variety show

noun

: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)

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Lockwood’s newest work, the largely autobiographical Will There Ever Be Another You, takes this one-woman variety show to new heights. Eric Olson september 23, Literary Hub, 23 Sep. 2025 The special, which sees the Muppets return to their theater to produce a variety show, also hails from 20th Television and Disney Branded Television. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2025 In the special, the Muppets will return to the Muppet Theatre to produce a variety show. Joe Otterson, Variety, 17 Sep. 2025 While Chaeyeon remained an active face in the K-entertainment scene on music and variety shows post-IZ*ONE, the star made her debut as a soloist in late 2022 with the EP, Hush Rush. Jeff Benjamin, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for variety show

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First Known Use

1882, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of variety show was in 1882

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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.

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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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