Guy Noir
E1026670
Guy Noir is a fictional hard-boiled detective featured in the comedic radio sketches on the show "A Prairie Home Companion."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Guy Noir canonical | 1 |
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional character
ⓘ
fictional detective ⓘ radio drama character ⓘ |
| appearsIn | A Prairie Home Companion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American public radio
ⓘ
Minnesota Public Radio NERFINISHED ⓘ Public Radio International NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| broadcastOn |
public radio in the United States
ⓘ
syndicated radio networks ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
deadpan
ⓘ
romantic but unlucky ⓘ world-weary ⓘ |
| characterType | comedic character ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| creator | Garrison Keillor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalOfficeLocation |
Acme Building
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
downtown Minneapolis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearanceWork | A Prairie Home Companion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | hard-boiled detective fiction parody ⓘ |
| hasCatchphrase | “It was a dark night in a city that knows how to keep its secrets…” ⓘ |
| hasFormat | short radio sketch ⓘ |
| humorStyle |
parody
ⓘ
situational comedy ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
hard-boiled detective fiction
ⓘ
noir fiction ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | radio ⓘ |
| narrationStyle | first-person narration ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | protagonist ⓘ |
| occupation |
gumshoe
ⓘ
private detective ⓘ |
| parodies |
Philip Marlowe
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sam Spade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | A Prairie Home Companion recurring sketches ⓘ |
| portrayedBy | Garrison Keillor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| segmentOf | Guy Noir: Private Eye NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
Minneapolis
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Minnesota NERFINISHED ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| style | film noir pastiche ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult listeners ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
| typicalTheme |
comic investigation of trivial problems
ⓘ
satire of crime fiction tropes ⓘ |
| usesNarrativeDevice | voice-over monologue ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.