Running Man (Korean: 런닝맨) is a South Korean variety show, formerly part of SBS' Good Sunday lineup. It first aired on July 11, 2010.
Running Man poster
Five of Running Man's permanent cast (Haha, Lee Kwang-soo, Song Ji-Hyo, Kim Jong-kook, and Jee Seok-jin) in Malaysia at a fan meeting
Kim Jong-kook (middle) and Haha (right) in Dallas in 2014, at a Running Man Brothers concert
The Running Man 300th Anniversary Special hats and socks on display
Variety show, also known as variety arts or variety entertainment, is entertainment made up of a variety of acts including musical performances, sketch comedy, magic, acrobatics, juggling, and ventriloquism. It is normally introduced by a compère or host. The variety format made its way from the Victorian era stage in Britain and America to radio and then television. Variety shows were a staple of English language television from the late 1940s into the 1980s.
Begun 1912, the Royal Variety Performance was first held at the London Palladium (pictured) in 1941. Performed in front of members of the Royal Family, many famous acts have performed over the century.
Singers perform on the Chinese variety TV show Happy Camp.