variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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Iqiyi’s international platform offers premium originals, Chinese and Southeast Asian dramas, films, anime, variety shows and microdramas, all subtitled into multiple languages.
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 June 2026
The vast catalogue of hits by the Gershwin brothers that this score was drawn from covers over a decade and includes some that were written for movies or variety shows rather than musicals.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
This comes after Huang met with heavyweights of South Korea's tech industry during his visit, which also included a traditional Korean barbeque dinner with leaders of SK Group, LG Group and Naver, a ceremonial baseball pitch and even an appearance on one of South Korea's most popular variety shows.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 June 2026
For two years the singer-actor also hosted his own variety show, The Jim Nabors Hour, which landed him Daytime Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
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Liz Shackleton, Deadline, 16 June 2026
The vast catalogue of hits by the Gershwin brothers that this score was drawn from covers over a decade and includes some that were written for movies or variety shows rather than musicals.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 14 June 2026
This comes after Huang met with heavyweights of South Korea's tech industry during his visit, which also included a traditional Korean barbeque dinner with leaders of SK Group, LG Group and Naver, a ceremonial baseball pitch and even an appearance on one of South Korea's most popular variety shows.
—Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 8 June 2026
For two years the singer-actor also hosted his own variety show, The Jim Nabors Hour, which landed him Daytime Emmy and Golden Globe nominations.
—Declan Gallagher, Entertainment Weekly, 7 June 2026
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 21 Jun. 2026.
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