variety show

noun

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

Examples of variety show in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In my ears, the symphony’s teeth only got sharper as the week wore on and the orchestra forged ahead — though the Philharmonie space did lend particular sparkle and peculiar shine to its timbral variety show. Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024 Broadway could use a good variety show, and Rainbow has that same quality that made his beloved friend Carol Burnett the quintessential variety show host — ecstatic fandom. Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2024 The variety show first premiered in 1955, airing for four seasons on ABC; it was revived in syndication from 1977 to 1979 and then returned on the Disney Channel from 1989 to 1996. Hillary Busis, EW.com, 23 Feb. 2024 On the latest installment of the variety show the foursome must survive an increasingly complex range of challenges. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 Disney’s slate of Korean content continues in 2024 with five dramas and the return of a variety show. Joan MacDonald, Forbes, 19 Feb. 2024 The band famously first played CBS’ Sunday night variety show on Feb. 9, 1964. Gary Trust, Billboard, 1 Feb. 2024 Oceanic themed variety show to benefit for Immigrant Justice Idaho. Michelle Jenkins, Idaho Statesman, 25 Jan. 2024 The two found additional fame with the launch of their variety show The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, which ran on CBS between 1967 and 1969. Devan Coggan, EW.com, 27 Dec. 2023

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Word History

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 19 Mar. 2024.

Kids Definition

variety show

noun
: entertainment made up of separate performances (as dances and songs) that follow one another

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