Neil joined his friend Chris Hardwick for the latest episode of the Nerdist podcast.

Chris sits down with the enormously talented Neil Patrick Harris to talk about magic, growing up in Hollywood and Neil’s new show that will be on the Nerdist YouTube Channel!

Stage Tube has a video of Neil on the Red Carpet of the Smith Center opening a couple of weeks ago. The opening will air as a PBS special sometime in the future, and you can catch a preview of the gala below.

In site news, we were chosen as Site of the Day for March 25th by The Fan Carpet, which is awesome! Thank you!

Neil hosted the black tie gala to celebrate the opening of the Smith Center in Las Vegas last night. We’ve added photos to the gallery.

“Making a new performing arts center rise from the desert is more complicated than a Wynn whim,” joked host Neil Patrick Harris early in a performance being filmed for future PBS broadcast.

Harris also had a joke to illustrate how the very name suggests a building that can be for everyone. “Smith just happens to be the name that appears on 68 percent of the registries in Las Vegas hotels.”

Full review of the event at the Las Vegas Review-Journal, and further details on that PBS broadcast when we get them.

It has been announced (and confirmed by Neil) that Neil will be participating in some form in the new Nerdist channel that Chris Hardwick (@nerdist) is launching on YouTube. Read more about that on TubeFilter.

Neil is set to host the opening gala for the Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas, Nevada, on Saturday March 10.

Only a stage built by an entire community could hold the star power that will officially open The Smith Center for the Performing Arts on March 10. An unprecedented line-up of 24 artists from the worlds of music, television, stage and screen will come together for a one-of-a-kind night of entertainment as The Smith Center officially ushers in a new era in Las Vegas.

The Smith Center’s Opening Celebration will take place Saturday, March 10, 2012 at 7:00pm. Actor Neil Patrick Harris will host the celebration which will feature performances by Academy Award winner Jennifer Hudson; country artists Willie Nelson, Merle Haggard, Emmylou Harris and Martina McBride; singer songwriter Carol King; trumpeter Arturo Sandoval; violinist Joshua Bell; gospel great Mavis Staples; Train lead singer Pat Monahan; and American Ballet Theater dancers Marcello Gomes and Luciana Paris.

Full story at TheSmithCenter.com. Seating is very limited for this black tie event – details at the link.

Neil will be returning to co-host ‘Live! with Kelly’ on December 27th. If you missed last week’s shows, you can catch up on all of the Host Chat segments here, starting on Monday November 28th and running right through to Friday December 2nd.

Watch the special bonus (online only) Kelly’s Inbox segment here.

Neil and David performed at Trevor Live! last night, we’ve added pictures to the gallery and red carpet videos have started appearing online. Watch them talk to the Trevor Project red carpet interviewers here.

While they were in New York last week, Neil and David recorded an episode of The Chew with chef Mario Batali. Airdate is yet to be officially confirmed but is expected to be early January. The Chew airs weekdays at 1et/12pt/c on ABC.

Neil is also scheduled to make his annual appearance narrating the Candlelight Processional at Walt Disney World next week, December 10th-12th.

During the holidays, Epcot theme park is transformed into an international celebration of Yuletide traditions filled with festive decorations and live entertainment. From Holidays Around The World to Candlelight Processional, delight in the sights and sounds of the season.

Candlelight Processional is a special holiday event held nightly at the America Gardens Theatre in Epcot theme park as part of Holidays Around The World. The event retells the stirring story of Christmas with a special celebrity narrator † accompanied by a 50-piece orchestra and a mass choir.

DETAILS.com has posted a nice new Q&A with Neil.

The 38-year-old star caps a busy year with appearances this month in A Very Harold & Kumar 3D Chrismas and The Muppets. He chatted with DETAILS.com about his love of magic, why he’ll never be the face of gay marriage, and his next career move—becoming a Blaxploitation star.

Visit DETAILS.com for the full interview.

Neil and David attended the launch of Barneys New York Presents Gaga’s Workshop last night. We’ve added pictures to the gallery.

Neil and David are scheduled to attend Trevor Live LA on Sunday, December 4th at the Hollywood Palladium. Celebs joining them will include a number of the cast of Glee, Jesse Tyler Ferguson, Rashida Jones and many others.

Ticket options can be viewed & purchased on the website. Trevor Live is “an evening of irreverent comedy, music and awards in support of the life-saving work of The Trevor Project”.

