The Fish-Slapping Dance
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The Fish-Slapping Dance is a brief, absurdly choreographed comedy sketch by Monty Python in which two men in safari gear engage in a mock dance that culminates in one being knocked into a canal with a large fish.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Fish-Slapping Dance canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4029129 — 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: The Fish-Slapping Dance Context triple: [Monty Python's Flying Circus season 2, hasNotableSketch, The Fish-Slapping Dance]
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A.
Maengket dance
Maengket dance is a traditional communal dance of the Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, performed to celebrate harvests and important social events with rhythmic movements and choral singing.
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B.
In-Lon-Schka dances
In-Lon-Schka dances are traditional Osage ceremonial dances that play a central role in preserving the tribe’s cultural identity, spirituality, and community bonds.
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C.
Bomba dance
Bomba dance is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance form characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational dialogue between dancer and drummer.
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D.
Sweet Sucker Dance
"Sweet Sucker Dance" is a jazz composition by bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus, noted for its rich orchestration and emotionally expressive, blues-inflected style.
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E.
Kalbelia dance
Kalbelia dance is a traditional Rajasthani folk dance of the Kalbelia nomadic community, known for its graceful, serpent-like movements and vibrant costumes.
- 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: The Fish-Slapping Dance Target entity description: The Fish-Slapping Dance is a brief, absurdly choreographed comedy sketch by Monty Python in which two men in safari gear engage in a mock dance that culminates in one being knocked into a canal with a large fish.
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A.
Maengket dance
Maengket dance is a traditional communal dance of the Minahasa people of North Sulawesi, Indonesia, performed to celebrate harvests and important social events with rhythmic movements and choral singing.
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B.
In-Lon-Schka dances
In-Lon-Schka dances are traditional Osage ceremonial dances that play a central role in preserving the tribe’s cultural identity, spirituality, and community bonds.
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C.
Bomba dance
Bomba dance is a traditional Afro-Puerto Rican musical and dance form characterized by call-and-response singing, barrel drums, and improvisational dialogue between dancer and drummer.
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D.
Sweet Sucker Dance
"Sweet Sucker Dance" is a jazz composition by bassist and bandleader Charles Mingus, noted for its rich orchestration and emotionally expressive, blues-inflected style.
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E.
Kalbelia dance
Kalbelia dance is a traditional Rajasthani folk dance of the Kalbelia nomadic community, known for its graceful, serpent-like movements and vibrant costumes.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Monty Python sketch
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comedy sketch ⓘ television sketch ⓘ |
| costume | safari gear ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Monty Python ⓘ |
| describedAs | iconic Monty Python sketch ⓘ |
| features |
absurd choreography
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fish as props ⓘ non-verbal humor ⓘ physical comedy ⓘ |
| firstBroadcastOn | BBC television ⓘ |
| genre |
slapstick comedy
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surreal comedy ⓘ |
| hasCultFollowing | true ⓘ |
| hasNoDialogue | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
knock into water with large fish
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mock dance ⓘ slapping with small fish ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| notableFor |
brevity
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sudden ending ⓘ visual gag ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| partOf | Monty Python's Flying Circus ⓘ |
| performer |
John Cleese
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Michael Palin ⓘ |
| productionCompany | BBC ⓘ |
| setting | canal ⓘ |
| usesMusic | true ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Fish-Slapping Dance Description of subject: The Fish-Slapping Dance is a brief, absurdly choreographed comedy sketch by Monty Python in which two men in safari gear engage in a mock dance that culminates in one being knocked into a canal with a large fish.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.