This is by far the best talk show that has ever been on television. Ellen is hilarious without being rude. Whenever I have a bad day watching her show will instantly make me laugh. She is one of the best comedians ever and one of the nicest most down to earth people ever. Her talk show is very unique and she has a variety of guests on her show both celebrities and everyday ordinary people who she has found a reason to recognize them. I also really love celebrity pets where people send in pictures of their pets saying they look like a certain celebrity. Tony, the JD on the show also is very funny and down to earth. This is definitely one of my favorite shows on television.
55 Reviews
Fame and Fortune Can Make You Change for the Worse
shelbythuylinh1 December 2021
Warning: Spoilers
Ellen the TV actress and making headlines in 1997 coming out of the closet there. And how at first her show was seemingly bright and fresh.
Until that over in the using on that. As those behind the scenes says she is not whom she seems to be. But after she has apologized there, makes you wonder if she really changed.
Just really the pressure may have gotten to her. As well as the fame and fortune. It can only change you for the worst.
Until that over in the using on that. As those behind the scenes says she is not whom she seems to be. But after she has apologized there, makes you wonder if she really changed.
Just really the pressure may have gotten to her. As well as the fame and fortune. It can only change you for the worst.
THE FUNNIEST THING EVER
aliveandblessed7 October 2003
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The Ellen Degeneres Show is the funniest talk show ever. She tickles the funny bone and doesn't crack a smile while you are dying from laughing.
Ellen has had some ups and downs in her personal life but she has always been sincere and honest with the public and it comes across that way with her guests and with her rapport with the audience.
I have never known my husband to become hysterical while watching any comic but he almost passes out from sheer laughter while watching Ellen.
I wish Ellen the greatest success ever and know I will always be an avid viewer. You couldn't go wrong watching this show.
Remember Ellen is bringing laughter back to daytime television. :)
Ellen has had some ups and downs in her personal life but she has always been sincere and honest with the public and it comes across that way with her guests and with her rapport with the audience.
I have never known my husband to become hysterical while watching any comic but he almost passes out from sheer laughter while watching Ellen.
I wish Ellen the greatest success ever and know I will always be an avid viewer. You couldn't go wrong watching this show.
Remember Ellen is bringing laughter back to daytime television. :)
Best Talk Show!!!
sharna-n-horn16 February 2015
Ellen is the most talented actress and comedian in Hollywood. I never miss her show because she always makes me smile. I appreciate her humor and the emphasis she places on giving back to others. She is genuine and has not forgotten where she came from. I like that she is humble and that her humor is not at the expense of others. Keep up the great work because you are making lives better through your kindness and compassion.I have been going through a tough time and I know that for at least 5 hours a week that I will have a smile on my face and forget about the tough times. She paved the way for the GLBTQ community and would not take back her decision to come out for the world. Good for her! Great example of living openly and honestly.
Poo
bevo-136786 November 2020
Stop Being Serious and Start Having Fun!
Sylviastel10 September 2007
Ellen DeGeneres is one of the best known lesbian talk show hostesses around. That's because she does not use her show to preach or force people to accept her lifestyle. Her show has fans that range from conservative Christians to left wing liberals like myself who do appreciate that Ellen uses her show for good rather than protesting. I think that's why she went away. She allowed her sexual orientation to define her rather than having her own identity. I think she's better than that because she does admit to it upfront. Audiences do want honesty and truthfulness. They don't care about it but they don't want to be deceived or lied too. It's better to be clean and upfront about her personal life especially if you are doing a television show like this. While I think she's secured a niche in daytime television, she uses her comedic humor to poke fun as life in general. I think she's best when she's non-political because we already have enough politics for the next year with this 2008 election. I don't understand why she's winning Emmys because even though she's great most of the time. The show's momentum has passed. It can be silly, serious, and straightforward at times. She dances in the beginning because we don't get enough of it. Ellen might be a great role model for lots of confused teens out there but she is seen as a great role model for all of us because we don't have to grow up and stop having fun. I think that's what the message of her show is about, stop being serious and having fun.
Waaay to self-obsessed
silje_roli15 February 2020
I simply love The Ellen Degeneres show
shandiagardiner1 July 2007
i love Ellen she is fantastic, i try to watch the show every day at four o'clock back in the Bahamas. when I'm at work its sort of hard to view the show but i sure make up for that on off days.
i think Ellen is doing an awesome job by making others smile. she is so funny and I'd love to meet her one day soon.
if your sad and depressed all one has to do is turn to the Ellen show and your sure to pick up a smile or two. she is so nice and has a great personality, she is truly a blessing to the industry. i would love to attend one of her live shows. How awesome that would be. she is so great with kids. animals everything and one. she has hilarious written all over her bright face.
i think Ellen is doing an awesome job by making others smile. she is so funny and I'd love to meet her one day soon.
if your sad and depressed all one has to do is turn to the Ellen show and your sure to pick up a smile or two. she is so nice and has a great personality, she is truly a blessing to the industry. i would love to attend one of her live shows. How awesome that would be. she is so great with kids. animals everything and one. she has hilarious written all over her bright face.
