DeGeneres hosting 3rd variety show

Emmy-winning Ellen DeGeneres takes a break from her daily talk show to host the third edition of her variety show "Ellen's Bigger Longer and Wider Show." It airs at 9 tonight on TBS.

The special includes a performance by Kanye West, some street magic from David Blane and a trip to Chicago's Wrigley Field, where DeGeneres will croon "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" during the seventh-inning stretch.

DeGeneres answers a few questions about the special, comedy and her life.

Q: What is so appealing about the variety show format?

A: This is something I wanted to do before I did my second sitcom. I grew up watching "Rowan and Martin's Comedy Hour," and Carol Burnett, and Sonny and Cher, and Donny and Marie.

Q: Do you have any interest in doing more stand-up comedy?

A: I'm asked, obviously a lot, to do stand-up again, or go to Vegas. It's something I'm not really ready to go back to.

Q: There seems to be a lot of stand-up comedy going on and yet networks can't launch new comedies. What's the problem?

A: I think, unfortunately, when there's a bunch of money involved you have a bunch of voices interfering. They make the writers change. They make the producers change. And it's kind of watering down the talent.

Q: Any plans to add being a parent to your resume?

A: No, I don't think we're [DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi] going to have kids. We have animals. We love them, and they don't talk back. We're very happily married without children.

Q: Will you dance on the special?

A: I think I'll probably dance. I don't know what would happen to me if I broke a hip. I think the show would be over. I don't know if I ever will stop dancing, because I can't. *