Act for
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
Both terms in one sentence
- Garfield Goes Hollywood, one of the Garfield Specials, has Garfield, Odie, and Jon putting together an act for the talent show Pet Search that gets them to the finals in Hollywood.
Source: The Show Goes Hollywood -
To be fair, however, the show was essentially presented as a warmup act for the 2012 TMNT reboot, which was created by the same people.That said, was it really that bad of a show?
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The POW's put on a variety act for their German guards, the climax of which is a strip show by an interned female USO performer.
Source: Show Some Leg
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