variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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After the genre started to die out, Cassini reinvented herself as a showgirl in 1980s variety shows of the then emerging channels of Silvio Berlusconi’s Mediaset TV network such as Drive In and Premiatissima.
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga blew through Saturday Night Live over the weekend, weaponizing boisterous vocal runs and sparkly ensembles that suggested the 38-year-old singer-songwriter, producer, and actor had put in the proverbial 10,000 hours studying zesty mid-20th-century variety shows.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Similarly, the Oscars are a combination Borscht Belt variety show and fashion gala for the wealthy.
—Mike Pearl, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
Local content proved king, with Korean dramas and variety shows dominating the year’s top 15 titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
Lady Gaga blew through Saturday Night Live over the weekend, weaponizing boisterous vocal runs and sparkly ensembles that suggested the 38-year-old singer-songwriter, producer, and actor had put in the proverbial 10,000 hours studying zesty mid-20th-century variety shows.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 11 Mar. 2025
Similarly, the Oscars are a combination Borscht Belt variety show and fashion gala for the wealthy.
—Mike Pearl, The Atlantic, 2 Mar. 2025
Local content proved king, with Korean dramas and variety shows dominating the year’s top 15 titles.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for variety show
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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