Ko-Ko
E631564
Ko-Ko is the comic Lord High Executioner of Titipu in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Mikado," known for his bumbling demeanor and satirical "little list" song.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ko-Ko canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6943105 — 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: Ko-Ko Context triple: [The Mikado, hasCharacter, Ko-Ko]
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A.
Ko-Ko
"Ko-Ko" is a landmark 1945 bebop recording by saxophonist Charlie Parker, renowned for its blistering tempo, complex improvisation, and foundational influence on modern jazz.
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B.
Kwan
Kwan is a Chinese-origin surname shared by many individuals, including the renowned American figure skater Michelle Kwan.
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C.
Shen Te
Shen Te is the central character in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Good Person of Szechwan," a compassionate but struggling woman whose attempts to live morally in a corrupt society force her to adopt a harsher alter ego.
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D.
Chi-chung
Chi-chung is an alternative romanized spelling of the Chinese given name commonly written as Zhizhong.
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E.
Lili
Lili is a 1953 musical fantasy film starring Leslie Caron as a naive orphan who joins a carnival and forms a touching bond with a puppeteer.
- 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: Ko-Ko Target entity description: Ko-Ko is the comic Lord High Executioner of Titipu in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Mikado," known for his bumbling demeanor and satirical "little list" song.
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A.
Ko-Ko
"Ko-Ko" is a landmark 1945 bebop recording by saxophonist Charlie Parker, renowned for its blistering tempo, complex improvisation, and foundational influence on modern jazz.
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B.
Kwan
Kwan is a Chinese-origin surname shared by many individuals, including the renowned American figure skater Michelle Kwan.
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C.
Shen Te
Shen Te is the central character in Bertolt Brecht’s play "The Good Person of Szechwan," a compassionate but struggling woman whose attempts to live morally in a corrupt society force her to adopt a harsher alter ego.
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D.
Chi-chung
Chi-chung is an alternative romanized spelling of the Chinese given name commonly written as Zhizhong.
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E.
Lili
Lili is a 1953 musical fantasy film starring Leslie Caron as a naive orphan who joins a carnival and forms a touching bond with a puppeteer.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comic character
ⓘ
fictional character ⓘ operetta character ⓘ |
| adaptedIn |
film adaptations of The Mikado
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numerous stage revivals ⓘ television adaptations of The Mikado ⓘ |
| appearsIn | The Mikado NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith | D'Oyly Carte Opera Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Victorian civil servant stereotypes ⓘ |
| characterTrait |
cowardly
ⓘ
good-hearted ⓘ inept ⓘ timid ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfWork | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator |
Arthur Sullivan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
W. S. Gilbert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| culturalOrigin | Victorian England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fictionalLocation | Titipu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstAppearance | The Mikado; or, The Town of Titipu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDateOfWork | 1885 ⓘ |
| genre | comic opera ⓘ |
| hasSong | "As some day it may happen" ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
satire of British politics
ⓘ
satire of bureaucracy ⓘ satire of capital punishment ⓘ |
| knownFor |
"little list" song
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bumbling demeanor ⓘ satirical humor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | stage ⓘ |
| narrativeRole |
comic lead
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protagonist ⓘ |
| notableScene |
"little list" patter song scene
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fake execution plot with Nanki-Poo ⓘ |
| occupation | Lord High Executioner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Savoy Opera tradition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrayedBy |
George Grossmith
NERFINISHED
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many later baritone comic actors ⓘ |
| relationship |
co-conspirator with Pooh-Bah
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engaged to Yum-Yum NERFINISHED ⓘ guardian of Yum-Yum ⓘ interacts with the Mikado of Japan ⓘ servant of the Mikado (nominally) ⓘ subject of the Mikado ⓘ |
| songAlsoKnownAs | "I've Got a Little List" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Lord High Executioner of Titipu NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typicalCasting | baritone ⓘ |
| workGenre | operetta ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ko-Ko Description of subject: Ko-Ko is the comic Lord High Executioner of Titipu in Gilbert and Sullivan’s operetta "The Mikado," known for his bumbling demeanor and satirical "little list" song.
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