Nichols and May
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Nichols and May was a groundbreaking American comedy duo of Mike Nichols and Elaine May, celebrated for their sharp, sophisticated improvisational sketches in the late 1950s and early 1960s.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nichols and May canonical | 1 |
Statements (42)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American comedy duo
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comedy duo ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 1960s
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late 1950s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Recording
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surface form:
Grammy Award for Best Comedy Performance
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| collaboratedWith | Warner Bros. Records ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dissolved | early 1960s ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
satire
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social commentary ⓘ |
| formedBy |
Elaine May
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Mike Nichols ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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improvisational comedy ⓘ |
| hasInfluencedGenre |
American sketch albums
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modern improv comedy ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Elaine May
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Mike Nichols ⓘ |
| influenced |
American sketch comedy
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Saturday Night Live cast members ⓘ The Second City ⓘ
surface form:
Second City performers
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| influencedBy | Compass Players ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| laterActivityLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
middle-class American life
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professional and institutional satire ⓘ relationships and communication ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
intelligent observational humor
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minimal props and staging ⓘ |
| notableFor | sharp sophisticated improvisational sketches ⓘ |
| notableWork |
An Evening with Mike Nichols and Elaine May
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Improvisations to Music ⓘ Nichols and May Examine Doctors ⓘ |
| performingMedium |
Broadway
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nightclub performances ⓘ recorded comedy albums ⓘ television ⓘ |
| startLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
| style |
character-based sketches
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improvisation ⓘ witty dialogue ⓘ |
| subjectOf | retrospective articles on 20th-century American comedy ⓘ |
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