What is the definition of a variety show

A variety show is a form of entertainment that usually includes many types of performances, such as music and comedy, and is usually broadcast only on television. Most variety shows invite a live audience to participate in the taping, but there are also shows that are broadcast live. With the popularity of the Internet and the further optimization of the technological environment, the explosion of new media such as the Internet and mobile media, the development of variety shows has a bright future.

Foreign variety shows started relatively early, and have had a profound impact on the development of entertainment programs in China's Hong Kong, Taiwan and the mainland. Europe and the United States or Japan and then transplanted by China's Hong Kong or Taiwan, and then by the mainland to learn and "spark" a bit, and finally is the imitation of the wind around a "prairie fire" situation. Variety shows in mainland China started late in the 1980s before the first signs of the year, the most famous program is the CCTV's "Zhenda Variety" and "Variety", these two programs led the Chinese television program to the colorful side.