Nicely-Nicely Johnson

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Nicely-Nicely Johnson is a jovial, comic gambler and sidekick character from the musical "Guys and Dolls," known for the showstopping number "Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat."

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Predicate Object
instanceOf comic sidekick
fictional character
gambler
musical theatre character
appearsIn Guys and Dolls NERFINISHED
Guys and Dolls (musical) NERFINISHED
associatedWith crap games
associatedWorkType Broadway musical
basedOn characters from Damon Runyon stories
characterTrait comic
good-natured
jovial
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
createdBy Abe Burrows NERFINISHED
Frank Loesser NERFINISHED
Jo Swerling NERFINISHED
firstAppearance Guys and Dolls (1950 Broadway musical) NERFINISHED
genre musical theatre
knownFor comic relief in Guys and Dolls
song Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat NERFINISHED
languageOfWork English
narrativeFunction comic relief
support to protagonist gamblers
notableSongInShow Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat NERFINISHED
occupation gambler
performsSong Sit Down, You're Rockin' the Boat NERFINISHED
roleInWork supporting character in Guys and Dolls
setting New York City
sidekickOf Nathan Detroit NERFINISHED

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Stubby Kaye playedRole Nicely-Nicely Johnson