variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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Cue the pencil-mustached entertainer Murray Hill, who created a Christmas variety show for this subpopulation in New York City twenty-five years ago.
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
At this variety show, see acrobatics and displays of strength and agility set to classic Christmas songs.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025
The Vietnamese musical variety show began production and filming in the 1980s and became a popular and beloved expression of, and connection to, Vietnamese art and culture that had a particular resonance with fae.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
The variety show was still finding its footing on CBS, struggling to attract audiences as Garland's star was fading.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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Hilton Als, New Yorker, 12 Dec. 2025
At this variety show, see acrobatics and displays of strength and agility set to classic Christmas songs.
—Caroline Ritzie, Cincinnati Enquirer, 9 Dec. 2025
The Vietnamese musical variety show began production and filming in the 1980s and became a popular and beloved expression of, and connection to, Vietnamese art and culture that had a particular resonance with fae.
—Lisa Deaderick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2025
The variety show was still finding its footing on CBS, struggling to attract audiences as Garland's star was fading.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 17 Dec. 2025.
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