Burns and Allen comedy sketches
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Burns and Allen comedy sketches are classic American vaudeville, radio, and television routines featuring the comedic duo of George Burns and Gracie Allen, known for their witty banter and Allen’s endearingly illogical humor.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedy sketch series
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television comedy routine ⓘ vaudeville routine ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burns and Allen radio program
NERFINISHED
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The Burns and Allen Show NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Burns and Allen vaudeville act ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| featuresCharacterTrait |
illogical humor
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witty banter ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
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radio comedy ⓘ television comedy ⓘ vaudeville comedy ⓘ |
| hasAudience | family audience ⓘ |
| hasCulturalStatus | classic American comedy ⓘ |
| hasNarrativeDevice |
breaking the fourth wall
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direct address to the audience ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
double-act comedy
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situational misunderstanding ⓘ wordplay ⓘ |
| influenced |
American radio comedy
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American television sitcoms ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
George Burns
NERFINISHED
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Gracie Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium |
radio
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television ⓘ vaudeville ⓘ |
| notableFor |
George Burns’s straight-man role
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Gracie Allen’s endearingly illogical logic ⓘ |
| partOf | Burns and Allen act NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performer |
George Burns
NERFINISHED
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Gracie Allen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionPeriod |
1930s
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1940s ⓘ 1950s ⓘ |
| recurringTheme |
literal interpretations of language
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miscommunication ⓘ role reversal between straight man and comic ⓘ |
| targetMediumEra |
Golden Age of Radio
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early American television era ⓘ |
| typicalSetting |
domestic situations
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show-business situations ⓘ |
| usesCharacterArchetype |
ditzy but clever woman
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patient straight man husband ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.