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was one of the best known telethons in the US, but it too was eventually canceled after several years of shortening (originally over 21 hours, by the time of its last telecast in 2014, by which point Lewis had been gone from the telethon several years, it was down to two hours). Another popular
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No, if any art form truly encapsulates the entirety of '70s culture, it is the variety show. After all, the variety show was not an art form, it was all art forms. A variety show packed sketch comedy, dance choreography, guest celebrities and concert performances (okay, lip-synching) into one
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Variety shows are a huge part of daily life in the Philippines, with all of the major networks running their own variety shows usually during lunchtime and can be on the air for between one and a half hours to three hours. The most notable Philippine variety show is the longest-running
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from 2005 to 2018, was a new model of this, called "Real Variety Show". It combined comedy and variety scenes including unscripted stunts and special guest stars while taking place in various settings. Although many variety shows have existed in Korea long before the broadcast of
1750:(1997–present). East Asian variety programs are known for their constant use of sound effects, on-screen visuals and comedic bantering. Many of the shows are presented in a live-like presentation in a fast-paced setting, with scenes repeating or fast forwarded. 680:", in which shows that appealed to more rural and older audiences were canceled as part of a greater focus on appealing to wealthier demographics. Many variety shows, including long-running ones, were canceled as part of this "purge," with a few shows (such as 1795:
Variety programming has remained one of the dominant genres of television programming. While Japanese variety shows are famous abroad for their wild stunts, they vary from talk shows to music shows, from tabloid news shows to skit comedy. The prominent use of
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on NBC from 1962 to 1992, the show dominated late night ratings, and the other networks attempted late-night talk shows only sporadically. This changed with Carson's retirement, and other networks began to air their own talk show competitors, starting with
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Christmas special. Christmas variety specials' popularity continued into the 1990s, before starting to wane in the 2000s. Nevertheless, the tradition has continued. Entertainers who have hosted Christmas variety specials in the 21st century include
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costume, either doing their own act or performing as a music hall artist of that period. The audience was also encouraged to dress in period costume in a similar fashion. Other long-running British variety shows that originated in the 1950s include
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first aired on television. Having carried over from an already 20-year run on radio, the series airs a program of religious music, messages, and occasional interviews, and remains the longest-running variety show in U.S. television history.
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but broadcast very few episodes, opting mainly to hold the rights to allow them to create performance videos from the episodes to be shown in its video blocks. The current rights holder of
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lasted only one summer season in its variety format; when the show returned the next year in syndication, it had been reformatted as a talk show, under which format it ran until 2004.
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from the old-time radio era, it was already one of the last shows of its kind when it debuted and far outlasted all other big-band centered broadcast series by the end of its run.
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Variety shows with an emphasis on comedy sketches were popular in the United Kingdom from the late 1960s until the 1980s. Two of the longest-running and most popular series were
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have a variety show element, in that they feature a variety of different acts. Examples of US talent shows that feature entertainers from a broad variety of disciplines include
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By 1980, viewer interest in TV variety shows was rapidly waning. Most of the few new variety programs being produced were of remarkably poor quality (for instance, the infamous
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in 2008 and, after receiving middling ratings and extremely poor reviews, was not picked up for its originally planned run in January 2009. In May 2014, NBC aired
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in the United States can be considered a direct predecessor of the "variety show" format. Variety in the UK evolved in theatres and music halls, and later in
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By the late 1970s, nearly every TV variety show had ended production. Audiences were clearly tiring of the format; the highest-rated variety show of 1975,
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By the 21st century, the variety show format was practically extinct, due largely to changing tastes and the fracturing of media audiences (caused by the
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are recorded in contemporary newspapers in 1931 and 1932; because of technical limits of the era, no recordings of either show have been preserved. After
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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.
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on CBS in 1993. As of the current generation of U.S. hosts, late-night talk shows vary widely on their resemblance to the original variety format, with
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that showcased a new dance and a celebrity guest along with dozens of professional dancers. The show also hosted the only television appearance of
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was open to any of these types of show; in 2015, the academy separated late-night talk shows and sketch comedy series into separate categories.
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Iran had a private television company that had broadcast Iran television network channel before national television, it aired variety shows.
