The Late Show
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The Late Show is a 1977 neo-noir comedy film starring Art Carney and Lily Tomlin that blends private-eye mystery with offbeat humor.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Late Show canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9552891 — 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)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Late Show Context triple: [Robert Benton, directed, The Late Show]
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A.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.
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B.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that introduces LAPD detective Renée Ballard as she works the night shift while pursuing justice against departmental resistance.
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C.
The Late Show
The Late Show was a British arts and culture television programme that aired on BBC Two in the late 1980s and early 1990s, featuring in-depth discussions, reviews, and reports on contemporary arts.
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D.
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman was a groundbreaking American late-night talk show known for its offbeat humor, innovative comedy segments, and influential role in shaping modern late-night television.
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E.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers is an American late-night talk show on NBC featuring comedian Seth Meyers delivering topical monologues, celebrity interviews, and comedy segments.
- 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: The Late Show Target entity description: The Late Show is a 1977 neo-noir comedy film starring Art Carney and Lily Tomlin that blends private-eye mystery with offbeat humor.
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A.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a long-running American late-night talk show on CBS known for its celebrity interviews, comedy segments, and topical monologues.
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B.
The Late Show
The Late Show is a crime novel by Michael Connelly that introduces LAPD detective Renée Ballard as she works the night shift while pursuing justice against departmental resistance.
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C.
The Late Show
The Late Show was a British arts and culture television programme that aired on BBC Two in the late 1980s and early 1990s, featuring in-depth discussions, reviews, and reports on contemporary arts.
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D.
Late Night with David Letterman
Late Night with David Letterman was a groundbreaking American late-night talk show known for its offbeat humor, innovative comedy segments, and influential role in shaping modern late-night television.
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E.
Late Night with Seth Meyers
Late Night with Seth Meyers is an American late-night talk show on NBC featuring comedian Seth Meyers delivering topical monologues, celebrity interviews, and comedy segments.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | film ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Edgar Award for Best Motion Picture Screenplay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| castMember |
Art Carney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Bill Macy NERFINISHED ⓘ Eugene Roche NERFINISHED ⓘ Howard Duff NERFINISHED ⓘ Joanna Cassidy NERFINISHED ⓘ John Considine NERFINISHED ⓘ Lily Tomlin NERFINISHED ⓘ Ruth Nelson NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cinematographyBy | Charles Rosher Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| colorProcess | color ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| director | Robert Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributedBy |
Warner Bros. Pictures
ⓘ
surface form:
Warner Bros.
|
| editedBy | Lou Lombardo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| featuresGenreParodyOf | film noir ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
mystery film ⓘ neo-noir ⓘ |
| hasFilmRating | R ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
crime investigation
ⓘ
offbeat humor ⓘ private-eye mystery ⓘ |
| isPartOf | American neo-noir cinema NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Ira Wells
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Margo Sperling NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| medium | 35 mm film ⓘ |
| musicBy | Ken Wannberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| narrativeLocation | Los Angeles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nominatedFor |
Golden Globe Award for Best Actor – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | private detective ⓘ |
| producer |
Robert Altman
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scott Bushnell NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Lion's Gate Films
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Directors Company NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1977-02-15 ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 1977 ⓘ |
| runtimeMinutes | 93 ⓘ |
| screenplayAwardedFor | Robert Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setInPeriod | 1970s ⓘ |
| starring |
Art Carney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Lily Tomlin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| writer | Robert Benton NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Late Show Description of subject: The Late Show is a 1977 neo-noir comedy film starring Art Carney and Lily Tomlin that blends private-eye mystery with offbeat humor.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.