The IT Crowd
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The IT Crowd is a British sitcom that follows the misadventures of a socially awkward IT department in a large corporation, known for its offbeat humor and cult following.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The IT Crowd canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9739571 — 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: The IT Crowd Context triple: [Richard Ayoade, knownFor, The IT Crowd]
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A.
The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners is a British coming-of-age sitcom that follows four socially awkward teenage boys navigating the humiliations of school life, friendship, and adolescence.
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B.
Peter Kay's Car Share
Peter Kay's Car Share is a British sitcom following two supermarket colleagues who share car journeys to and from work, blending observational humor with a largely improvised, character-driven style.
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C.
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British crime film about a group of ex-military men who plan and execute a meticulously organized bank robbery.
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D.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is a 2013 British comedy film following Steve Coogan’s inept radio DJ Alan Partridge as he becomes an unlikely hostage negotiator during a siege at his radio station.
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E.
Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand musical comedy duo and television series known for its deadpan humor, folk-parody songs, and offbeat storytelling centered on two struggling musicians.
- 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: The IT Crowd Target entity description: The IT Crowd is a British sitcom that follows the misadventures of a socially awkward IT department in a large corporation, known for its offbeat humor and cult following.
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A.
The Inbetweeners
The Inbetweeners is a British coming-of-age sitcom that follows four socially awkward teenage boys navigating the humiliations of school life, friendship, and adolescence.
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B.
Peter Kay's Car Share
Peter Kay's Car Share is a British sitcom following two supermarket colleagues who share car journeys to and from work, blending observational humor with a largely improvised, character-driven style.
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C.
The League of Gentlemen
The League of Gentlemen is a 1960 British crime film about a group of ex-military men who plan and execute a meticulously organized bank robbery.
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D.
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa
Alan Partridge: Alpha Papa is a 2013 British comedy film following Steve Coogan’s inept radio DJ Alan Partridge as he becomes an unlikely hostage negotiator during a siege at his radio station.
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E.
Flight of the Conchords
Flight of the Conchords is a New Zealand musical comedy duo and television series known for its deadpan humor, folk-parody songs, and offbeat storytelling centered on two struggling musicians.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British sitcom
ⓘ
television series ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
BAFTA TV Award for Best Situation Comedy
NERFINISHED
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International Emmy Award for Best Comedy Series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Neil Hannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| creator | Graham Linehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| director | Graham Linehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| distributor | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| filmingStyle | multi-camera ⓘ |
| firstAired | 2006-02-03 ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
sitcom ⓘ |
| hasEpisodeRuntime | approximately 24 minutes ⓘ |
| hasFandom | cult following ⓘ |
| hasSpecialEpisode | The IT Crowd special 2013 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSpinOffAttempt | The IT Crowd (US pilot) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasThemeMusicBy | Neil Hannon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | IT-related comedy in television ⓘ |
| knownFor |
cult following
ⓘ
offbeat humor ⓘ |
| lastAired | 2010-07-30 ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Denholm Reynholm
NERFINISHED
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Douglas Reynholm NERFINISHED ⓘ Jen Barber NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Moss NERFINISHED ⓘ Roy Trenneman NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfEpisodes | 24 ⓘ |
| numberOfSeries | 4 ⓘ |
| originalChannel | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastAs | half-hour episodes ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | Channel 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| portrays | information technology department ⓘ |
| productionCompany |
Channel 4 Television Corporation
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Talkback Thames NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting |
London, England
ⓘ
surface form:
London
Reynholm Industries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| starredActor |
Chris Morris
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Chris O'Dowd NERFINISHED ⓘ Katherine Parkinson NERFINISHED ⓘ Matt Berry NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Ayoade NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
information technology
ⓘ
office life ⓘ social awkwardness ⓘ |
| writer | Graham Linehan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The IT Crowd Description of subject: The IT Crowd is a British sitcom that follows the misadventures of a socially awkward IT department in a large corporation, known for its offbeat humor and cult following.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.