Get Ready for The Osbournes: The Variety Show!

Ozzy Osbourne, his wife Sharon and their kids Kelly and Jack will headline a new variety show on FOX, according to Daily Variety.

The offbeat family is teaming up with "American Idol" producer FremantleMedia for a weekly, hour-long show that incorporates musical performances, comedy and competition-style games in the vein of the classic variety show formats cemented by Sonny and Cher and Donny and Marie back in the '70s.

Ozzy and his family will provide some of the musical performances and sometimes skewer pop culture, while the show will sometimes play off the "sibling rivalry" between 23-year-old Kelly and 22-year-old Jack.

Six episodes have been ordered by FOX, which is planning to launch the series with a Christmas special.

Published 7/7/08 by