variety show

noun

|Updated on: 9 Jun 2018

Definition of variety show

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

Recent Examples of variety show from the Web

Artistic souls flock to this creative hub, a place known for its performance art, with everything from live music variety shows to an interactive sound-creating sculpture park.

— laura kiniry, Smithsonian, "The 20 Best Small Towns To Visit in 2018," 5 June 2018
Swingin’ Blue Stars of the USS Hornet: Annual Memorial Day Weekend Salute to Veterans USO variety show revue returns for their 8th annual appearance at the Firehouse with a salute to veterans of all ages with songs from the 40s and 50s.

— chronicle staff report, San Francisco Chronicle, "Memorial Day and other events listings," 17 May 2018
The two groups choreographed, practiced, and performed a dance at the annual Carnival Ball, a schoolwide variety show.

— hattie bernstein, BostonGlobe.com, "Local students say the hate stops here," 18 May 2018
And see everything from live podcasts to improv at variety shows at Mahall’s and the Bop Stop.

— cleveland.com, "22 things to do in Cleveland the weekend of May 10-13," 10 May 2018
And Burnett can thank such names as Garry Moore and Durward Kirby, who helped bring her to the nation’s attention before her own variety show.

— hal boedeker, OrlandoSentinel.com, "Carol Burnett: Beloved star makes Peabody history," 12 Apr. 2018
Country music star Ronnie Prophet, a popular Canadian TV variety show host during the 1970s and 1980s, on Friday died at his home in Florida following a heart attack.

— etan vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, "Country Music, Variety TV Star Ronnie Prophet Dies at 80," 3 Mar. 2018
Legat rented the unit to Harvey while Harvey taped his eponymous talk-variety show in Chicago.

— bob goldsborough, chicagotribune.com, "88th-floor Trump Tower unit, once rented by Steve Harvey, sells for $7.7M," 13 Feb. 2018
The show, co-produced by entertainment conglomerate and talent stable Yoshimoto Kogyo and harkening back to the golden age of Japanese variety shows, is now releasing its fifth season in Japan.

— karen chu, The Hollywood Reporter, "Amazon Executive Talks Asia Content Strategy, Why Prime Video Price in India Is "Just About Right"," 27 Apr. 2018

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