Professor Corey
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Professor Corey is the stage name of Professor Irwin Corey, an American comedian and satirist famed for his rambling, pseudo-intellectual monologues and self-styled title as “The World’s Foremost Authority.”
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
comedian
ⓘ
satirist ⓘ stage name ⓘ |
| activeIn | 20th-century American comedy ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
anti-war activism
ⓘ
left-wing politics ⓘ |
| audience | adult audiences ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
comedy
ⓘ
satire ⓘ social commentary ⓘ |
| genre |
political comedy
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satire ⓘ surreal humor ⓘ |
| hasHonorific | Professor ⓘ |
| hasStageCostumeElement |
ill-fitting suit
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tousled hair ⓘ |
| influenced | alternative comedians ⓘ |
| influencedBy | vaudeville tradition ⓘ |
| medium |
live theater
ⓘ
nightclub performances ⓘ television appearances ⓘ |
| notableAliasOf | Irwin Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
disheveled appearance
ⓘ
stream-of-consciousness delivery ⓘ |
| notableFor |
parody of academic jargon
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political satire ⓘ rambling pseudo-intellectual monologues ⓘ |
| notableQuote | If we don’t change direction soon, we’ll end up where we’re going. ⓘ |
| occupation |
actor
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social critic ⓘ stand-up comedian ⓘ |
| performanceType | monologue ⓘ |
| performingLanguage | English ⓘ |
| portrays | bumbling intellectual persona ⓘ |
| realName | Irwin Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| selfStyledTitle | The World’s Foremost Authority ⓘ |
| style |
improvised lectures
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mock-academic discourse ⓘ |
| usedBy | Irwin Corey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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