The Trevor Project is the leading national organization providing crisis intervention and suicide prevention services to lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning (LGBTQ) youth.

Neil has been added to the list of presenters for this year’s Grammy awards. The ceremony takes place at the Staples Center this coming Sunday, February 13th, and will be broadcast live on CBS from 8pm til 11.30pm.

Eight-time GRAMMY^® winner, current nominee, and 2011 MusiCares^® Person of the Year Barbra Streisand will appear in a rare performance on the 53rd Annual GRAMMY Awards^® (www.grammy.com), and three-time GRAMMY winner Kris Kristofferson will introduce Streisand’s performance. Pop singer/actor Miley Cyrus, two-time Emmy^® winner Neil Patrick Harris, Kristofferson, six-time GRAMMY winner and current nominee John Legend, current nominee Paramore, and actor Seth Rogen have been added as presenters to Music’s Biggest Night^®. The music industry’s premier event will take place live on Sunday, Feb. 13, 2011, at STAPLES Center in Los Angeles and will be broadcast in high definition and 5.1 surround sound on the CBS Television Network from 8 – 11:30 p.m. (ET/PT). The show also will be supported on radio worldwide via Westwood One, and covered online at GRAMMY.com and CBS.com, and on YouTube at www.youtube.com/thegrammys.

Neil appeared on Friday’s show which you can watch here.

Last night saw Neil presenting the Spike Video Game Awards 2010 and EW caught up with him beforehand to discuss his gaming preferences. And whilst it may be a bit late to link to a promo for a show which has now aired, how could we not share this?

Update: Neil actually won Best Performance by a Human Male for his role as Spider-Man/Peter Parker in Spider-Man: Shattered Dimensions and you can watch his acceptance speech here.

Spike TV have announced that Neil will be hosting their eighth annual video games awards, to be broadcast live this Sunday on Spike TV.

 The eighth annual “VGAs” will be a global event, broadcasting in over 175 territories and countries around the world and gathering some of the most notable names in video games, Hollywood, music, sports and more to honor the outstanding achievements within the video game industry over the past year.  The two-hour event, taking place in Los Angeles, CA, will premiere LIVE on Spike TV Saturday, Dec. 11 at 8 p.m. ET/5 p.m. PT.

Neil will also be appearing on The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson this coming Friday, December 10th.

The Trevor Project have announced that Neil will be joining a number of star names for at this year’s Trevor LIVE event. Neil will be performing a duet with James Marsden at the event, which takes place Sunday, December 5th at the Hollywood Palladium.

Hollywood’s most talented and irreverent stars will gather at the Hollywood Palladium to celebrate “Trevor LIVE”, the annual show benefitting The Trevor Project on Sunday, December 5, 2010. Recognizing the suicide prevention efforts of community leaders, the Trevor Life Award honoree is Kathy Griffin, and Trevor Hope Award honoree is Levi Strauss & Co., with guest performances by Sarah Silverman, Wayne Brady, Taye Diggs and Idina Menzel, Neil Patrick Harris and James Marsden, Queen Latifah, Telly Leung, The Dan Band, and Tracie Thoms. This one-of-a-kind show is under the guidance of Special Guest Producing Director Adam Shankman, with Special Guest Musical Director Ricky Minor, Special Guest Choreographer Mia Michaels, and Special Guest Script Writers Carol Liefer and Bruce Vilanch.

“Trevor LIVE closes an historic year for the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender and questioning community as the tragic losses of young people have caused a resounding national outcry calling for an end to the bullying aimed at LGBTQ young people,” said Charles Robbins, Executive Director of The Trevor Project. “This event honors vanguards Kathy Griffin and Levi Strauss & Co. who are helping to usher in positive cultural change in this country. Their contributions to the LGBTQ community have always been significant, but especially recently, when young people looking for role models needed them, Kathy Griffin and Levi Strauss & Co. made their voices heard.”

Neil was the Trevor Life Award Honoree at last year’s event, and was elected to the board of directors earlier this year. Many ticket levels are already sold out but $100 tickets for the show only are still available, as well as some Platinum, Gold and Silver tickets. Visit http://bit.ly/TrevorLIVEtickets for details on what tickets are left and how to buy them.

Neil is also expected to be a guest on CBS show The Talk next Monday, November 22nd. The Talk airs 2-3pm ET and 1-2pm PT.