Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Melbourne International Comedy Festival canonical | 16 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Gala (alternate name) | 1 |
| Melbourne International Comedy Festival Ltd | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T234957 — 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: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Context triple: [Melbourne, hasMajorEvent, Melbourne International Comedy Festival]
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A.
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
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B.
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a major international comedy festival, best known for its stand-up performances, galas, and televised specials that showcase comedians from around the world.
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C.
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown Theatre Festival is a renowned summer theater festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts, known for premiering new plays and attracting prominent actors and directors to the Berkshires.
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D.
Joan Sutherland Theatre
The Joan Sutherland Theatre is a major proscenium arch performance venue within Sydney’s iconic arts complex, renowned for hosting opera, ballet, and other large-scale productions.
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E.
Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
- 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: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Target entity description: The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
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A.
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
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B.
Just for Laughs
Just for Laughs is a major international comedy festival, best known for its stand-up performances, galas, and televised specials that showcase comedians from around the world.
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C.
Williamstown Theatre Festival
Williamstown Theatre Festival is a renowned summer theater festival in Williamstown, Massachusetts, known for premiering new plays and attracting prominent actors and directors to the Berkshires.
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D.
Joan Sutherland Theatre
The Joan Sutherland Theatre is a major proscenium arch performance venue within Sydney’s iconic arts complex, renowned for hosting opera, ballet, and other large-scale productions.
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E.
Big Ears Festival
Big Ears Festival is an annual avant-garde music and arts festival in Knoxville, Tennessee, known for its adventurous programming that spans experimental, classical, jazz, and indie genres.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
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comedy festival ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | MICF ⓘ |
| audienceType | public ⓘ |
| city | Melbourne ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Barry Humphries
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John Pinder ⓘ Peter Cook ⓘ Rod Quantock ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre |
cabaret
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comedy ⓘ sketch comedy ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasCompetition |
Class Clowns
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Deadly Funny ⓘ Raw Comedy ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Class Clowns
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Deadly Funny ⓘ Raw Comedy ⓘ The Gala ⓘ The Great Debate ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
cabaret shows
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improvisational comedy ⓘ live performance ⓘ sketch shows ⓘ stand-up shows ⓘ variety shows ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Melbourne ⓘ |
| inception | 1987 ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Melbourne
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Victoria ⓘ |
| organizer |
Melbourne International Comedy Festival Ltd
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linked to:
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
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| region | Oceania ⓘ |
| significance |
major event in Melbourne cultural calendar
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one of the largest comedy festivals in the world ⓘ |
| slogan | Seriously Funny ⓘ |
| subjectOf | television broadcasts in Australia ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately four weeks ⓘ |
| typicalEndMonth | April ⓘ |
| typicalStartMonth | March ⓘ |
| venue |
Arts Centre Melbourne
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Melbourne Town Hall ⓘ various theatres in Melbourne ⓘ |
| website | https://www.comedyfestival.com.au/ ⓘ |
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Subject: Melbourne International Comedy Festival Description of subject: The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
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