The show will be taped during Chicago’s Just For Laughs festival which marks the first time the event has been held in the United States.

"I’m so excited to be going to Chicago for my variety show," said Ellen DeGeneres. "We’ve got amazing acts, plus I’ve never seen the Liberty Bell up close."

Tickets for The Very Funny Show at Zanies are available through the Zanies box office at 1548 N. Wells St., by phone at 312-337-4027 or online at zanies.com.  Additional Festival information is available at www.justforlaughschicago.com.

If you’re in the area and you can go, I strongly encourage you to check out the festival.  Having grown up in Montreal where Just for Laughs began, I got to attend many events and it’s always a lot of fun and you just can’t beat a live show with Ellen, Kanye, David Blaine and Nick Cannon!

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For the first time ever, there will be an American version of the event, Just For Laughs Chicago, which will feature daytime talk show host, Ellen Degeneres, along with George Lopez, Jimmy Fallon, David Alan Grier, Bill Engvall, Lisa Lampanelli, Louis C.K., Jim Jefferies, Bob Odenkirk and Andy Dick.  Canadian comedian, Russell Peters, is also set to perform.

The Chicago event runs from June 17 to 21, 2009. Tickets are available through Ticketmaster, at box offices or by phone at 1-800-745-3000.

I’ve attended the Just For Laughs festivals many times in the past since my brother, along with Russell Peters, was a performer and I can tell you that some of the best jokes are told during this event.  If you have the chance, get out and see it!

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