How to Use variety show in a Sentence

variety show

noun
  • And there were things to enjoy, in a variety show sort of way.
    — David Lyman, Cincinnati.com, 16 Nov. 2019
  • And then there were street artists inside and a variety show with singers and dancers.
    — Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 22 Dec. 2022
  • And yeah, the show is very much a variety show with stand-up, and singing, and the sketches.
    — Nick Maslow, PEOPLE.com, 12 Aug. 2019
  • Two of them decided to make the best of it by putting on a variety show in their own living room.
    — NBC News, 8 Apr. 2020
  • Fred Armisen reprised his role as the 1960s variety show host.
    — Dave Nemetz, TVLine, 16 Feb. 2025
  • The singer was born to host a full-on variety show, with production numbers and sketches.
    — Josef Adalian, Vulture, 1 July 2021
  • What will happen during the Men of the Year variety show livestream?
    — Gq, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2024
  • In this variety show, Fringe artists perform songs and skits — lit only by flashlights.
    — Matthew J. Palm, Orlando Sentinel, 16 May 2022
  • Can someone get Alan Cumming a talk and/or variety show next please.
    — Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2024
  • 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 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
  • This marks Chance the Rapper's third time on the late-night variety show, but his first time hosting.
    — Kate Stanhope, The Hollywood Reporter, 30 Oct. 2017
  • Both of those were sponsored variety shows on broadcast networks that aired more than half a century ago.
    — Jordan Valinsky, CNN Money, 22 May 2026
  • Burnett got her own variety show thanks in large part to a contractual anomaly.
    — Rachel Syme, New Yorker, 29 Sep. 2025
  • 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
  • Three of the four times the Beatles appeared on the legendary variety show, the comics were on as well.
    — Chris Koseluk, The Hollywood Reporter, 13 Feb. 2018
  • The twosome was out to present the Emmy for outstanding live variety show.
    — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 16 Jan. 2024
  • Valentine kept his dogs in the variety show, but Gideon became the main attraction.
    — Chicago Tribune, chicagotribune.com, 2 June 2018
  • The girls must perform a talent during a variety show, in front of an audience, for the main challenge.
    — Joey Guerra, Houston Chronicle, 25 Jan. 2018
  • Last year’s variety show ran for over three and a half hours, and tales from past guests warned others that the show sometimes goes on for 4-5 hours.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 1 June 2025
  • Image Our guide to stand-up, improv and variety shows happening this weekend and in the week ahead.
    — Kasia Pilat, New York Times, 12 July 2018
  • Or just show up to watch the parade and take in the dancers, marching band, magicians, one-woman circus variety show, and more.
    — Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 26 Apr. 2026
  • So, for my number, I was inspired by an old Goldie Hawn variety show moment.
    — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 5 Aug. 2025
  • The series ended when ABC lured Foxx away to host his own variety show.
    — David Morgan, CBS News, 2 Feb. 2026
  • Carrey played Biden for six episodes on the NBC variety show this season.
    — Frank Pallotta, CNN, 19 Dec. 2020
  • The evening newscast turned into a variety show, complete with fortune tellers and a game show-style announcer.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 21 Feb. 2026
  • By 1967, go-go dancers became a way for TV variety shows to lure male viewers.
    — Marc Myers, WSJ, 6 Apr. 2018
  • 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
  • After a few weeks of laughs and tunes featuring some of your favorite celebs, the late-night sketch comedy and variety show has taken some time off.
    — Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 14 Feb. 2026
  • After years of singing as a guest on variety shows, Reese transitioned to a TV career.
    — Christie D'zurilla, latimes.com, 7 Dec. 2017

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