Leicester Comedy Festival
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Leicester Comedy Festival is a major annual comedy event in Leicester, England, featuring stand-up performances, shows, and related activities from a wide range of comedians.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| #LeicesterComedyFestival | 1 |
| Leicester Comedy Festival canonical | 1 |
| Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2354704 — 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: Leicester Comedy Festival Context triple: [Leicester, hasFestival, Leicester Comedy Festival]
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A.
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
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B.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
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C.
Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival
The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is an annual book and ideas festival in Shakespeare’s birthplace, featuring talks, readings, and events with authors, thinkers, and performers.
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D.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.
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E.
Lichfield Festival
Lichfield Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Lichfield, England, featuring a diverse program of music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
- 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: Leicester Comedy Festival Target entity description: Leicester Comedy Festival is a major annual comedy event in Leicester, England, featuring stand-up performances, shows, and related activities from a wide range of comedians.
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A.
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival
Tunbridge Wells Fringe Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Royal Tunbridge Wells showcasing local and visiting talent across theatre, comedy, music, and other live performances.
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B.
Melbourne International Comedy Festival
The Melbourne International Comedy Festival is one of the world’s largest annual comedy festivals, showcasing stand-up, cabaret, sketch, and other comedic performances across venues in Melbourne, Australia.
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C.
Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival
The Stratford-upon-Avon Literary Festival is an annual book and ideas festival in Shakespeare’s birthplace, featuring talks, readings, and events with authors, thinkers, and performers.
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D.
Edinburgh Festival Fringe
The Edinburgh Festival Fringe is the world’s largest arts and performance festival, held annually in Scotland’s capital and showcasing thousands of theatre, comedy, music, and experimental shows.
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E.
Lichfield Festival
Lichfield Festival is an annual multi-arts festival in Lichfield, England, featuring a diverse program of music, theatre, literature, and visual arts.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
annual event
ⓘ
comedy festival ⓘ |
| aimsTo |
celebrate comedy
ⓘ
develop comedy audiences ⓘ support comedians ⓘ |
| city | Leicester ⓘ |
| contributesTo |
Leicester local economy
ⓘ
UK comedy scene ⓘ |
| country | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duration | multiple days ⓘ |
| features |
TV comedy stars
ⓘ
emerging comedians ⓘ established comedians ⓘ |
| focusesOn | stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Geoff Rowe ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| genre | comedy ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
international visitors
ⓘ
local audience ⓘ national audience ⓘ |
| hasComponent |
Leicester Comedy Festival
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition
UK Pun Championships ⓘ comedy awards ⓘ family-friendly shows ⓘ fringe-style performances ⓘ |
| hasHashtag |
Leicester Comedy Festival
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
#LeicesterComedyFestival
|
| hasMediaType | live performance ⓘ |
| hasType | city-wide festival ⓘ |
| inception | 1994 ⓘ |
| includes |
live shows
ⓘ
related comedy activities ⓘ stand-up performances ⓘ workshops ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
England
ⓘ
Leicester ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being one of the longest-running comedy festivals in the UK
ⓘ
large and diverse programme of comedy events ⓘ |
| organisedBy | Big Difference Company ⓘ |
| promotes | new comedy talent ⓘ |
| region | East Midlands ⓘ |
| subjectOf | press coverage in UK media ⓘ |
| supports |
charitable causes
ⓘ
community projects ⓘ |
| takesPlaceIn | multiple venues in Leicester ⓘ |
| typicalStartTime | February ⓘ |
| website | https://comedy-festival.co.uk ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Leicester Comedy Festival Description of subject: Leicester Comedy Festival is a major annual comedy event in Leicester, England, featuring stand-up performances, shows, and related activities from a wide range of comedians.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Leicester Mercury Comedian of the Year competition
this entity surface form:
#LeicesterComedyFestival