Lily Savage
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Lily Savage is a sharp-tongued, platinum-blonde drag queen character created and performed by British comedian Paul O’Grady, known for her acerbic wit and popularity on UK television in the 1990s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lily Savage canonical | 7 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8440312 — 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: Lily Savage Context triple: [Paul O’Grady, stagePersona, Lily Savage]
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A.
Lila Leslie
Lila Leslie was a silent film actress active in the early 20th century, known for her roles in American dramas and melodramas.
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B.
Lila Leeds
Lila Leeds was an American film actress of the 1940s best known for her roles in crime dramas and for a highly publicized 1948 marijuana arrest that derailed her Hollywood career.
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C.
Lily Bell
Lily Bell is a central character in the television series "Hell on Wheels," portrayed as a determined and resourceful Englishwoman navigating the dangers and politics surrounding the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
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D.
Lilly Greenfield
Lilly Greenfield is the daughter of American actor Max Greenfield.
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E.
Lilly Burns
Lilly Burns is an American television producer and co-founder of the production company Jax Media, known for her work on various acclaimed TV series.
- 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: Lily Savage Target entity description: Lily Savage is a sharp-tongued, platinum-blonde drag queen character created and performed by British comedian Paul O’Grady, known for her acerbic wit and popularity on UK television in the 1990s.
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A.
Lila Leslie
Lila Leslie was a silent film actress active in the early 20th century, known for her roles in American dramas and melodramas.
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B.
Lila Leeds
Lila Leeds was an American film actress of the 1940s best known for her roles in crime dramas and for a highly publicized 1948 marijuana arrest that derailed her Hollywood career.
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C.
Lily Bell
Lily Bell is a central character in the television series "Hell on Wheels," portrayed as a determined and resourceful Englishwoman navigating the dangers and politics surrounding the construction of the transcontinental railroad.
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D.
Lilly Greenfield
Lilly Greenfield is the daughter of American actor Max Greenfield.
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E.
Lilly Burns
Lilly Burns is an American television producer and co-founder of the production company Jax Media, known for her work on various acclaimed TV series.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
drag queen character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ television personality ⓘ |
| activePeriod | 1990s ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
British LGBT culture
ⓘ
UK drag scene ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Paul O’Grady ⓘ |
| culturalStatus | iconic British drag persona ⓘ |
| ethnicBackground | working-class Liverpudlian (fictional backstory) ⓘ |
| fictionalGender | female ⓘ |
| fictionalResidence | London council estate (various backstories) ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| hasAccent | Scouse accent (exaggerated) ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
acerbic wit
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sharp-tongued ⓘ |
| hasHairColor | platinum blonde ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
camp
ⓘ
insult comedy ⓘ |
| humorTarget |
celebrity culture
ⓘ
everyday life in working-class Britain ⓘ politicians ⓘ |
| influenced | later British drag performers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
catchphrase-laden monologues
ⓘ
quick put-downs of audience members ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium |
live cabaret
ⓘ
stand-up comedy clubs ⓘ television ⓘ |
| nationalityOfPerformer | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
British television appearances
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drag performance ⓘ |
| notableNetwork |
BBC
ⓘ
ITV ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Blankety Blank
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Lily Live! ⓘ The Lily Savage Show ⓘ |
| occupation |
comedian
ⓘ
television presenter ⓘ |
| peakPopularity | mid-1990s ⓘ |
| performedBy | Paul O’Grady ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Paul O’Grady ⓘ |
| realLifePerformerGender | male ⓘ |
| stagePersonaOf | Paul O’Grady ⓘ |
| style |
heavy makeup
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high heels ⓘ leopard-print outfits ⓘ |
| televisionDebutApproximate | early 1990s ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lily Savage Description of subject: Lily Savage is a sharp-tongued, platinum-blonde drag queen character created and performed by British comedian Paul O’Grady, known for her acerbic wit and popularity on UK television in the 1990s.
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.