Common use of Variety Clause in Contracts

Variety. An entertainment production containing one or more on-screen artistic acts or performances such as singing, dancing, acrobatic exhibitions, comedy sketches, drama sketches, magic, or stand-up comedy. Such acts or performances must be of professional calibre and comprise at least two-thirds of the production’s total running time. A maximum of one-third of the program’s content is not devoted to performances, but must consist of components typical of traditional variety programs and designed to support the acts or performances (stingers, bumpers, program transition segments, interview segments, etc.).

Variety. ‌ An entertainment production containing one or more on-screen artistic acts or performances such as singing, dancing, acrobatic exhibitions, comedy sketches, drama sketches, magic, or stand-up comedy. Such acts or performances must be of professional calibre and comprise at least two-thirds of the production’s total running time. A maximum of one-third of the program’s content is not devoted to performances, but must consist of components typical of traditional variety programs and designed to support the acts or performances (stingers, bumpers, program transition segments, interview segments, etc.).