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also contain variety show elements, particularly musical performances and comedy sketches. The most obvious difference between shows such as
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variety specials, which often showed the star in a set meant to look like their home, welcoming singers and other guests to perform duets of
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on screen has created a style that has influenced variety programming across Asia. One of the most popular variety shows in Japan includes
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Gerow, Aaron (2010), "Kind Participation: Postmodern Consumption and Capital with Japan's Telop TV", in Yoshimoto, Mitsuhiro (ed.),
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NBC has made repeated attempts at reviving the variety format since the late 2000s (the network's last successful variety series,
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also hosted a series of variety shows that collectively ran from 1948 to 1969, followed by variety specials that ran until 1994.
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remains on the air today, and has become the second-longest-running variety show in the history of American television.
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The prime time variety show format was popular in the early decades of Australian television, spawning such series as
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putting heavy emphasis on sketch and game segments incorporating celebrity guests (especially involving music), while
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that would recur on a regular basis, in some cases for decades, on American network TV. Such entertainers included
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shows, including variety shows. Radio variety shows were the predominant form of light entertainment during the
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and lasted into the 1990s. His daughter, Vivianne Kreutzberger, currently hosts the program under the title
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from the late 1920s through the 1940s; such radio shows typically included a house vocalist, music from the
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until 1998. Other long-running variety shows, most of which have been Televisa productions, have included
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his own variety show, NBC backed out of the agreement believing a variety show could no longer succeed.
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in the succeeding years. Recently many other TV networks are different formats of variety. ABS-CBN's
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era, complete with faux commercials. (For a brief time in the late 1980s, the show was replaced with
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Variety shows were among the first programs to be featured on television during the experimental
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List of United States Christmas television specials § Celebrity-hosted and variety shows
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Entertainers with weekly variety shows that ran for one season or less in the 1970s include
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While still widespread in some parts of the world, such as in the United Kingdom with the
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and traditional variety shows is the lack of a single lead host (or hosts) and a large
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Freeman, John (March 8, 1996). "'NewsRadio's' McNeal livin' it up as despicable cad".
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At least one national variety show continued on national radio into the 21st century.
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In 1970 and 1971, the American TV networks, CBS especially, conducted the so-called "
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was instrumental in bringing many acts to prominence in the United States, including
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academy considers the two genres to be related closely enough that, until 2015, the
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in 1974 as an homage to rural radio variety shows, featuring sketch comedy based on
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The groovy, goofy Paul Lynde Halloween Special could only have existed in the 1970s
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Other long-running American variety shows that premiered during this time include
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took over the program and, over the course of the next year, transformed it into
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to the United States in 1986, continued to produce and broadcast new episodes on
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shows variety shows on an irregular basis. The Spanish language variety show
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The Complete Directory to Prime Time Network and Cable TV Shows 1946–Present
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was known for occasionally having music and fashion in the show, especially
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Though the format faded in popularity in prime time, it thrived in American
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The first Cantonese variety show to become a major success was Hong Kong's
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Popular American variety shows that began in the 60s include a revival of
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hosting. It became Mexico's longest-running variety series, remaining on
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Starting in the 1950s, some entertainers became associated with variety
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The variety show format also continued in America in the form of the
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Entertainers with less successful variety shows in the 1960s include
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Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Series
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which aired on Fox from April, 1987 through May, 1990; a revival of
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and radio did an apprenticeship either in stage variety, or during
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has also shown great popularity and interest to Filipino viewers.
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The American Variety Stage: Vaudeville and Popular Entertainment
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Entertainers with variety-based TV specials in the 70s include
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In the United States, former vaudeville performers such as the
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has used different guest hosts ever since its inception.
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briefly broadcast repeats of some variety shows (namely
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have followed its path and introduced programs such as
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in the early 2000s during the reality television boom;
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Shorter-lived variety shows during this period include
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lasted six episodes. Earlier that season, NBC aired
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Popular variety shows that ran in the 1970s include
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Running Man
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vaudeville
working men's clubs
Charlie Chaplin
Stan Laurel
George Formby
Gracie Fields
Dan Leno
Gertrude Lawrence
Marie Lloyd

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