Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors
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Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors is a memoir by actor Evan Handler that recounts his harrowing and darkly humorous battle with leukemia and the medical system.
All labels observed (1)
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| Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors Context triple: [Evan Handler, notableWork, Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors]
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A.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
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B.
Angry Candy
Angry Candy is a collection of dark, emotionally intense short stories by Harlan Ellison that often explore themes of death, grief, and human vulnerability.
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C.
The Day of the Clown
"The Day of the Clown" is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring a sinister clown-linked alien threat and introducing the character Rani Chandra as a new member of Sarah Jane's team.
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D.
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 horror-comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur, featuring Basil Rathbone alongside Vincent Price and Peter Lorre in a macabre farce about an unscrupulous undertaker.
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E.
Deadly Funny
Deadly Funny is an Australian Indigenous comedy competition and showcase that highlights First Nations comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- 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: Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors Target entity description: Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors is a memoir by actor Evan Handler that recounts his harrowing and darkly humorous battle with leukemia and the medical system.
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A.
The Frighteners
The Frighteners is a 1996 horror-comedy film directed by Peter Jackson that blends supernatural thrills with dark humor as it follows a psychic con artist who must confront real malevolent spirits.
-
B.
Angry Candy
Angry Candy is a collection of dark, emotionally intense short stories by Harlan Ellison that often explore themes of death, grief, and human vulnerability.
-
C.
The Day of the Clown
"The Day of the Clown" is an episode of the Doctor Who spin-off series The Sarah Jane Adventures, featuring a sinister clown-linked alien threat and introducing the character Rani Chandra as a new member of Sarah Jane's team.
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D.
The Comedy of Terrors
The Comedy of Terrors is a 1963 horror-comedy film directed by Jacques Tourneur, featuring Basil Rathbone alongside Vincent Price and Peter Lorre in a macabre farce about an unscrupulous undertaker.
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E.
Deadly Funny
Deadly Funny is an Australian Indigenous comedy competition and showcase that highlights First Nations comedians as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | book ⓘ |
| about |
battle with leukemia
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doctor–patient relationship ⓘ health care bureaucracy ⓘ hospitalization ⓘ human mortality ⓘ medical treatment ⓘ personal transformation ⓘ resilience ⓘ serious illness ⓘ survival ⓘ |
| author | Evan Handler ⓘ |
| authorOccupation | actor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| depicts | New York City medical system ⓘ |
| focusesOnPeriodOfLifeOf | Evan Handler ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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dark comedy ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | Time on Fire (stage play) ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle |
dark humor
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dramatic ⓘ humor ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
Evan Handler
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cancer ⓘ health care system ⓘ leukemia ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| portrays |
emotional impact of life-threatening illness
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institutional failures in health care ⓘ patient experience with cancer ⓘ |
| tone |
darkly humorous
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harrowing ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors Description of subject: Time on Fire: My Comedy of Terrors is a memoir by actor Evan Handler that recounts his harrowing and darkly humorous battle with leukemia and the medical system.
Referenced by (2)
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