variety show
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In August 1965, when she was only six years old, Cohen begged her parents to let her stay up past her bedtime and watch Paul McCartney sing “Yesterday” on Sullivan’s popular variety show.
From Salon • Jun. 4, 2026
This isn’t just a late-night comedy variety show, and it’s not enough to deem it a major cultural institution, either.
From Salon • Apr. 19, 2026
To everyone’s surprise, its ratings frequently beat its competitor, Milton Berle’s No. 1 variety show, originally known as “Texaco Star Theater.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026
The musical is structured in a similar way, they said, opening with the joviality of a disco or Philippine noontime variety show, then slowly shedding that illusion.
From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 17, 2026
But when a killer whale catches and eats a baby seal, I immediately change it back to the Korean variety show.
From "Finding Junie Kim" by Ellen Oh
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