Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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"Tonight Starring Jack Paar" was an early and influential incarnation of NBC’s late-night talk show franchise, hosted by Jack Paar in the late 1950s and early 1960s and known for its conversational, often emotionally candid style.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tonight Starring Jack Paar canonical | 3 |
| The Jack Paar Show | 2 |
| The Jack Paar Tonight Show | 2 |
| Jack Paar Tonite | 1 |
| The Jack Paar Program | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T661893 — 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: Tonight Starring Jack Paar Context triple: [The Tonight Show, hasVersion, Tonight Starring Jack Paar]
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A.
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Tonight Starring Steve Allen was the original incarnation of NBC’s long-running late-night talk show franchise, hosted by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen in the 1950s.
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B.
The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show was an American musical variety television series in the early 1960s that showcased Judy Garland’s singing, comedy, and guest performances.
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C.
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program was a popular American radio and television comedy series starring comedian Jack Benny, known for its running gags, character-driven humor, and influential role in early broadcast entertainment.
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D.
The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1950s and 1960s known for its comedy sketches, musical performances, and for helping launch the career of Carol Burnett.
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E.
The Fred Astaire Show
The Fred Astaire Show was a television special showcasing legendary dancer and actor Fred Astaire in a series of musical and dance performances.
- 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: Tonight Starring Jack Paar Target entity description: "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" was an early and influential incarnation of NBC’s late-night talk show franchise, hosted by Jack Paar in the late 1950s and early 1960s and known for its conversational, often emotionally candid style.
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A.
Tonight Starring Steve Allen
Tonight Starring Steve Allen was the original incarnation of NBC’s long-running late-night talk show franchise, hosted by comedian and television pioneer Steve Allen in the 1950s.
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B.
The Judy Garland Show
The Judy Garland Show was an American musical variety television series in the early 1960s that showcased Judy Garland’s singing, comedy, and guest performances.
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C.
The Jack Benny Program
The Jack Benny Program was a popular American radio and television comedy series starring comedian Jack Benny, known for its running gags, character-driven humor, and influential role in early broadcast entertainment.
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D.
The Garry Moore Show
The Garry Moore Show was a popular American television variety series of the 1950s and 1960s known for its comedy sketches, musical performances, and for helping launch the career of Carol Burnett.
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E.
The Fred Astaire Show
The Fred Astaire Show was a television special showcasing legendary dancer and actor Fred Astaire in a series of musical and dance performances.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American television talk show
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late-night talk show ⓘ television series ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Tonight Starring Jack Paar
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surface form:
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
|
| basedOn | The Tonight Show format ⓘ |
| broadcastFrom |
Studio 8H, NBC Studios, New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
NBC studios in New York City
|
| broadcastOn | weeknights ⓘ |
| cameraSetup | multi-camera ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| endTime | 1962-03-30 ⓘ |
| firstAired | 1957 ⓘ |
| followedBy |
The Tonight Show
ⓘ
surface form:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
|
| format | live television ⓘ |
| genre |
comedy
ⓘ
talk show ⓘ |
| hasHost | Jack Paar ⓘ |
| hasMainSubject |
celebrity interviews
ⓘ
current events ⓘ popular culture ⓘ |
| influenced |
American late-night talk shows
ⓘ
The Tonight Show ⓘ
surface form:
The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| lastAired | 1962 ⓘ |
| locationOfFilming | New York City ⓘ |
| medium | television ⓘ |
| network | NBC ⓘ |
| notableFor |
conversational interview style
ⓘ
emotionally candid monologues ⓘ influential role in shaping American late-night television ⓘ on-air emotional outbursts by Jack Paar ⓘ |
| notableSegmentType |
celebrity interviews
ⓘ
monologue ⓘ musical performances ⓘ |
| originalChannel | NBC ⓘ |
| originallyBroadcastIn | Eastern Time Zone ⓘ |
| originalNetwork | NBC ⓘ |
| originalRun |
early 1960s
ⓘ
late 1950s ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Tonight Show
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surface form:
The Tonight Show franchise
|
| partOfSeries | The Tonight Show ⓘ |
| pictureFormat | black-and-white ⓘ |
| precededBy | Tonight Starring Steve Allen ⓘ |
| presenter | Jack Paar ⓘ |
| productionCompany | NBC ⓘ |
| runtime | approximately 105 minutes ⓘ |
| starring | Jack Paar ⓘ |
| startTime | 1957-07-29 ⓘ |
| timeSlot | late night ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tonight Starring Jack Paar Description of subject: "Tonight Starring Jack Paar" was an early and influential incarnation of NBC’s late-night talk show franchise, hosted by Jack Paar in the late 1950s and early 1960s and known for its conversational, often emotionally candid style.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Jack Paar Program
this entity surface form:
The Jack Paar Tonight Show
this entity surface form:
The Jack Paar Show
this entity surface form:
Jack Paar Tonite
this entity surface form:
The Jack Paar Show
this entity surface form:
The Jack Paar Tonight Show