Perform
Show
Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.
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- The Doug episode "Doug's No Dummy" had Doug work up a ventriliquism act (after Roger entered him in the school talent show), only to see Chalky Studebaker perform a similar act with two dummies.
Source: They Stole Our Act - Stylistic Suck: The show usually sends its most incompetent interviewer to perform red carpet interviews.
Source: Radio / The Kevin And Bean Show - When Homer doesn't show at the wedding reception because he is buying a lottery ticket, Marge attempts to perform the toast on her own, despite the fact that it is a duet.
Source: The Show Must Go On
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