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Cabaret is a form of entertainment featuring [A title=Comedy href="/wiki/Comedy"][FONT color=#0645ad]comedy[/FONT][/A], song, dance, and theatre, distinguished mainly by the performance venue—a [A title=Restaurant href="/wiki/Restaurant"][FONT color=#0645ad]restaurant[/FONT][/A] or [A title=Nightclub href="/wiki/Nightclub"][FONT color=#0645ad]nightclub[/FONT][/A] with a stage for performances and the audience sitting at tables (often dining or drinking) watching the performance being introduced by a [A class=mw-redirect title="Master of ceremonies" href="/wiki/Master_of_ceremonies"][FONT color=#0645ad]master of ceremonies[/FONT][/A] or emcee (MC).