Carol Burnett
Sonny and Cher
Tony Orlando and Dawn
Flip Wilson
The Smothers Brothers

TV's Bloopers and Practical Jokes w/Dick Clark and Ed McMahon

For me the ultimate is The Carol Burnett Show. The Family, Mrs. Wiggins, and all the characters made this a wonderful show!

Does Saturday Night Live count as variety? If so, that one.

1. Donny & Marie
2. Laugh-In
3. Carol Burnett
4. American Bandstand
5. Tony Orlando & Dawn
6. Captain & Tennille
7. Sonny & Cher
8. Smothers Brothers
9. Wayne & Shuster
10. Ed Sullivan

No contest…The Carol Burnett Show

Saturday night live

The Carol Burnett Show
Your Show of Shows
The Flip Wilson Show

I have a Top-16 List for Variety/Sketch TV Shows...

1-Big Chuck and Little John (Only seen in Cleveland)
2-Chappelle's Show (I dunno if this is a variety show, but if it is it has a twist)!
3-Monty Python (Same here)
4-Ed Sullivan
5-SNL
6-Laugh-In (This may be the first show that is inspired by sketch comedy)
7-Carol Burnett
8-Smothers Brothers (It would be high, but they got cancelled suddenly)!
9-Flip Wilson
10-Wayne Brady Show (It was a summer replacement, but enjoyable)!
11-Ray Stevens Show (Same scenario)!
12-Dean Martin Show
13-Your Show of Shows (The predecessor of SNL).
14-You Can't Do That On Television (I dunno if this show counts either)
15-In Living Color
16-SCTV

1 SCTV
2 Carol Burnett
3 Flip Wilson Show
4 All That

1. Donny & Marie
2. Laugh-In
3. Carol Burnett
4. American Bandstand
5. Tony Orlando & Down
6. Captain & Tennille
7. Sonny & Cher
8. Smothers Brothers
9. Wayne & Shuster
10. Ed Sullivanwhat's WAYNE & SCHUSTER?

The Carol Burnett Show
Sonny & Cher
Laugh-In
Make Your Own Kind of Music (a musical variety show from the summer of 71)

In Living Color
SCTV

The Muppet Show
SNL
In Living Color
Chappelle's Show
The Carol Burnett Show
You Can't Do That On Television

Carol Burnett

what's WAYNE & SCHUSTER?


Wayne & Shuster were Johnny Wayne & Frank Shuster. They starred in the longest-running variety show in Canadian TV history, appearing on CBC from the 1950s until Wayne's death in 1990. They also hold the record---which will never be broken---:lol: ---for the most guest appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (67!).

More fun trivia: Frank Shuster's cousin Joe was one of the original creators of Superman.

Wayne & Shuster were Johnny Wayne & Frank Shuster. They starred in the longest-running variety show in Canadian TV history, appearing on CBC from the 1950s until Wayne's death in 1990. They also hold the record---which will never be broken---:lol: ---for the most guest appearances on "The Ed Sullivan Show" (67!).

More fun trivia: Frank Shuster's cousin Joe was one of the original creators of Superman.another fun fact frank shuster is the ex father in law of Saturday night live creator/exc producer lorne michaels lorne;s ex wife is franks daughter rosie

You Can't Do That on Television
MAD TV
In Living Color
Carol Burnett
Out Of Control - This was a short-lived variety show on Nickelodeon that aired in 1984, starring Dave Coulier. It was weird but there wasn't anything like it on TV at the time.
French & Saunders

Anyone remember "Hollywood Palace"?

In terms of longevity, I guess the most successful variety show was Lawrence Welk.

No. I wasn't around then.

1. Donny & Marie
2. Laugh-In
3. Carol Burnett
4. American Bandstand
5. Tony Orlando & Down
6. Captain & Tennille
7. Sonny & Cher
8. Smothers Brothers
9. Wayne & Shuster
10. Ed Sullivan


After re-studying my list again today, I suddenly remembered another show that I forgot to include in this group. If I had remembered it earlier I would have put it solidly in the #3 spot. That would be "Sha Na Na" the 1950s-style music group who had their own syndicated series in the 1970s around the same time in which they appeared in the movie "Grease".

Sha Na Na (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sha+na+na+tv+show)

SHA NA NA
Flip Wilson
Wacko
Bonkers
The Muppet Show

I checked a DVD set out of my library the other day called "The Best of The Danny Kaye Show". It contains 6 episodes of the variety show that Danny Kaye hosted on CBS from 1963-67. I've watched 3 episodes so far and enjoyed them.

All That (first 5 seasons)

After re-studying my list again today, I suddenly remembered another show that I forgot to include in this group. If I had remembered it earlier I would have put it solidly in the #3 spot. That would be "Sha Na Na" the 1950s-style music group who had their own syndicated series in the 1970s around the same time in which they appeared in the movie "Grease".

Sha Na Na (https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=sha+na+na+tv+show)I agree sal sha na na was a great show

Saturday Night Live

Mad Tv
in Living Color
The Muppet Show

I haven't watched much of variety shows but the two I'd want to see most are Ed Sullivan and American Bandstand.

It's gotta be "Carol Burnett"! And for talk show, I'd go with "Johnny Carson."