It's chicken enchilada night at Ryan Stiles' house, and he's manning the stove.

Stiles does all the cooking for his family. He is, after all, semi-retired. But he'll be back on the road again this summer with Whose Live Anyway?, the 90-minute, live version of Whose Line is it Anyway?, which aired on ABC from 1998 to 2006. The group will perform some of the games made famous during their TV days plus lots of new ones.

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Rawr. Ms. Schumer is here Friday at the House of Blues.

Every week we highlight the best comedy of the coming weekend. Find more comedy events at dallasobserver.com/calendar.

Amy Schumer at the House of Blues
Schumer is the creator, star and writer of Inside Amy Schumer, her Comedy Central TV show that premiered last month. You've seen her roast some of the best on Comedy Central, including Roseanne and Charlie Sheen, and she's also appeared on The Howard Stern Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live, Conan, and Late Night with Jimmy Fallon. Tickets are available online.

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Marc Ryan lets loose at Hyena's in Dallas this Thursday through Saturday.

Every week we highlight the best comedy of the coming weekend. Find more comedy events at dallasobserver.com/calendar.

Marc Ryan at Hyena's in Dallas
From the backwoods of Louisiana, Marc Ryan is a hootin' and hollerin' ball of energy on stage. Constantly battling the "stupid hick" stereotype, Ryan is anything but. His observations are spot on, and his delivery is supercharged. He throws around deep questions of the universe, like: Why do people even bother to fancy up trailer park names? He grew up in one named Ocean View...430 miles from the ocean. You can see him on his new show for the Outdoor Channel, Outdoor Antics, and this Thursday through Saturday in Dallas.

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Eddie Griffin is at the Addison Improv on Friday and Saturday.

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Eddie Griffin at the Addison Improv
Eddie Griffin thinks white churches are scary, especially Catholic ones. Priests float out in white robes with crosses around their necks and the choir sounds like something from The Omen.

Okay, he may have a point.

Griffin got his start in stand up on a dare. Working as a dance choreographer in the late eighties, his cousin dared him to jump on stage at the Kansas City comedy club Sanford and Sons. He was given three minutes and performed successfully for 45. Nowadays, he's known for his roles in movies like Date Movie and Norbit and his comedy stand up specials. He'll be here this Friday and Saturday. 21 and up.

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Last August, Tig Notaro got on stage at the L.A. comedy club Largo and addressed the crowd.

"Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you?"

Notaro had just been diagnosed with Stage II breast cancer, and knew she couldn't do her typical set, which often illuminates the absurd in everyday thoughts or mundane actions, like when she famously pushed a stool around during a Conan O'Brien standup set.

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We don't know if it's got something to do with the lack of promotion of Sons of Hermann Hall events, the public being distracted by all the twists and turns in the rebuilding Big Tex saga, or the overwhelming indifference of an uncaring world, but somewhat excellent stand-up and all-round funny lady Tig Notaro is trying to sneak into Dallas virtually unnoticed next week.

She, and two people we assume are her friends (otherwise the whole thing is going to make for pretty uncomfortable listening), are down in Deep Ellum as part of a tour to live record the podcast she co-hosts.

See also:
Tig Notaro, Louis C.K., and the Best Email We Got All Week

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Bill Burr is at The Majestic on Thursday.

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Bill Burr at the Majestic Theatre in Dallas
The redheaded, red-tempered comedian from East Coast is back in Dallas Thursday night for an evening of high-pitched sarcasm, verbal inner dialogue and yelling into the dark. Burr loves his dog, has major problems with women and is, deep down, a nice guy. (Very deep down.) His newest venture, The Monday Morning Podcast, is one of the most downloaded comedy podcasts on iTunes, and his latest comedy CD/DVD, You People Are All the Same, is killer.

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A Reddit Ask Me Anything (AMA) is becoming a standard stop for celebs whenever they have something new to promote, or just some time to kill. Even Obama stopped by once. But the President didn't say anything near as entertaining as the pros. Check out our favorite AMA answers from stand-ups and other famous funny people.

Eddie Pepitone

On why he quit smoking weed:

"Started getting panic attacks and started eating bundt cakes."

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Warning: May cause peeing in pants.

Every week we highlight the best comedy of the coming weekend. Find more comedy events at dallasobserver.com/calendar.

George Willborn at the Arlington Improv
Attention, ladies: There is no magic dress. If you looked fat out of the dress, you look fat in the dress. Pearls of wisdom from George Willborn, who's been featured on All-Star Comedy Jam, Def Comedy Jam All Stars, Showtime at the Apollo and more. He tells it like it is, and that includes topics of the bedroom. Another one for the ladies: Sex with a stranger doesn't make you a hoe! It just makes you hoe-ish! Good to know. Willborn will be here this Thursday through Sunday.

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Louis CK's been popping up all over the place, which must mean he has a special coming out soon.

*checks listings*

Aha! It says here there's a new HBO special this Saturday night, in fact, called Oh My God. Which is lucky, because I was just compiling the following excellent quotes from Mr. CK's recent interviews for my own amusement, and now I have a reason to share them all with you. He's a pretty funny and insightful guy, after all.

These are taken from recent run-ins with Rolling Stone, the New York Times, the Montreal Gazette, and yesterday's Reddit AMA.

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