Sentence examples for while the show was on from inspiring English sources

Everything was elaborate while the show was on, but the moment one left it was a different matter.

While the show was on hiatus, reruns of it on Cartoon Network proved unexpectedly successful, especially among a prized television demographic group: men 18 to 34.

Yentob would call the production gallery while the show was on to disagree with what was being said and, even, on occasion, to demand that guests were taken off while they spoke.

And his interpreters, although willing to allow a reporter into their midst while the show was on, were likewise reluctant to say much about it until it was over.

When real-life events pierce the fictional world of "30 Rock," the NBC series unhesitatingly turns it into fodder for comedy, whether it's the death of the North Korean leader Kim Jong-il or a controversy that engulfed its co-star Tracy Morgan while the show was on hiatus.

Some sketches were cut in half backstage while the show was on the air.

"You can't talk to her while the show is on".

If you think you'll need an "American Idol" fix while the show is on hiatus next fall, here's an idea: take a cruise.

"Spider-Man," which was originally staged this winter by director Julie Taymor, is in the middle of an overhaul while the show is on a three-week performance hiatus.

For luck, on opening nights, Kushner usually performs two rituals: before the curtain goes up he sings Cole Porter's "Begin the Beguine"—a song that, according to his will, must be played, along with Brahms's Fourth and Mahler's Resurrection Symphony, at his funeral ("I envision a lengthy service," he has written. "Bring lunch"); then, while the show is on, he slips away for a Chinese meal.

Then, there's the matter of talking while the show is on -- it's fair game.