An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May
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An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May is a celebrated 1960 live comedy album capturing the sharp, improvisational wit of the influential American comedy duo Nichols and May.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10738233 — 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: An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May Context triple: [Nichols and May, notableWork, An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May]
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A.
Saturday Night in the City
"Saturday Night in the City" is an energetic pop-rock track featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 romantic comedy film *The Wedding Singer*.
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B.
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 Woody Allen ensemble dramedy set in New York City that intricately explores the romantic and familial entanglements of three sisters over several years.
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C.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
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D.
film Three Coins in the Fountain
"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a 1954 romantic drama film set in Rome, following three American women whose wishes for love intertwine around the legendary Trevi Fountain.
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E.
The Odd Couple: The Festival
The Odd Couple: The Festival is a stage play adaptation and continuation of Neil Simon’s classic mismatched-roommates comedy, associated with screenwriter and producer Lowell Ganz.
- 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: An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May Target entity description: An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May is a celebrated 1960 live comedy album capturing the sharp, improvisational wit of the influential American comedy duo Nichols and May.
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A.
Saturday Night in the City
"Saturday Night in the City" is an energetic pop-rock track featured on the soundtrack of the 1998 romantic comedy film *The Wedding Singer*.
-
B.
Hannah and Her Sisters
Hannah and Her Sisters is a 1986 Woody Allen ensemble dramedy set in New York City that intricately explores the romantic and familial entanglements of three sisters over several years.
-
C.
Beyond the Fringe
Beyond the Fringe is a groundbreaking early-1960s British satirical stage revue that helped launch the modern era of sketch comedy and satire.
-
D.
film Three Coins in the Fountain
"Three Coins in the Fountain" is a 1954 romantic drama film set in Rome, following three American women whose wishes for love intertwine around the legendary Trevi Fountain.
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E.
The Odd Couple: The Festival
The Odd Couple: The Festival is a stage play adaptation and continuation of Neil Simon’s classic mismatched-roommates comedy, associated with screenwriter and producer Lowell Ganz.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
1960s album
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live comedy album ⓘ spoken word album ⓘ |
| artisticStyle |
improvisation
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satire ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance
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linked to:
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording
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| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| creator |
Elaine May
ⓘ
Mike Nichols ⓘ |
| criticalReception | acclaimed ⓘ |
| describedAs | celebrated 1960 live comedy album ⓘ |
| features |
character-based comedy
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improvisational sketches ⓘ satirical dialogue ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
improvisational comedy ⓘ |
| hasCastMember |
Elaine May
ⓘ
Mike Nichols ⓘ |
| hasHistoricalSignificance |
early example of recorded improv comedy
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landmark in American comedy recordings ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedGenre |
comedy albums
ⓘ
improv recordings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
domestic relationship sketches
ⓘ
telephone conversation sketches ⓘ |
| influenced |
American sketch comedy
ⓘ
later improv comedy performers ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
contemporary American life
ⓘ
relationships ⓘ |
| medium | vinyl record ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential sketch comedy
ⓘ
sharp improvisational wit ⓘ |
| partOf |
Nichols and May discography
ⓘ
linked to:
Nichols and May
|
| performer |
Elaine May
ⓘ
Mike Nichols ⓘ |
| performerDuo | Nichols and May ⓘ |
| producer | Nichols and May ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1960 ⓘ |
| recordedAs | live performance ⓘ |
| recordingType | live ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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