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1. variety show, varietynoun

   a show consisting of a series of short unrelated performances

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1. Variety show

   A stage entertainment, live or televised, of successive separate performances, usually songs, dances, acrobatic feats, dramatic sketches, exhibitions of trained animals, or any specialties. When performed live in a theater, it was often called a vaudeville show, but when television became a dominant form of entertainment live vaudeville performances almost completely ceased.

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1. variety shownoun

   A theatrical entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by singers, dancers, comedians, acrobats, magicians etc

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1. Variety show

   Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a compère (master of ceremonies) or host. The variety format made its way from the Victorian era stage in Britain and America to radio and then television. Variety shows were a staple of English language television from the late 1940s into the 1980s. While still widespread in some parts of the world, such as in the United Kingdom with the Royal Variety Performance, and South Korea with Running Man, the proliferation of multichannel television and evolving viewer tastes have affected the popularity of variety shows in the United States. Despite this, their influence has still had a major effect on late night television whose late-night talk shows and NBC's variety series Saturday Night Live (which originally premiered in 1975) have remained popular fixtures of American television.

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1. variety show

   A variety show is a type of entertainment program that features a variety of performances, including music, comedy, dance, magic, and acrobatics. It typically includes multiple acts or segments, each showcasing a different form of entertainment. The purpose of a variety show is to provide a broad range of entertainment to the audience, incorporating different talents and styles in a single show.

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1. Variety show

   A variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts, especially musical performances and sketch comedy, and normally introduced by a compère or host. Other types of acts include magic, animal and circus acts, acrobatics, juggling and ventriloquism. The variety format made its way from Victorian era stage to radio to television. Variety shows were a staple of anglophone television from its early days into the 1970s, and lasted into the 1980s. In several parts of the world, variety TV remains popular and widespread.

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   The numerical value of variety show in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

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   The numerical value of variety show in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

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3. ^ Wiktionaryhttps://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Variety_Show
4. ^ Wikipediahttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variety_Show
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• programa de variedadesSpanish
• spectacle de variétéFrench
• variety showIndonesian
• варьетеRussian
• естрадаUkrainian
• 综艺节目Chinese

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