Top talk show host Ellen Degeneres has demonstrated her affinity of magic by performing card tricks on her show and by having such guests as Magic Castle Board of Directors member Neil Patrick Harris and magician Rick Thomas as a guest on her show. The tradition continue as she prepares for the taping of a variety special on June 17th in Chicago  at the Chicago Theatre as part of the city’s first Just for Laughs festival. According to the Chicago Sun Times, Ellen and David Blaine will take to the streets of Chicago to perform magic which will be broadcast on  as "Ellen's Bigger, Longer & Wider" show by TBS at 9PM EST on TBS.