The Perry Como Show
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The Perry Como Show was a popular American television variety series featuring singer Perry Como, known for its relaxed style, musical performances, and celebrity guests during the 1950s and 1960s.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Perry Como Show canonical | 2 |
| The Perry Como Show (appearances) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4589771 — 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: The Perry Como Show Context triple: [Perry Como, notableWork, The Perry Como Show]
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A.
Andy Williams Show
The Andy Williams Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1960s and 1970s, hosted by singer Andy Williams and known for its musical performances and family-friendly entertainment.
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B.
The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1950s and 1960s known for its comedy sketches, musical performances, and for helping launch the career of Carol Burnett.
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C.
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show was a long-running American radio and television variety program featuring comedian Bob Hope’s monologues, sketches, and celebrity guests.
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D.
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show was a hugely influential American television variety program (1948–1971) that showcased a wide range of popular entertainers and helped launch the careers of many major music and comedy acts.
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E.
The Loretta Young Show
The Loretta Young Show was an American anthology drama television series of the 1950s and early 1960s, hosted by and starring actress Loretta Young, known for its moral themes and her iconic, glamorous introductions.
- 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: The Perry Como Show Target entity description: The Perry Como Show was a popular American television variety series featuring singer Perry Como, known for its relaxed style, musical performances, and celebrity guests during the 1950s and 1960s.
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A.
Andy Williams Show
The Andy Williams Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1960s and 1970s, hosted by singer Andy Williams and known for its musical performances and family-friendly entertainment.
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B.
The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1950s and 1960s known for its comedy sketches, musical performances, and for helping launch the career of Carol Burnett.
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C.
The Bob Hope Show
The Bob Hope Show was a long-running American radio and television variety program featuring comedian Bob Hope’s monologues, sketches, and celebrity guests.
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D.
The Ed Sullivan Show
The Ed Sullivan Show was a hugely influential American television variety program (1948–1971) that showcased a wide range of popular entertainers and helped launch the careers of many major music and comedy acts.
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E.
The Loretta Young Show
The Loretta Young Show was an American anthology drama television series of the 1950s and early 1960s, hosted by and starring actress Loretta Young, known for its moral themes and her iconic, glamorous introductions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television variety series
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music television program ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall
NERFINISHED
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The Perry Como Chesterfield Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Primetime Emmy Award for Best Male Singer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Perry Como radio show ⓘ |
| broadcastOn | American network television ⓘ |
| broadcastSchedule | weekly series ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1967 ⓘ |
| featuredPerformer |
Mitchell Ayres and His Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Ray Charles Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| followedBy | The Kraft Music Hall (Perry Como version) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| format |
celebrity guest appearances
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comedy sketches ⓘ live musical performances ⓘ |
| genre |
music
ⓘ
variety show ⓘ |
| hasHostStyle | laid‑back and conversational ⓘ |
| hasPart | Perry Como’s Kraft Music Hall NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter | Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later American TV variety shows ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mediaType | television program ⓘ |
| musicFocus |
contemporary pop songs
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popular standards ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
informal living‑room atmosphere
ⓘ
relaxed on‑air style ⓘ |
| notableFor | popularizing easy‑listening vocal style on television ⓘ |
| notableGuest |
Bing Crosby
NERFINISHED
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Dean Martin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ella Fitzgerald NERFINISHED ⓘ Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Nat King Cole NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| partOf | Golden Age of Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chesterfield Supper Club NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presenter | Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC Television NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starring | Perry Como NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 1950 ⓘ |
| targetAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
1950s American television
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1960s American television ⓘ |
| typicalRuntime | 60 minutes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Perry Como Show Description of subject: The Perry Como Show was a popular American television variety series featuring singer Perry Como, known for its relaxed style, musical performances, and celebrity guests during the 1950s and 1960s.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Perry Como Show (appearances)