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variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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Since his return, Jin announced plans appear on a television variety show, Kian’s Bizarre B&B, which is set to air on Netflix.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2024
Throughout his short yet multifaceted career, Darin released 27 albums, starred in 13 movies, had two television variety shows, and won two Grammys and one Golden Globe.
—Dave Quinn, People.com, 21 Oct. 2024
The Addams Family Fun House (1973) For a family that thrives on the strange and surreal, a musical variety show around the Addamses might have been too bizarre even for them.
—Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Yun is also the CEO of Studio Slam and a veteran producer known for creating popular Korean variety shows like Sing Again and Two Yoo Project Sugar Man.
—Regina Kim, Forbes, 25 Oct. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1882, in the meaning defined above
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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variety show
noun
: entertainment made up of separate performances (as dances and songs) that follow one another
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