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John Mayer wants to create a new reality TV series.
The 36-year-old singer wants to expand to carve out another career behind the scenes and is reportedly pitching an idea for a new show called 'My Funny Friend'.
A source said: "His concept is: everyone thinks they have a buddy who's so hysterical, he or she should be in a comedy. So people nominate their friends, and they go through a series of evaluations to determine if they're actually funny or not."
The 'Something's Missing' hitmaker wants celebrity chef Anthony Bourdain to host the series.
The insider added to Us Weekly magazine: "John thinks it has a great human-interest angle.
"John's saying it's a show about 'dreams. He's telling people, 'Think how much joy there is in seeing a friend happy!' "
Meanwhile, John's ex-girlfriend Katy Perry recently revealed she was going to be using their 18-month on/off romance as material for her new album.
She said: "There's no bad blood. But I'm sure there will be inspired songs."

Pink Floyd will release a new album this year.
The iconic rock band are going to come the closest they ever will to a full reunion, with David Gilmour and Nick Mason reportedly spending the first half of 2014 back in the studio.
An insider told The Sun on Sunday newspaper: "This will be one of the most exciting piece of music for decades because it is the closest we will ever come to a Pink Floyd comeback.
"The band will never officially reform because there is no Pink Floyd with Rick Wright. Rogers Walters isn't involved in this project either. But Nick has been determined to keep the band alive.
"This is now a new album with songs that have never been heard before - that's something fans never thought would happen after Rick's death."
The album - which will be entitled 'The Endless River' - was inspired by material originally made while Pink Floyd worked on 'The Division Bell' in 1994.
The source added: "The old material had been sitting in a vault at Abbey Road Studios in London and it's been a joy for Nick and David to rediscover."

The Libertines were forced to halt their set in London's Hyde Park after just two songs last night (05.07.14).
The reformed rockers had blitzed through opener 'Vertigo' and were midway through 'Boys in the Band' when they stopped playing to urge the 65,000 crowd at Barclaycard British Summer Time to step back as those at the front were getting crushed.
Frontman Pete Doherty said: "We can't carry on if you don't calm down a little bit."
After a delay of around 10 minutes, the band were able to carry on, but things were halted during a stripped-down performance of 'France' later in the set as audience members were attempting to scale the sound towers.
Carl Barat warned: "If you don't stop climbing the towers, Pigman can't do his solo."
Elsewhere, the quartet delighted fans with their rousing, hit-laden set and despite their past differences, Pete and Carl seemed overjoyed to be back together, sharing several hugs and playful moments throughout the performance and at one point, Carl even leapfrogged over his bandmate.
Pete also praised his fellow frontman in a rambling speech to the crowd.
He said: "I wanted to drive my camper van into the backstage area. The security guards said 'you don't want to do that because of the traffic'. I wanted to drive it in and put union jacks on top. They said 'you've got nothing to fly the flag for' and I said what about William Blake? What about Johnny Marr? What about Carl Barat?"
To finish their set, Carl and Pete recited Siegfried Sassoon's 1918 poem 'Suicide In The Trenches' before praising the armed forces.
Pete said: "We remember and honour those who gave their lives for liberty. We thought it was nerve-wracking coming out here tonight but leaving Kings Cross station with a rifle across your back in 1914 must have been really hard."
Prior to coming on stage, an announcement on the big screen revealed The Libertines will perform two shows at London's Alexandra Palace on September 28 and 29.
Tickets go on sale on Monday (07.07.14).
Earlier in the day, Spiritualized and The Pogues were among the acts to perform on the main stage, while performances from artists including Graham Coxon and Swim Deep were scrapped due to "technical difficulties" inside the Barclaycard Theatre.

Ed Sheeran wanted to impress Pharrell Williams with his vocals.
The 'Sing' hitmaker has revealed he sang unnaturally high notes while recording his recent hit single as he was so eager to wow the song's producer.
He said: "I was trying to show off in the studio in front of Pharrell. He gets amazing singers all the time, so I was like, 'I'm going to show him I can do this.' But now I have to play it live every day."
The 23-year-old crooner recently topped the charts with his second studio album 'x', and he is next set to work on music for another act - One Direction.
He revealed in an interview with We Love Pop magazine: "I'm seeing [their record label boss] Simon Cowell soon. I'm going to his house and playing him some songs. I like that they've moved into a more acoustic zone and I have an idea that I think would work for them, so we'll see."

The Prodigy claim their new album will be "more violent".
The band - made up of Liam Howlett, Keith Flint, Leo Crabtree, Rob Holliday and Maxim Reality - are set to release their new record later this year and insist it will be wilder than previous offerings.
Frontman Liam said: "I've got a new title but you can't have it. It's too early! I've written everything and I'm basically going through each track and making sure they're firing.
"It's more violent-sounding, it feels wilder."
Their sixth record is the follow-up to the band's last release, 'Invaders Must Die' in 2009, and Liam claims they have gone in a new direction.
He said: "It's not so much old-school. It's neither guitar-based nor synth-based, it's kind of a mixture. It doesn't feel like it's so radio-friendly to me, it feels like it's got a lot of edge."
Meanwhile, the band headlined Sonisphere a few days ago and they will also appear at Global Gathering later this month, but insist the shows are not the right time for debuting new material.
Liam told NME magazine: "These two shows are a big deal, for sure. We're thinking about what tunes we're going to perform and how to get the balance right. We've got loads of new stuff, but at these big shows people don

