show business

show business

That you struggle with in any form of it — there’s that old corny phrase, it ain’t show art, it’s show business.

From CNN

She and her team also do research on trends in related industries, like high-end jewelry and show business.

From Business Insider

That’s 34 percent of the men coming from show business, versus 71 percent of the women.

From NPR

This is beyond show business, it’s something else.

From Hollywood Reporter

It’s not unusual for politicians and show business producers to put off planned events in the face of tragedy or national disaster.

From NPR

Show business is — you’re there by somebody’s fluke.

From NPR

Listen, we have one rule in show business, never work with kids or animals.

From ABC News

It’s not sports, it’s not show business, it’s not politics.

From NPR

It pushed the genre of fictionalized show business into a new realm of realism.

From Dallas Morning News

The entrance was grand, the stuff of show business, with backlights, a smoke machine and a rising stage.

From Washington Times

She remains the most popular untalented person in show business.

From Plain Dealer

The banker set his sights on show business in the 1990s.

From Los Angeles Times

To have that happen set it apart — and how symbolic of what working in show business is like!

From Hollywood Reporter

That role was the crowning jewel of a more than 60-year career that spanned all aspects of show business.

From CBS News

As a young man, he saw not going into show business as the riskier choice.

From NPR

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