Outline of entertainment

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The following outline gives a list of entertainments, many of which are part of the entertainment industry.

Entertainment is any activity which provides a diversion or permits people to amuse themselves in their leisure time, and may also provide fun, enjoyment and laughter. People may create their own entertainment, such as when they spontaneously invent a game; participate actively in an activity they find entertaining, such as when they play sport as a hobby; or consume an entertainment product passively, such as when they attend a performance.

Entertainment industry (informally known as show business or show biz) is part of the tertiary sector of the economy and includes a large number of sub-industries devoted to entertainment. However, the term is often used in the mass media to describe the mass media companies that control the distribution and manufacture of mass media entertainment. In the popular parlance, the term show biz in particular connotes the commercially popular performing arts, especially musical theatre, vaudeville, comedy, film, and music. It applies to every aspect of entertainment including cinema, television, radio, theatre and music.

Types

Exhibition entertainment

Live entertainment

Mass media entertainment industry

Electronic entertainment

Music industry

Music industry

History of entertainment

Entertainment by historical period

History by entertainment type

History of exhibition entertainment

  • History of amusement parks
  • History of art exhibitions
  • History of fairs
  • History of museums
  • History of theme parks
  • History of trade shows
  • History of wax museums

History of live entertainment

  • History of busking
  • History of the circus
  • History of comedy
  • History of comedy clubs
  • History of concerts
  • History of dance
  • History of fireworks
  • History of musical theatre
  • History of nightclubs
  • History of discotheques
  • History of opera
  • History of parades
  • History of performance art
  • History of plays
  • History of magic
  • History of sports
  • History of striptease
  • History of lap dancing
  • History of strip clubs
  • History of theatre
  • History of variety shows
  • History of vaudeville

History of mass media entertainment

Entertainment law

Entertainment law –

  • Sonny Bono Copyright Term Extension Act –

General concepts

Notable entertainers

See also

References

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