variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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The Parisian saloon – which is known for hosting variety shows featuring mostly nude female dancers – opened in the '50s and has since welcomed a number of entertainment industry titans, including Kim Kardashian and Pamela Anderson.
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Together, Jerry and Anne formed the husband-and-wife comedy team Stiller & Meara in the 1960s, famously appearing on variety shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The trend started in December 2024, after a comedy sketch aired on a Chinese variety show.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Set to take place in early 2026, the Certified Five Bags of Popcorn Tour is billed as a combination variety show and movie review panel, with Heidecker and Turkington portraying their on-screen On Cinema personas.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
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Tracy Wright, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Together, Jerry and Anne formed the husband-and-wife comedy team Stiller & Meara in the 1960s, famously appearing on variety shows such as The Ed Sullivan Show.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
The trend started in December 2024, after a comedy sketch aired on a Chinese variety show.
—Lavender Au, The Dial, 7 Oct. 2025
Set to take place in early 2026, the Certified Five Bags of Popcorn Tour is billed as a combination variety show and movie review panel, with Heidecker and Turkington portraying their on-screen On Cinema personas.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 1 Oct. 2025
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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