variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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Dylan's vision was a kind of variety show gone wild, packing the evening with songs, costumes, poetry, and pranks, much of it caught on film.
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Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The is now producing a holiday variety show with SNL boss Lorne Michaels at CBS, which is slated to air Dec. 19.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Talk eventually turned to Carpenter’s entertaining new Netflix holiday special, A Nonsense Christmas, with Lord of the Rings obsessive Colbert mentioning that none other than Samwise Gamgee — actor Sean Astin — plays Santa in the singer’s holiday variety show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
Very Murray Christmas In this holiday variety show, Bill Murray gets a little help from his A-list friends, including Miley Cyrus and George Clooney.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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Debby Wolfinsohn, EW.com, 11 Jan. 2025
The is now producing a holiday variety show with SNL boss Lorne Michaels at CBS, which is slated to air Dec. 19.
—Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Dec. 2024
Talk eventually turned to Carpenter’s entertaining new Netflix holiday special, A Nonsense Christmas, with Lord of the Rings obsessive Colbert mentioning that none other than Samwise Gamgee — actor Sean Astin — plays Santa in the singer’s holiday variety show.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Dec. 2024
Very Murray Christmas In this holiday variety show, Bill Murray gets a little help from his A-list friends, including Miley Cyrus and George Clooney.
—Kelsie Gibson, People.com, 13 Dec. 2024
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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