Definition of variety show
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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By 1967, go-go dancers became a way for TV variety shows to lure male viewers.
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On Thursday night at Mar-a-Lago — at a first-of-its-kind event that combined a political rally, a 1970s-style variety show and a support group for Trump superfans — that line brought the evening’s biggest cheer.
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The brother-and-sister duo are well-known for their variety show, Donny & Marie, which aired on ABC from 1976 to 1979.
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The video features Jamie Foxx hosting a variety show called Culture Ride—undeniably a reference to Soul Train.
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Three years ago, the televised variety show angered feminists, who accused it of having a misogynistic tone.
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Three of the four times the Beatles appeared on the legendary variety show, the comics were on as well.
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Its name pays nod to the icon's former CBS variety show, The Cher Show, which followed her series with Sonny Bono in the 1970s.
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The pair met in Los Angeles through one of her friends from college and later moved to New York City together when he was cast on the NBC variety show from 2005-13.
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First Known Use of variety show
1882
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