Rosie O’Donnell hopes to bring the variety TV show back to the forefront, with “Rosie’s Variety Show” – a live show airing on NBC and beginning with a November 26 8 p.m. special.

Look for celebrity guests, musical acts, skits and a contest for the in-studio and home audiences.

Craig Plestis, NBC Entertainment’s exec VP for alternative programming, development and specials says of “Rosie’s Variety Show:” “We want to show people that variety can be done in a new and inventive way for 2008. We hope to do it in ways you haven’t seen before. It’s going to be the YouTube of variety shows..”