Jimmy Page agrees that Led Zeppelin should headline Glastonbury.
The rock band have been named in several polls and by bookies as the band people want to see top the bill at the world famous music festival and while the guitarist knows why, he has no idea if the band will ever reform to do it.
Speaking at the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards yesterday (04.07.14), he said: "I agree with them, it's good music isn't it."
He cheekily added: "Maybe I could just go out on my own then and call myself Led Zeppelin."
Meanwhile, he suggested the group's longevity and enduring popularity is one of the mean reasons fans want to see them at the iconic music festival.
He added to BANG Showbiz: "I think the reason people want it is the fact Led Zeppelin's music has touched people all the way through and every year seems to bring new young musicians and a new audience.
"I've just been out promoting the first three releases of Led Zeppelin's album and it's young people that are there and young journalists - it's not the old school.
"So, I know what it means to people and it's a really nice thing. Music has always been my passion as a kid."

Black Sabbath turned London's Hyde Park into a giant mosh pit last night (04.07.14).
The legendary heavy metal band performed a career-spanning set featuring old favourites including 'War Pigs' and 'Iron Man' and material from their new album '13' to the delight of the hoardes gathered for the second night of Barclaycard's British Summer Time.
Ahead of the show, frontman Ozzy Osbourne had celebrated his wedding anniversary with wife Sharon and daughter Kelly with a party backstage, and he appeared to want to continue the celebrations on stage.
The 65-year-old rocker shouted: "Do you know what day it is today? It's my f***ing wedding anniversary. Sharon! Get out here!"
As the band closed their set with classic hit 'Paranoid', rain fell on the crowd - which included actor Johnny Depp - but none of the revellers seemed to mind as they continued singing along until the very end.
Elsewhere on the bill, Soundgarden marked the 20th anniversary of their album 'Superunknown' by playing it in full, with 'Black Hole Sun' a particular highlight.
Barclaycard British Summer Time continues in Hyde Park today (05.07.14) with performances from Reverend and the Makers, The View, Graham Coxon and headliners The Libertines.

Jack White is a "workaholic".
The 38-year-old singer, who has released his second solo album 'Lazeretto' and runs Third Man Records in Nashville, Tennessee, claims he can't deal with being "idle" and he gets up at 6am every morning.
Jack - who has kids Scarlet, eight, and Henry, six, with ex-wife Karen Elson - said: "Some days I'll take the kids to school, and when I'm not on tour I'll be here. There's always a lot to do. A friend said recently, 'You're like me, a workaholic'. It's hard for me to talk about it because I might accidentally sound like I'm trying to fulfil some childhood guilt trip my father gave me, but it's not so much about work as a constant need to create something. If I'm idle, I don't think I deserve the right to be called an artist or a musician."
The former White Stripes star insists it's still "insanely hard" to be an artist these days and the trick is to get to the point where it looks easy.
And Jack admitted he can obsess over detail and has to make sure everything is perfect when it comes to releasing new music.
He told MOJO magazine: "It's just how I am. You really have to pay attention, all the time, to get the details right."

Jimmy Page was honoured with the Silver Clef Award today (04.07.14).
The legendary Led Zeppelin guitarist was presented with the prestigious accolade at the Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clef Awards this afternoon and admitted he had a good "vibe" about his prize when arrived at the London Hilton hotel.
Speaking at the event, Jimmy told BANG Showbiz: "I'm thrilled about winning this award, I'm actually getting more of a vibe about it since I walked through the door and got more of an understanding of just how weighty the whole occasion is."
Nordoff Robbins is a charity that provides therapy for thousands of people across the UK, helping adults and children who suffer from autism and dementia and who have had strokes open up and connect to their surroundings with music.
Jimmy, 70, was pleased to discover the original Silver Clef concert he played with Led Zeppelin singer Robert Plant in 1976 was the start of the awards and the charity's work.
He said: "I played on the original Silver Clef show that was way back at Knebworth which had Cliff Richard and Pink Floyd and I played with Robert Plant there.
"I went to the Nordoff Robbins centre the other day and they told me that the centre was established from that charity concert so that was really nice to find out. When I was at the centre I met someone who was a recipient of the work the charity is doing and it was quite a moving experience I have to say. When you see the results that they get you can see it's what you always believed music could do. Music is a great communicator and something that really elates the spirit or it can take you another way, but it's something that communicates with you. Music has a power."
Other winners at the event included Giorgio Moroder, who was presented with the American Express Innovation Award, Black Sabbath - who won the AEG Live Ambassadors of Rock Award - and Pharrell Williams, who took home the Raymond Weil International Award.

Nordoff Robbins O2 Silver Clefs Awards winners:

Pharrell Williams - Raymond Weil International Award
Paloma Faith - Royal Albert Hall Best British Act Award
Giorgio Moroder - American Express Innovation Award
Gareth Malone - PPL Classical Award
Laura Mvula - Jack Daniel's Best Newcomer Award
Sir Tom Jones - Sony Mobile Lifetime Achievement Award
Chas & Dave - Investec Icon Award
Black Sabbath - AEG Live Ambassadors of Rock Award
Jimmy Page - Silver Clef Award