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  • Neil Patrick Harris: Variety Show Preview

    Neil Patrick Harris: Variety Show Preview

    Neil Patrick Harris’ new variety show released a promo video that attempted, and failed, to squeeze all of the greatness of the new show into a 15-second super bowl ad spot.

    Neil Patrick Harris begins the spot with, “I only have 15 seconds to tell you about my new really big show, so I thought, instead, why not perform a thrilling number to give you a glimpse of what’s coming? Let’s do it!”

    Then, of course, someone says, “We’re out of time, Neil.”

    Comedic genius.

    The new show will air in the fall and will be a 10-episode old-school-style variety show with Neil Patrick Harris as host.

    Almost broke off my arm during a show last week. Gots the bruises to prove it. Hedwig's outta control. #battlescars

    Fotka zveřejněná uživatelem Neil Patrick Harris (@instagranph),

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=91tZ_3srlLs

    The show will have comedy sketches, musical numbers, mini game shows, hidden-camera celebrity pranks, and tons of celebs.

    It was announced back in October that Neil Patrick Harris would be bringing a great new variety show to America. The show itself is fashioned off of the U.K.’s long-running Saturday Night Takeaway from ITV.

    Thank you @TomFord for dressing us for the Tony Awards! Our tuxes were classy fantastic!

    Fotka zveřejněná uživatelem Neil Patrick Harris (@instagranph),

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ut8QW9IqDxc

    After the announcement, Neil Patrick Harris said of his first experience with Saturday Night Takeaway, “As I watched the show, I couldn’t stop smiling. Now that I’ve seen many seasons, my face hurts. It’s a game changer. Nothing like this has been done before, and its unique structure fits right into my random skill set. I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and have some fun!”

    Paul Telegdy, president of alternative and late-night programming at NBC Entertainment, said of the partnership with Neil Patrick Harris, “All of us here at NBC have been dying to work with Neil, as we’ve watched him brilliantly host the Tonys and Emmys. This series will suit his extraordinary talents perfectly. He is a versatile and thrilling talent for us to welcome into the NBC family.”

    Are you excited to see what Neil Patrick Harris’ new variety show will be like?

  • Neil Patrick Harris to Launch Comedy/Variety Show on NBC

    As if the recent news that he would be hosting the next Oscars weren’t enough, Neil Patrick Harris also just landed his own show.

    For years, Harris has been talking about hosting a television variety show. Three years ago, he told Craig Ferguson, “I want to do an Ed Sullivan–y kind of show, with all the variety acts.”

    As recently as May he talked to Howard Stern about doing that kind of show, and to have it be a regular, weekly thing.

    “I think if it’s weekly, and people really want to see it, and you trust that there’s a lot of really great shit on there, then you’re gonna get the guests to want to come on there,” Harris told Stern. “A weekly thing, you’d have more time to prep for stuff, you could pre-tape stuff that would be really exciting, you could flesh it out more.”

    Word is that Harris was inspired by British variety and comedy sketch shows, like Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway, hosted by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly.

    “As I watched the show, I couldn’t stop smiling. Now that I’ve seen many seasons, my face hurts. It’s a game changer,” Harris said. “Nothing like this has been done before, and its unique structure fits right into my random skill set. I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and have some fun!”

    NBC will carry the new show. Peacock Head of Alternative TV Paul Telegdy confirmed the network’s decision. “We have a natural affinity for this type of show,” he said “It’s in our DNA. There’s a natural progression with this,” he said. “This is something we felt was undeniably an NBC proposition. We’re not going to rush this. We’ll take our time and make a great show.”

    The name for the show has not yet been decided, but execs do know that they will not run it on Saturday night, despite being inspired by Saturday Night Takeaway. Their long-running comedy staple, Saturday Night Live, has that filled nicely.

    If Saturday Night Takeaway is what inspired Harris to launch this, perhaps this taste of the show will give you an idea of what may be in store.