variety show
nounDefinition of variety show
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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After Sister Julia, Child of God accidentally poisons 52 of the Little Sisters of Hoboken, the remaining sisters need to raise funds for burials and decide to do so by putting on a variety show in the school auditorium. — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "Welk Theatre Resort’s 2020 season includes musicals, tribute shows," 29 Aug. 2019 Created by Diallo Riddle and Bashir Salahuddin, the series centers around a character named Sherman McDaniel, who takes viewers through the hilarious history of a fictional musical variety show. — Sydney Scott, Essence, "Robin Thede On 'A Black Lady Sketch Show' And Having 'Different Experiences In The Room'," 14 Aug. 2019 The winner nabs $1 million (albeit paid over a whopping 40 years) and performs at a variety show in Las Vegas. — Steven Zeitchik, Washington Post, "‘America’s Got Talent,’ the television juggernaut no one knows how to stop," 12 Aug. 2018 Once Upon a Time producer Shannon McIntosh says there was only one scene that instilled fear in DiCaprio, albeit briefly: a sequence on a campy variety show called Hullabaloo that required singing and dancing. — Tatiana Siegel, The Hollywood Reporter, ""His Brand Is Excellence": How Leonardo DiCaprio Became Hollywood's Last Movie Star," 22 July 2019 And yeah, the show is very much a variety show with stand-up, and singing, and the sketches. — Nick Maslow, PEOPLE.com, "Instagram Star Benito Skinner, Known for Kris Jenner Impression, Debuts 'Brand New' Music Video," 12 Aug. 2019 As elsewhere, scatological jokes are popular and bodily functions discussed openly: a recent morning variety show by public broadcaster NHK featured tips on how to deal with farts. — Jae C. Hong, Cincinnati.com, "Even poop is cute at Japanese museum that encourages play," 10 July 2019 Several real television shows are mentioned or advertised in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood, including The FBI, which Rick and Cliff watch together, and Hullabaloo, a music variety show that Rick appears on. — Lauren Huff, EW.com, "The famous places, faces, and pop-culture references in Once Upon a Time in Hollywood," 26 July 2019 As elsewhere, scatological jokes are popular and bodily functions discussed openly: a recent morning variety show by public broadcaster NHK featured tips on how to deal with farts. — Jae C. Hong, Cincinnati.com, "Even poop is cute at Japanese museum that encourages play," 10 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'variety show.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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