester
The Protester is the collective title Time magazine gave in 2011 to individuals worldwide who participated in mass demonstrations and uprisings, symbolizing the power of grassroots activism in shaping global events.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stand-up comedy special
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television special ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2009 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Marty Callner ⓘ |
| distributor | HBO ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Johannesburg
ⓘ
linked to:
Johannesburg, South Africa
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
New York City ⓘ |
| follows | Never Scared ⓘ |
| genre | stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasAward | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety, Music or Comedy Special ⓘ |
| hasPart |
performance in Johannesburg
ⓘ
performance in London ⓘ performance in New York City ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
American culture
ⓘ
global culture ⓘ politics ⓘ race relations ⓘ |
| nominatedFor | Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special ⓘ |
| notableWorkOf | Chris Rock ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | HBO ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Chris Rock HBO stand-up specials ⓘ |
| performer | Chris Rock ⓘ |
| producer |
Chris Rock
ⓘ
Marty Callner ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2008 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| starring | Chris Rock ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Kill the Messenger Description of subject: Kill the Messenger is a 2008 stand-up comedy special by Chris Rock that showcases his sharp, politically charged observational humor across performances in New York, London, and Johannesburg.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.