Craig Kilborn
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Craig Kilborn is an American television host, comedian, and actor best known for his early hosting roles on ESPN’s SportsCenter, The Daily Show, and The Late Late Show.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Craig Kilborn canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1987298 — 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: Craig Kilborn Context triple: [The Daily Show, presenter, Craig Kilborn]
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A.
Joel McHale
Joel McHale is an American actor, comedian, and television host best known for leading the satirical series "The Soup" and starring on the sitcom "Community."
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B.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
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C.
Marc Maron
Marc Maron is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster best known for his influential podcast "WTF with Marc Maron" and his roles in television and film.
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D.
B. J. Novak
B. J. Novak is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director best known for his work on the U.S. version of "The Office."
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E.
Glenn Howerton
Glenn Howerton is an American actor, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starring as Dennis Reynolds on the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
- 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: Craig Kilborn Target entity description: Craig Kilborn is an American television host, comedian, and actor best known for his early hosting roles on ESPN’s SportsCenter, The Daily Show, and The Late Late Show.
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A.
Joel McHale
Joel McHale is an American actor, comedian, and television host best known for leading the satirical series "The Soup" and starring on the sitcom "Community."
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B.
Patton Oswalt
Patton Oswalt is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and writer known for his sharp observational humor and roles in film and television, including voicing Remy in Pixar's "Ratatouille."
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C.
Marc Maron
Marc Maron is an American stand-up comedian, actor, and podcaster best known for his influential podcast "WTF with Marc Maron" and his roles in television and film.
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D.
B. J. Novak
B. J. Novak is an American actor, writer, comedian, and director best known for his work on the U.S. version of "The Office."
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E.
Glenn Howerton
Glenn Howerton is an American actor, writer, and producer best known for co-creating and starring as Dennis Reynolds on the dark comedy series "It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedian
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American television personality ⓘ actor ⓘ comedian ⓘ human ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1962-08-24 ⓘ |
| education | Montana State University ⓘ |
| employer |
CBS
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Comedy Central ⓘ ESPN ⓘ Fox Sports Networks ⓘ
surface form:
Fox Sports Net
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| endOfRole |
The Daily Show host – 1998
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The Late Late Show host – 2004 ⓘ |
| familyName | Kilborn ⓘ |
| genre |
political comedy
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satire ⓘ sports comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Craig ⓘ |
| height | approximately 6 ft 5 in ⓘ |
| hostedShow |
SportsCenter
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The Daily Show ⓘ The Kilborn File ⓘ The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ⓘ |
| knownFor |
hosting SportsCenter on ESPN
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hosting The Daily Show on Comedy Central ⓘ hosting The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn on CBS ⓘ |
| name | Craig Kilborn self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| networkOfShowHosted |
SportsCenter
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surface form:
SportsCenter – ESPN
The Daily Show ⓘ
surface form:
The Daily Show – Comedy Central
The Kilborn File – Fox ⓘ The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ⓘ
surface form:
The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn – CBS
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| notableWork |
SportsCenter
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The Daily Show ⓘ The Late Late Show with Craig Kilborn ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ sports commentator ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Kansas City, Missouri, United States ⓘ |
| playedFor | Montana State University Bobcats men’s basketball team ⓘ |
| sportPlayed | basketball ⓘ |
| startOfRole |
SportsCenter host – early 1990s
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The Daily Show host – 1996 ⓘ The Late Late Show host – 1999 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Craig Kilborn Description of subject: Craig Kilborn is an American television host, comedian, and actor best known for his early hosting roles on ESPN’s SportsCenter, The Daily Show, and The Late Late Show.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.