The following outline provides an overview of and topical guide to entertainment and 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.
The entertainment industry (informally known as show business or show biz) is part of the tertiary sector of the economy encompassing a variety of businesses and sub-industries which create, distribute, and profit from a form of entertainment. The term show biz in particular connotes the commercially popular performing arts, especially theatre, dance, and music, as well as other forms of live entertainment. The global media and entertainment (M&E) market sector includes film, television, radio, mass media, video games, and more.
Types of entertainment Exhibition entertainment
Amusement parks Art exhibits Fairs Festivals Museums Trade shows Traveling carnivals Travelling exhibition Vivariums Aquariums Water parks Wax museums Zoos
Live entertainment Air shows Awards ceremony Banquet Burlesque American burlesque Neo-Burlesque Victorian burlesque Cabaret Circus Contemporary circus Comedy clubs Concerts Concert residencies Concert tours Ceremony Dance Discotheques Drag shows Drama Escape Rooms Fireworks Fashion shows Ice shows Improvisational theatre Magic Minstrel shows Music festivals Music hall Musical theatre Nightclubs Operas Parades Parties Performance art Performing arts Marching arts Color guard Drum and bugle corps Indoor percussion ensemble Marching band Pep band Winter guard Professional wrestling/Sports entertainment Puppet shows Raves Revues Sideshows Spectator sports Stand-up comedy Street theatre Strip clubs Symphonies Theatre Variety show Vaudeville Ventriloquism Video art Wild West shows
Mass media entertainment industry Live entertainment Musical theatre Plays Performance art Comedy Drama Sports Film Film studios Movie theaters / cinemas Film score Film production Acting Pornography Broadcasting Television Television studio Television programs Reality television Radio Radio programs Podcast Animation Animation studio Music industry Recording studio Composers and songwriters Singers and musicians Choirs Orchestras Concert bands Karaokes Concert hall Mass media News media Web television News articles Fashion industry Photographic studio Modeling Literature
Digital Entertainment Industry Social media Online video platform Digital music
Electronic entertainment SMS content Video game industry Video games Toys
Other types of Media 24-hour news cycle Advertising media Alternative media Digital media Electronic media Hypermedia Independent media Interactive media List of art media Lost media Mass media Mainstream media Media Mobile media Multimedia New media News broadcasting News media Old media Physical media Publishing media Social media Influencers State media Streaming media
History of entertainment Entertainment by historical period Entertainment in the 16th century Entertainment during the Great Depression
History by entertainment type History of exhibition entertainment History of amusement parks History of fairs History of museums History of theme parks History of wax museums
History of live entertainment History of busking History of the circus History of comedy History of dance History of fireworks History of musical theatre History of nightclubs History of discotheques History of opera History of performance art History of plays History of magic History of sports History of striptease History of lap dancing History of theatre History of variety shows History of vaudeville
History of mass media entertainment History of animation History of architecture History of books History of erotic depictions History of film History of literature History of magazines History of the music industry History of new media History of painting History of photography History of radio History of sound recording History of television History of video games
Entertainment law Entertainment law Copyright Term Extension Act
General concepts Acrobatics Aerial acts Animal training Applause Beauty pageant Celebrity Chinese yo-yo Circus Circus skills Clown Comedian Comedy Contact juggling Contemporary circus Contortion Corde lisse Cyr wheel Devil sticks Diabolo Equilibristics Fire breathing Fire eating Geisha German wheel Hand-to-hand balancing Hula hoop Human cannonball Humor Horse riding Internet humor Ice skating Impalement arts Juggling Knife throwing List of beauty contests List of persons who have won Academy, Emmy, Grammy, and Tony Awards Magic Mime New media Old time radio Performing arts Plate spinning Radio Radio programming Rock opera Rodeo clown Roller skating Sex industry Show business Showstopper Sideshow Spanish web Stiltwalking Sword swallowing Show jumping Teen idol Tightrope walking Trapeze Unicycle Ventriloquism
Notable entertainers List of circuses and circus owners List of clowns List of comedians List of film and television directors List of film score composers List of magicians List of professional wrestlers List of theatre directors Lists of actors Lists of entertainers Lists of musicians Lists of sportspeople List of entertainment industry dynasties
See also Drama Performance Television Theatre Outline of books Outline of culture Outlines of culture and arts Outline of communication Outline of dance Outline of film Outline of human sexuality Outline of the Internet Outline of literature Outline of music Outline of performing arts Outline of radio Outline of sports Outline of telecommunication Outline of television broadcasting Outline of theatre Outline of video games Media of New York City List of movie-related topics Gambling Cinema of the United States
References
External links
Entertainment Guide List of Movies, Music, Streaming & Award - listing for Entertainment Guide