Perhaps in preparation for his upcoming variety show , John Mayer attempts to go viral with a strange video in which he seems to be talking to himself?

Critics pounced on Rosie O'Donnell after her poorly-rated variety show proved to be a bizarre mess from a bygone genre.

The Best Links:

1. Variety Shows - Featured on Buzzfeed
2. “If Rosie O’Donnell and Company Were Consciously Determined to Strangle the Rebirth of Variety Shows in the Crib, They Couldn’t Have Done a Better Job of It Than This Pre-holiday Turkey. “
3. “Alanis Morissette Sang a Song Referencing the 12 Steps in Front Of, I Kid You Not, an Endless Loop of Geese Flying Through a Sunset.”
4. Rosie Live Also Featured “Bizarre Product-placement Duet With Jane Krakowski, Who Performed a Sultry Striptease in Front of a Giant Monitor Flashing Images of White Castle Hamburgers, BlackBerrys and Crest Whitestrips.”
5. “Rosie’s Opening Monologue, Larded With Fat and Boob Jokes, Stank of Mothballs”
6. Rosie Live Tied With the Recently-Canceled “Pushing Daisies” As the Night’s Lowest-rated Program On a Major Network
7. Rosie Live on NBC
8. “Dancing Desserts? Really?”

If Rosie O'Donnell's variety show (airing tonight) is a success, word is that the format could make a healthy return to television, what with others down the pipeline from John Mayer and The Osbournes.

The Best Links:

1. The John Mayer Variety Hour - Featured on Buzzfeed
2. Rosie Live! - Featured On Buzzfeed
3. Up Next: The Osbournes: The Variety Show!
4. American Idol, Dancing With the Stars, and Rosie?
5. Carol Burnett’s a Fan
6. Rosie the Reviver?