Guy Noir, Private Eye
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Guy Noir, Private Eye is a comedic radio drama segment parodying hard-boiled detective fiction, created and performed by Garrison Keillor on his show "A Prairie Home Companion."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guy Noir, Private Eye canonical | 1 |
| Guy Noir: Private Eye | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2949870 — 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: Guy Noir, Private Eye Context triple: [Garrison Keillor, notableWork, Guy Noir, Private Eye]
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A.
Chancer
Chancer is a British television drama series from the early 1990s, centered on a charismatic but morally ambiguous conman navigating high-stakes business and personal intrigues.
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B.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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C.
Private Eye
Private Eye is a long-running British satirical and investigative news magazine known for its political humor, media criticism, and exposés of public figures.
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D.
Wolf + Rothstein
Wolf + Rothstein is a creative collective and record label founded by Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) and collaborators, known for producing and overseeing his multidisciplinary music and visual projects.
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E.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
- 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: Guy Noir, Private Eye Target entity description: Guy Noir, Private Eye is a comedic radio drama segment parodying hard-boiled detective fiction, created and performed by Garrison Keillor on his show "A Prairie Home Companion."
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A.
Chancer
Chancer is a British television drama series from the early 1990s, centered on a charismatic but morally ambiguous conman navigating high-stakes business and personal intrigues.
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B.
The Cheap Detective
The Cheap Detective is a 1978 comedy film that parodies classic film noir and detective movies, starring Peter Falk as a bumbling private eye.
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C.
Private Eye
Private Eye is a long-running British satirical and investigative news magazine known for its political humor, media criticism, and exposés of public figures.
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D.
Wolf + Rothstein
Wolf + Rothstein is a creative collective and record label founded by Donald Glover (Childish Gambino) and collaborators, known for producing and overseeing his multidisciplinary music and visual projects.
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E.
The Other Man
The Other Man is a 2008 psychological thriller film about a husband who becomes obsessed with uncovering the truth about his wife's secret lover.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional detective series
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radio comedy segment ⓘ radio drama parody ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
A Prairie Home Companion (film)
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linked to:
A Prairie Home Companion
|
| basedOn |
film noir conventions
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pulp detective fiction tropes ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
American Public Media
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public radio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Garrison Keillor ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | A Prairie Home Companion ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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parody ⓘ radio drama ⓘ |
| hasAuthor | Garrison Keillor ⓘ |
| hasFictionalLocation | office in a rundown building ⓘ |
| hasFictionalProfession | private detective ⓘ |
| hasFormat | recurring sketch ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | Garrison Keillor ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | Guy Noir ⓘ |
| narrationStyle | first-person voice-over ⓘ |
| originalMedium | radio ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Minnesota Public Radio ⓘ |
| parodies | hard-boiled detective fiction ⓘ |
| partOf | A Prairie Home Companion ⓘ |
| performer | Garrison Keillor ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
detective radio dramas
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noir fiction ⓘ |
| setting | Minneapolis ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult listeners ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
| typicalPlotElement |
absurd investigative cases
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satire of American culture ⓘ wordplay and puns ⓘ |
| uses | jazz-influenced background music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Guy Noir, Private Eye Description of subject: Guy Noir, Private Eye is a comedic radio drama segment parodying hard-boiled detective fiction, created and performed by Garrison Keillor on his show "A Prairie Home Companion."
Referenced by (2)
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