The Great Debate
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The Great Debate is a flagship comedic debate event held as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, featuring prominent comedians humorously arguing opposing sides of a topical issue.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great Debate canonical | 2 |
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy event
ⓘ
recurring event ⓘ |
| approximateStartPeriod | late 20th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Australian comedy
ⓘ
Melbourne arts scene ⓘ |
| audience | general public ⓘ |
| audienceRole | reacts with laughter and applause ⓘ |
| country | Australia ⓘ |
| decisionMethod | audience response ⓘ |
| format | humorous debate ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
debate ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
closing arguments
ⓘ
opening statements ⓘ rebuttals ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Melbourne ⓘ |
| medium | live performance ⓘ |
| name | The Great Debate self-link ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
comedians argue opposing sides regardless of personal views
ⓘ
focus on jokes over formal debating rules ⓘ |
| opposingSides |
affirmative team
ⓘ
negative team ⓘ |
| organizer | Melbourne International Comedy Festival ⓘ |
| partOf | Melbourne International Comedy Festival ⓘ |
| recurrence | annual ⓘ |
| style |
light-hearted
ⓘ
satirical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
current affairs
ⓘ
topical issues ⓘ |
| tone | comedic ⓘ |
| typicalParticipants |
prominent comedians
ⓘ
stand-up comedians ⓘ television comedians ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: The Great Debate Description of subject: The Great Debate is a flagship comedic debate event held as part of the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, featuring prominent comedians humorously arguing opposing sides of a topical issue.
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