--- description: Neil Patrick Harris is set to host a show based on the British hit series 'Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway,' NBC announced on Monday. title: Neil Patrick Harris Will Host NBC Variety Show image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt300c80f1fa28b55e/698762f655a8592168a8374a/457820006.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [Entertainment](/section/entertainment/) ## Entertainment Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [celebrities](/tag/celebrities/) ## celebrities Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Neil Patrick Harris Will Host NBC Variety Show  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 27, 2014 11:47 PM CUT  Neil Patrick Harris signs copies of his new book Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography at Barnes & Noble bookstore in Los Angeles on October 24, 2014 Neil Patrick Harris signs copies of his new book Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography at Barnes & Noble bookstore in Los Angeles on October 24, 2014Araya Diaz—WireImage  by [Noah Rayman](/author/noah-rayman/)  ## Noah Rayman Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Oct 27, 2014 11:47 PM CUT [Neil Patrick Harris will host](https://www.nbcumv.com/news/neil-patrick-harris-host-new-nbc-variety-series-itv-studios-america?division=1&network=33129 "undefined") a show based on the British hit series _Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway_. Filmed before a live audience, the show will feature comedy sketches, musical numbers, minigame shows and hidden cameras, NBC announced Monday — all based on the British series. “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 in a statement. “Nothing like this has been done before, and I can’t wait to roll up my sleeves and have some fun!” The jack-of-all-trades and star of current box-office hit _Gone Girl_ has proved his hosting chops as emcee for the Emmys and Tony Awards and recently confirmed he’ll be hosting the 2015 Academy Awards. Harris also won a Tony Award for Best Actor in June this year for Broadway’s _Hedwig and the Angry Inch_. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3542475/neil-patrick-harris-nbc-host-variety-show/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3542475/neil-patrick-harris-nbc-host-variety-show/"},"headline":"Neil Patrick Harris Will Host NBC Variety Show","datePublished":"2014-10-27T23:47:52.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-21T11:02:36.228Z","description":"\"Its unique structure fits right into my random skill set\"","url":"https://time.com/3542475/neil-patrick-harris-nbc-host-variety-show/","keywords":["celebrities","NBC","Academy Awards","Neil Patrick Harris"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt300c80f1fa28b55e/698762f655a8592168a8374a/457820006.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Noah Rayman","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/noah-rayman/"}],"articleSection":"Entertainment","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt300c80f1fa28b55e/698762f655a8592168a8374a/457820006.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Neil Patrick Harris Signs And Discusses His New Memoir \"Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography\"","caption":"Neil Patrick Harris signs copies of his new book \"Neil Patrick Harris: Choose Your Own Autobiography\" at Barnes & Noble bookstore at Barnes & Noble bookstore at The Grove on October 24v in Los Angeles, California.","creditText":"Araya Diaz—WireImage","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/entertainment/","name":"Entertainment"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/celebrities/","name":"celebrities"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3542475/neil-patrick-harris-nbc-host-variety-show/","name":"Neil Patrick Harris Will Host NBC Variety Show"}}]}] ```