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The 19 pages that link to Television variety show, each with the reason it gives.

• VaudevilleRelated: Television carried vaudeville’s mixed-bill structure into a new mass medium.

• Variety showBroader topic: It translates the mixed bill into a recurring broadcast format.

• Teen idolRelated: Televised appearances supplied the faces and personalities that radio alone could not provide.

• Jack BennyRelated: Benny adapted his established stage and radio presence to a mixed-act television format.

• Dick Van DykeRelated: Van Dyke’s early television appearances used the performance skills associated with variety entertainment.

• Milton BerleNarrower topic: Berle’s show established a successful model for American variety television.

• Harvey KormanNarrower topic: The variety format gave Korman recurring opportunities to shift characters and comic styles.

• Jackie GleasonNarrower topic: Gleason’s variety programs combined scripted comedy with musical and live performance.

• Perry ComoNarrower topic: Como’s programs helped make the variety show a durable form of American television entertainment.

• Glen CampbellNarrower topic: The Glen Campbell Goodtime Hour made him a regular television host and performer.

• Arthur GodfreyNarrower topic: Godfrey’s television programs helped carry radio variety conventions into the new medium.

• Red SkeltonNarrower topic: Skelton’s long-running program belonged to this format and helped define its comic possibilities.

• Johnnie RayRelated: Television appearances helped make Ray’s expressive gestures familiar beyond radio and records.

• Johnny KitagawaRelated: Regular variety-show appearances helped Kitagawa's performers become familiar beyond music audiences.

• Mitzi GaynorNarrower topic: Gaynor’s later career centered on musical variety specials.

• Paolo BonolisNarrower topic: Variety television explains the broader format behind Bonolis’s mixture of performance and competition.

• Patti PageNarrower topic: Page’s appearances on variety programs extended a career first built through radio and records.

• Percy FaithRelated: Faith’s orchestra reached household audiences through his television appearances and program.

• Victor BorgeNarrower topic: Borge’s broadcasts placed classical piano comedy within a familiar popular format.