variety show

English

Noun

variety show (plural variety shows)

1. (radio, television, theater) A type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes such as (depending on the medium) acrobats, comedians, dancers, magicians, singers, etc.

   Synonym: (elliptical) variety

Translations

type of entertainment featuring a succession of short, unrelated performances by various artistes

• Arabic: please add this translation if you can
• Belarusian: вар'етэ́ n (varʺjeté)
• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 綜合節目／综合节目 (zōnghé jiémù), 雜耍表演／杂耍表演 (záshuǎ biǎoyǎn)

• Danish: please add this translation if you can
• Finnish: varietee
• French: émission de variétés f
• German: Varieté (de) n
• Italian: spettacolo di varietà m
• Japanese: バラエティ番組 (バラエティばんぐみ, baraeti bangumi), 色物 (いろもの, iromono) (opposition to rakugo)
• Korean: 버라이어티 쇼 (beoraieoti syo)
• Portuguese: please add this translation if you can
• Russian: варьете́ (ru) n (varʹjetɛ́)
• Spanish: espectáculo de variedades m
• Ukrainian: вар'єте́ (uk) n (varʺjeté)
• Yiddish: וואַריעטע m (varyete), וואַריעטע f (varyete)

See also

• cinevariety
• music hall
• vaudeville

Further reading

• variety show on Wikipedia.Wikipedia