Neil Patrick Harris has 15 seconds to promote his variety show in new teaser

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Ahead of his big Oscar hosting gig, Neil Patrick Harris is already looking ahead to his next big show: a variety program coming to NBC

In a just-released 15-second promo for the still untitled show, the How I Met Your Mother alum tries his best to set the stage for what's in store — but, as the gag goes, time is limited

See also: Neil Patrick Harris variety show reportedly will be a thing

What we do know? The variety show is based on British program Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway, which began airing in 2002

Earlier this month, NBC president Bob Greenblatt told Mashable that the network was in "the early days" of working out the exact details, but said it's "a big audience show." Read more...

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