In 1976, CBS awarded him his own variety show called The Kelly Monteith Show, however the series was short lived.

Source: https://metro.co.uk/2023/01/03/kelly-monteith-dead-comedian-dies-aged-80-18030846/

It could afford to be just another dumb variety show, right?

Source: https://filmschoolrejects.com/star-wars-holiday-special-documentary/

Set in the fictitious Kornfield Kounty, the comedy and variety show was taped in Nashville, first downtown and then at the Opryland USA theme park.

Source: https://theboot.com/hee-haw-prime-time-debut/

The Osmonds’ clean-cut variety show, featuring television’s youngest-ever hosts at the time, became a lasting piece of ’70s cultural memorabilia, rebooted as a daytime talk show in the 1990s and a Broadway Christmas show in 2010.

Source: https://www.centralmaine.com/2023/11/26/marty-krofft-co-creator-of-h-r-pufnstuf-and-other-iconic-childrens-shows-dies-at-86/

This blend of stand-up comics, comedy writers, performers and directors will create new comedy, informed by the latest climate science, and take their work on the road with a live variety show, new videos and other out-of-the-box content.

Source: https://augustafreepress.com/news/no-joke-comedians-to-develop-material-to-inspire-action-on-climate-change/