Talk:Variety show

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[edit] Vaudeville forerunner?

On Vaudeville, variety is identified as its predecessor (1860s-80s). Is that the forerunner of this or is it something else? Anyway, it needs to be mentioned here. Rigadoun 18:54, 24 May 2006 (UTC)

It's something else, but related. Basically, a very low form of a similar concept. We should do an article at variety theater. For some sense of it, see box house. - Jmabel | Talk 20:00, 22 February 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Move to "Variety show (television)"?

Although some (non-televised) stage variety shows are still put on (seasonally at holiday resorts, for example), the present article, apart from mentioning the derivation of the format, is exclusively about the variety show as a television genre. I would suggest, therefore, that "Variety show (television)" might be a less ambiguous title. -- Picapica 07:52, 22 September 2007 (UTC)

I mostly agree with the above; I don't think we need two different articles, but we need to explain the history and that TV was picking up an existing format. Variety entertainment dates back at least to the 19th century. - Jmabel | Talk 18:13, 21 December 2007 (UTC)

BBC article that helps tie together live and TV variety shows. Also ties (non-TV) variety shows to TV game shows. - Jmabel | Talk 20:00, 22 February 2008 (UTC)