variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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Local content proved king, with Korean dramas and variety shows dominating the year’s top 15 titles.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
While appearing on a local TV variety show, she was spotted by a talent scout for Arthur Godfrey and went on to take first prize on his Talent Scouts CBS program.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
But the frequent guest on pop culture podcasts actually seems to enjoy younger viewers discovering and deriding his less-successful variety shows, TV specials, and stage productions.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, he’s slated to host the Korean variety show The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge, where the show’s expert panelists discuss literature, physics, forensics, and astronomy.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2025
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 18 Feb. 2025
While appearing on a local TV variety show, she was spotted by a talent scout for Arthur Godfrey and went on to take first prize on his Talent Scouts CBS program.
—Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 9 Jan. 2025
But the frequent guest on pop culture podcasts actually seems to enjoy younger viewers discovering and deriding his less-successful variety shows, TV specials, and stage productions.
—Elaina Patton, IndieWire, 12 Mar. 2025
Meanwhile, he’s slated to host the Korean variety show The Dictionary of Useless Human Knowledge, where the show’s expert panelists discuss literature, physics, forensics, and astronomy.
—Zoe Guy, Vulture, 1 Mar. 2025
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 30 Mar. 2025.
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