hungry i, San Francisco
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hungry i was a legendary San Francisco nightclub and comedy venue that became a key launching pad for influential stand-up comedians and countercultural performers in the mid-20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| hungry i, San Francisco canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3643593 — 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: hungry i, San Francisco Context triple: [Mort Sahl, performedAt, hungry i, San Francisco]
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A.
Downtown San Francisco
Downtown San Francisco is the city’s central urban core, known for its dense mix of financial, commercial, and historic neighborhoods, including iconic hilltop districts and major cultural landmarks.
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B.
Downtown South San Francisco
Downtown South San Francisco is the city’s central commercial and civic district, featuring shops, restaurants, offices, and public services that serve as a hub for local community life.
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C.
San Francisco Visitor Information Center
The San Francisco Visitor Information Center is an official tourism hub where visitors can get maps, transit passes, and guidance on attractions and services throughout the city.
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D.
The City by the Bay
The City by the Bay is a historic waterfront city in New Jersey known for its role in early American colonial history and its location along Raritan Bay.
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E.
Starting from San Francisco
"Starting from San Francisco" is a 1961 poetry collection by Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti that blends political critique, travel reflections, and lyrical experimentation characteristic of the San Francisco Renaissance.
- 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: hungry i, San Francisco Target entity description: hungry i was a legendary San Francisco nightclub and comedy venue that became a key launching pad for influential stand-up comedians and countercultural performers in the mid-20th century.
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A.
Downtown San Francisco
Downtown San Francisco is the city’s central urban core, known for its dense mix of financial, commercial, and historic neighborhoods, including iconic hilltop districts and major cultural landmarks.
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B.
Downtown South San Francisco
Downtown South San Francisco is the city’s central commercial and civic district, featuring shops, restaurants, offices, and public services that serve as a hub for local community life.
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C.
San Francisco Visitor Information Center
The San Francisco Visitor Information Center is an official tourism hub where visitors can get maps, transit passes, and guidance on attractions and services throughout the city.
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D.
The City by the Bay
The City by the Bay is a historic waterfront city in New Jersey known for its role in early American colonial history and its location along Raritan Bay.
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E.
Starting from San Francisco
"Starting from San Francisco" is a 1961 poetry collection by Beat poet Lawrence Ferlinghetti that blends political critique, travel reflections, and lyrical experimentation characteristic of the San Francisco Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy club
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music venue ⓘ nightclub ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
1950s
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1960s ⓘ 1970s ⓘ |
| closure | late 20th century ⓘ |
| continent | North America ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| culturalMovement |
1960s counterculture
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Beat Generation ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Enrico Banducci ⓘ |
| genre |
cabaret
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folk music ⓘ stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasNotablePerformer |
Barbra Streisand
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Bill Cosby ⓘ Dick Cavett ⓘ Dick Gregory ⓘ Jonathan Winters ⓘ Lenny Bruce ⓘ Mort Sahl ⓘ Phyllis Diller ⓘ Shelley Berman ⓘ The Kingston Trio ⓘ Tom Lehrer ⓘ Woody Allen ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Mort Sahl at the hungry i
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linked to:
Mort Sahl at Sunset (comedy album)
Shelley Berman at the hungry i ⓘ The Kingston Trio at the hungry i ⓘ
linked to:
The Kingston Trio
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| hasReputation |
iconic countercultural venue
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key launching pad for stand-up comedians ⓘ legendary San Francisco nightclub ⓘ |
| inception | 1950s ⓘ |
| influenced |
American stand-up comedy
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political satire in the United States ⓘ |
| locatedIn | North Beach, San Francisco ⓘ |
| location | San Francisco ⓘ |
| notableFor |
countercultural performances
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launching careers of influential stand-up comedians ⓘ politically oriented comedy ⓘ |
| operator | Enrico Banducci ⓘ |
| partOf |
American comedy history
ⓘ
San Francisco nightlife history ⓘ |
| state |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
|
| status | defunct ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: hungry i, San Francisco Description of subject: hungry i was a legendary San Francisco nightclub and comedy venue that became a key launching pad for influential stand-up comedians and countercultural performers in the mid-20th century.
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