What is Entertaiment?

Entertaiment is a large, diverse subject that encompasses so much that it can be difficult to know where to start. Luckily, T E News’ fall issue took on the challenge, and sat down with some of the industry’s top talent to ask them what they thought was entertainment.

This is a selection of some of the responses. Click on a collocation to see more examples.

Entertainment can be adapted for any scale – from a single person choosing private entertainment on a new array of pre-recorded products; to a dinner party accompanied by music and dance for two; to a festival or celebration involving a thousand people, with performances to entertain them all. But while entertainment is often associated with fun and laughter, it can also be serious – as in ceremony, ritual, religious festivals or even satire.