variety show

variety show {n.}

A program that includes several different kinds of entertainment (as songs, dances, comic skits and little dramas).

Jane's father was the master of ceremonies of a variety show on TV.

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[show] See: [GET THE SHOW ON THE ROAD], [GO TO SHOW] or [GO TO PROVE], [ROAD SHOW], [STEAL THE SHOW], [TALENT SHOW], [VARIETY SHOW], [WHOLE CHEESE] or [WHOLE SHOW]. A Dictionary of American Idioms

variety store

[variety store] {n.} A store that sells many different kinds of things, especially items that are fairly small and in everyday use. * /I went into a variety store and […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

master of ceremonies

[master of ceremonies] or [M.C.] or [emcee] {n.} The person in charge of introducing the various participants in a show or entertainment. * /Bob Hope was the M.C. of many […] A Dictionary of American Idioms

M.C.

[M.C.] or [emcee] {v.} To act as master of ceremonies at a show. * /The famous actor emceed the entire television show./ A Dictionary of American Idioms

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