Joey Bishop was comic and emcee
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Joey Bishop was an American comedian and actor best known as the Rat Pack’s resident comic and master of ceremonies, frequently appearing alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.
All labels observed (1)
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| Joey Bishop was comic and emcee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5417103 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
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Target entity: Joey Bishop was comic and emcee Context triple: [Rat Pack, memberRole, Joey Bishop was comic and emcee]
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A.
The Joey Bishop Show
The Joey Bishop Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Joey Bishop that aired in the early 1960s, following his comedic misadventures first as a public relations man and later as a talk-show host.
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B.
Henny Youngman
Henny Youngman was a British-American comedian and violinist famed for his rapid-fire one-liners and the catchphrase "Take my wife—please."
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C.
Don Rickles
Don Rickles was an American stand-up comedian and actor famed for his pioneering insult comedy style and frequent appearances on television and in films from the 1960s onward.
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D.
Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen was a famed American ventriloquist and radio performer best known for his dummy characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd.
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E.
Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman was an American comedic actor best known for his work on *The Carol Burnett Show* and in Mel Brooks films such as *Blazing Saddles* and *History of the World, Part I*.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Joey Bishop was comic and emcee Target entity description: Joey Bishop was an American comedian and actor best known as the Rat Pack’s resident comic and master of ceremonies, frequently appearing alongside Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, and Sammy Davis Jr.
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A.
The Joey Bishop Show
The Joey Bishop Show is an American sitcom starring comedian Joey Bishop that aired in the early 1960s, following his comedic misadventures first as a public relations man and later as a talk-show host.
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B.
Henny Youngman
Henny Youngman was a British-American comedian and violinist famed for his rapid-fire one-liners and the catchphrase "Take my wife—please."
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C.
Don Rickles
Don Rickles was an American stand-up comedian and actor famed for his pioneering insult comedy style and frequent appearances on television and in films from the 1960s onward.
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D.
Edgar Bergen
Edgar Bergen was a famed American ventriloquist and radio performer best known for his dummy characters Charlie McCarthy and Mortimer Snerd.
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E.
Harvey Korman
Harvey Korman was an American comedic actor best known for his work on *The Carol Burnett Show* and in Mel Brooks films such as *Blazing Saddles* and *History of the World, Part I*.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
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film actor ⓘ human ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| birthName | Joseph Abraham Gottlieb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Desert Memorial Park, Cathedral City, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart failure ⓘ |
| conflict | World War II ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1918-02-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2007-10-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish American ⓘ |
| familyName | Gottlieb NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
observational comedy
ⓘ
stand-up comedy ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| medium |
film
ⓘ
live performance ⓘ television ⓘ |
| memberOf | Rat Pack NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| militaryService | United States Army ⓘ |
| name | Joey Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAppearance | frequent guest host on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson ⓘ |
| notableRole | member and comic emcee of the Rat Pack ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ocean's 11 (1960 film)
NERFINISHED
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Sergeants 3 (1962 film) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Joey Bishop Show (TV series, 1961–1965) NERFINISHED ⓘ The Joey Bishop Show (talk show, 1967–1969) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfChildren | 1 ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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comedian ⓘ master of ceremonies ⓘ television host ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | The Bronx, New York City, New York, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Newport Beach, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Judaism ⓘ |
| residence |
Los Angeles
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surface form:
Los Angeles, California, United States
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| spouse | Sylvia Ruzga NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| stageName | Joey Bishop NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workedWith |
Dean Martin
NERFINISHED
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Frank Sinatra NERFINISHED ⓘ Peter Lawford NERFINISHED ⓘ Sammy Davis Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| yearsActive | 1940s–1990s ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
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