How to Use variety show in a Sentence

variety show

noun
Definition of variety shownext
  • And then there were street artists inside and a variety show with singers and dancers.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2022
  • Swanson has captured the feel of the 1970s variety show — the mix of guest stars, the song mashups, the silly banter.
    — Matthew J. Palm, orlandosentinel.com, 25 May 2021
  • All this on what’s supposed to be a glitzy variety show.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 1 Nov. 2023
  • The sketch was first proposed and then tabled in 2018 when Jonah Hill hosted the variety show, the pair said.
    — Charna Flam, Peoplemag, 4 June 2024
  • In the sketch, the two were doing an analysis of the season premiere of the NBC variety show.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 2 Oct. 2022
  • So primetime starts at 9:45 p.m. and there is no longer space for variety shows with big stars like there once was.
    — Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 11 May 2023
  • Santa, Rudolph and their friends put on a variety show with the likes of beat-boxing, rapping and more.
    — Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 5 May 2021
  • The campy visual features the band performing the raucous track on a variety show straight out of the 1960s.
    — Glenn Rowley, Billboard, 1 June 2022
  • Billy heads to the variety show to try to stop them, while the rest of the team stays back in an attempt to convince the Tooth Fairy not to go through with her plan.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • The variety show was only the first piece of media content the national team will put out over the next few days.
    — New York Times, 10 June 2021
  • Most of her co-stars were real New York City teens who Leon worked with on a small downtown live variety show.
    — Marc Malkin, Variety, 20 Jan. 2022
  • The sketch variety show has won 81 Emmys over its 46-year run, the most of any program in history.
    — Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2021
  • The Duke of Winchester, who just so happens to be hosting a variety show at the little girl’s place of work.
    — Olivia Truffaut-Wong, refinery29.com, 30 Mar. 2021
  • For our senior-year variety show in high school, my friends and I wrote and performed a skit that poked fun at our teachers.
    — Marc Myers, WSJ, 1 Feb. 2022
  • The singer was born to host a full-on variety show, with production numbers and sketches.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 July 2021
  • The twosome was out to present the Emmy for outstanding live variety show.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Watch the full trailer for the upcoming variety show above.
    — Marcus Jones, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2021
  • On Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays the channel will present a two-hour live variety show.
    — Mike Vorhaus, Forbes, 1 Mar. 2021
  • In this variety show, Fringe artists perform songs and skits — lit only by flashlights.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2022
  • Over 600 kinds of specialty plants make up the vast vegetal variety show known as The Chef’s Garden.
    — Beth Segal, cleveland, 30 Apr. 2021
  • The setup is pretty much the same, though SNL's delivery was more in line with a variety show that's been on for nearly 50 years, compared to Haver's.
    — Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 5 Oct. 2022
  • The variety show features performers from Louisville and the region.
    — Gege Reed, The Courier-Journal, 6 July 2022
  • When an end-of-the-year variety show with sketches, songs, and dance routines was put on in the village hall, the other kids brought their parents and families along.
    — Harper’s Magazine , 22 June 2022
  • For her part, Chuu continued to book variety shows, grow her YouTube channel, and release songs.
    — Vulture, 3 Aug. 2023
  • For a family that thrives on the weird and surreal, a musical variety show around the Addams might have been too bizarre even for them.
    — Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Dec. 2022
  • Either way, Jin has been toying around with some ideas as to how to pass the time, including appearing on a variety show all on his own.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 14 June 2022
  • William and Kate have been regular royal guests of honor at the variety show and last attended in Nov. 2021.
    — Simon Perry, Peoplemag, 23 Nov. 2023
  • Instead of a funny satirical sketch, the NBC variety show chose to present a powerful tribute to the country of Ukraine.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 27 Feb. 2022
  • The first casts Wilson as a Sixties-style crooner in a blue pantsuit and hair to the heavens, placing her on the stage of a TV variety show where cameras capture a whole lot of shimmying.
    — Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 3 July 2024
  • The show also respects the era when it is set: The days of Busby Berkeley Hollywood musicals and the golden age of live radio variety shows.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 3 Mar. 2024

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