variety show
noun
: a theatrical entertainment of successive separate performances (as of songs, dances, skits, and acrobatic feats)
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The variety show started at 8 p.m. and ended at 10:30 p.m. Saturday, May 31, a much shorter experience than guests are accustomed to seeing.
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
In the afternoon, head to the northern Uptown neighborhood and duck into the moody Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, which predates Prohibition, by 3 p.m. That’s when The Paper Machete kicks off, a two-hour variety show mingling stand-up comedy, lip-synching, puppetry, and music.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
The dudes are also constructing a permanent set for their YouTube variety show Overtime.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
The zany comedian appeared in every episode of the popular variety show that ran for five seasons, playing characters such as the frumpy, hairnet-wearing Gladys Ormphby.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 2 May 2025
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Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
In the afternoon, head to the northern Uptown neighborhood and duck into the moody Green Mill Cocktail Lounge, which predates Prohibition, by 3 p.m. That’s when The Paper Machete kicks off, a two-hour variety show mingling stand-up comedy, lip-synching, puppetry, and music.
—Elaine Glusac, AFAR Media, 19 May 2025
The dudes are also constructing a permanent set for their YouTube variety show Overtime.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 May 2025
The zany comedian appeared in every episode of the popular variety show that ran for five seasons, playing characters such as the frumpy, hairnet-wearing Gladys Ormphby.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 2 May 2025
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“Variety show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/variety%20show. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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