Broad City
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Broad City is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that follows two twenty-something women navigating life in New York City with offbeat, irreverent humor.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Broad City canonical | 5 |
| Broad City (web series) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4101788 — 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: Broad City Context triple: [Comedy Central, notableShow, Broad City]
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A.
New Girl
New Girl is an American sitcom that follows the quirky misadventures of Jess Day and her three male roommates in a Los Angeles loft.
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B.
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town is a 1957 Broadway musical adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play "Anna Christie," best known for its Tony-winning star turn by Gwen Verdon.
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C.
South Siders
South Siders is a nickname for the Chicago White Sox, referring to the Major League Baseball team based on the South Side of Chicago.
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D.
Spin City
Spin City is an American television sitcom that follows the hectic professional and personal lives of staffers in the New York City mayor’s office.
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E.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a comedic television series following a team of quirky detectives in a Brooklyn police precinct, known for its sharp humor, diverse ensemble cast, and heartfelt storytelling.
- 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: Broad City Target entity description: Broad City is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that follows two twenty-something women navigating life in New York City with offbeat, irreverent humor.
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A.
New Girl
New Girl is an American sitcom that follows the quirky misadventures of Jess Day and her three male roommates in a Los Angeles loft.
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B.
New Girl in Town
New Girl in Town is a 1957 Broadway musical adaptation of Eugene O’Neill’s play "Anna Christie," best known for its Tony-winning star turn by Gwen Verdon.
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C.
South Siders
South Siders is a nickname for the Chicago White Sox, referring to the Major League Baseball team based on the South Side of Chicago.
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D.
Spin City
Spin City is an American television sitcom that follows the hectic professional and personal lives of staffers in the New York City mayor’s office.
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E.
Brooklyn Nine-Nine
Brooklyn Nine-Nine is a comedic television series following a team of quirky detectives in a Brooklyn police precinct, known for its sharp humor, diverse ensemble cast, and heartfelt storytelling.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American sitcom
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television series ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Broad City
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Broad City (web series)
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| cameraSetup | single-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| creator |
Abbi Jacobson
ⓘ
Ilana Glazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| developer |
Abbi Jacobson
ⓘ
Ilana Glazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| executiveProducer |
Abbi Jacobson
ⓘ
Amy Poehler ⓘ Ilana Glazer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2014-01-22 ⓘ |
| genre |
buddy comedy
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comedy television series ⓘ sitcom ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
female friendship
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sexuality ⓘ urban life ⓘ work and career struggles ⓘ young adulthood ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2019-03-28 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Abbi Abrams
ⓘ
Ilana Wexler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of millennial life in New York City
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female-led comedy ⓘ offbeat humor ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 50 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeasons | 5 ⓘ |
| originalFormat | web series ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyAiredOn | cable television ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Comedy Central ⓘ |
| portrays | friendship between two twenty-something women ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
3 Arts Entertainment
ⓘ
Jax Media ⓘ |
| runningTimePerEpisode | approximately 22 minutes ⓘ |
| setIn | New York City ⓘ |
| starring |
Abbi Jacobson
ⓘ
Arturo Castro NERFINISHED ⓘ Hannibal Buress NERFINISHED ⓘ Ilana Glazer NERFINISHED ⓘ John Gemberling ⓘ Paul W. Downs NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Schneider ⓘ |
| televisionAdaptationYear | 2014 ⓘ |
| webSeriesLaunchYear | 2009 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Broad City Description of subject: Broad City is a critically acclaimed American sitcom that follows two twenty-something women navigating life in New York City with offbeat, irreverent humor.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Broad City (web series)