variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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Think Cher’s 1970s variety show crossed with Playboy After Dark, with twists.
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Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
This is the first variety show to pit the two most popular forms of entertainment against each other in epic battles.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Donny Osmond and sister Marie Osmond, of course, would go on to perform together on their own 1970s ABC variety show, Donny & Marie.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
His bilingual variety show was subsequently picked up by Univision and Telemundo and seen throughout the Americas.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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Abby Aguirre, Vogue, 11 Feb. 2025
This is the first variety show to pit the two most popular forms of entertainment against each other in epic battles.
—Brent Lang, Variety, 21 Jan. 2025
Donny Osmond and sister Marie Osmond, of course, would go on to perform together on their own 1970s ABC variety show, Donny & Marie.
—Mike Barnes, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Jan. 2025
His bilingual variety show was subsequently picked up by Univision and Telemundo and seen throughout the Americas.
—Raul A. Reyes, NBC News, 28 Dec. 2024
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 28 Feb. 2025.
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