A Speck of Dust
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A Speck of Dust is a stand-up comedy special by Sarah Silverman featuring her characteristic blend of sharp social commentary and personal storytelling.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| A Speck of Dust canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3084421 — 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: A Speck of Dust Context triple: [Sarah Silverman, notableWork, A Speck of Dust]
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A.
The Stars, Like Dust
The Stars, Like Dust is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, following a young nobleman entangled in political intrigue and rebellion against a tyrannical interstellar regime.
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B.
Dust
"Dust" is a song featured in the 1938 Gene Autry Western musical film *Under Western Stars*.
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C.
Dust
Dust was an early 1970s American hard rock and proto–heavy metal band known for featuring future Ramones drummer Marky Ramone (then Marc Bell).
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D.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
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E.
Pieces of the Sky
Pieces of the Sky is Emmylou Harris's acclaimed 1975 major-label debut album that helped establish her as a leading voice in country and country-rock music.
- 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: A Speck of Dust Target entity description: A Speck of Dust is a stand-up comedy special by Sarah Silverman featuring her characteristic blend of sharp social commentary and personal storytelling.
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A.
The Stars, Like Dust
The Stars, Like Dust is a science fiction novel by Isaac Asimov set in his Galactic Empire universe, following a young nobleman entangled in political intrigue and rebellion against a tyrannical interstellar regime.
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B.
Dust
Dust was an early 1970s American hard rock and proto–heavy metal band known for featuring future Ramones drummer Marky Ramone (then Marc Bell).
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C.
Dust
"Dust" is a song featured in the 1938 Gene Autry Western musical film *Under Western Stars*.
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D.
Mirror to the Sky
Mirror to the Sky is a 2023 progressive rock studio album by the English band Yes, noted for its expansive compositions and classic symphonic rock sound.
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E.
Pieces of the Sky
Pieces of the Sky is Emmylou Harris's acclaimed 1975 major-label debut album that helped establish her as a leading voice in country and country-rock music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
stand-up comedy special
ⓘ
television special ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Sarah Silverman ⓘ |
| director | Liam Lynch ⓘ |
| distributor | Netflix ⓘ |
| features |
observational humor
ⓘ
personal anecdotes ⓘ political humor ⓘ self-deprecating humor ⓘ sharp social commentary ⓘ |
| filmingLocation |
Largo at the Coronet
ⓘ
Los Angeles ⓘ |
| follows |
Sarah Silverman: We Are Miracles
ⓘ
linked to:
Sarah Silverman: Jesus Is Magic
|
| genre | stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasCategory |
2010s stand-up comedy films
ⓘ
2017 television specials ⓘ American comedy television specials ⓘ Netflix original comedy specials ⓘ Stand-up comedy concert films ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
family
ⓘ
feminism ⓘ illness ⓘ mortality ⓘ politics ⓘ religion ⓘ social issues ⓘ |
| hasType | comedy special ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
personal storytelling
ⓘ
social commentary ⓘ |
| notableFor | blend of social commentary and personal storytelling ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Netflix ⓘ |
| partOf | Sarah Silverman filmography ⓘ |
| performer | Sarah Silverman ⓘ |
| platform | Netflix ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
JASH
ⓘ
Thruline Entertainment ⓘ |
| releaseDate | 2017-05-30 ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 71 minutes ⓘ |
| starring | Sarah Silverman ⓘ |
| writer | Sarah Silverman ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Speck of Dust Description of subject: A Speck of Dust is a stand-up comedy special by Sarah Silverman featuring her characteristic blend of sharp social commentary and personal storytelling.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Silverman