Worst show and host ever.
ragnarflokithor16 July 2020
The Best Daytime Talk Show
ForReal8420 February 2004
The Ellen DeGeneres show is so funny; she is great at what she does. I believe that she is one of the funniest comics alive, she doesn't use dirty humor she uses everyday experiences to get a few laughs. The way she interacts with people is probably the funniest aspect of the show. All in all she is doing an amazing job, I hope that this show is around for a long time, Ellen deserves to have a hit. If you've never seen it WATCH it, it's amazing; it's one of the best hours of television. A+ This talk show gets four stars!
Funny AND Positive Show!!!
lizzie112512 November 2004
...and yes, you do learn something.
Ellen, of course, is hilarious but _never_ in a demeaning or crude way. Always positive and complimentary in a honest (I feel) not fake way!
She changes things up a little and I am liking that. She also has some fun people on. I have so far saved only two episodes to tape: James Spader speaking so eloquently after his Emmy win and Jamie Foxx doing some wonderful music! I'll be looking for Jamie Foxx's upcoming CD.
Just a lot of fun and sincerity on this show -- oh, yes, and dancing.
Ellen, of course, is hilarious but _never_ in a demeaning or crude way. Always positive and complimentary in a honest (I feel) not fake way!
She changes things up a little and I am liking that. She also has some fun people on. I have so far saved only two episodes to tape: James Spader speaking so eloquently after his Emmy win and Jamie Foxx doing some wonderful music! I'll be looking for Jamie Foxx's upcoming CD.
Just a lot of fun and sincerity on this show -- oh, yes, and dancing.
childhood
treykrumel27 August 2018
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Watched this show everyday after school and i remember about every single episode ellen has inspired us to be who we are and to be happy with ourselves and people around us. there are some people who don't see this as clearly but i see this message just fine. also a great family program during spare time. this show is one of the shows where you can just relax sit back and enjoy.
Awesome
naturelover-0100529 June 2016
Best show ever! If I had a bad day, I just you tube her clips and I feel great right away! I love her values - kindness, compassion, equality, and respect! It's my dream to be on her show some day! I share so much in common with her including her awesome values and many other interesting things - light sleeper, love animals, get annoyed with slow drivers, disapprove hunting, believe in authenticity, and I am gay! I am so glad she brings in so many teachers in her show. I am a professor myself and I worked extremely hard to get this far in my life. Ellen comes across as someone who appreciates that kind of hard work. I carry her values and sense of humor into my classroom. It's clear Ellen values every one and treats them with respect. This kind of humanity is hard to come by! I hope she reads this because I just wanna say thanks.
Love Ellen
teresamussmann16 July 2020
Just garbage.
Analog_Devotee7 August 2021
Bob Newhart/Seinfeld/Larry David rolled into one person!
frankeeholly15 January 2004
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I find Ellen to be a combo of Bob Newhart and Jerry Seinfeld/Larry David. She has Newhart's dry, deliberately paced wit and the Seinfeld/Larry David (to me, these two are one unit) style of questioning society's everyday idiosynchrasies and playing devils advocate in a "curmudgeon" style of questioning many things that society deems proper and obligatory, like making small talk with people you can't wait to get away from...
She has no problem admitting that on most nights she is asleep by 10:00 p.m. and leads a fairly "normal" lifestyle (as much as a true celebrity can, that is). She is so NOT pretentious...
She's even "invented" her own little dorky 30 second dance that she struts in front of the audience with the help of her in-house musician, not caring whether it's "hip" or not...
i don't think she's capable of using profanity, so her show is about as clean cut, family fare as you'll find on a non-cable station (but NOT syrupy sweet) --- YET, she's as funny as the best of the x-rated comedians, just like Bill Cosby can be...
She's also likable because she is humble and often self-deprecating; she underplays her achievements and accomplishments...
And, she's extremely respectful to her guests, letting them completely finish talking before asking her next question. So many talk show hosts (Larry King being the worst offender) simply butt in mid-sentence to a guests reply and want to steal the limelight. Even Oprah would constantly butt into Dr. Phil's conversations when he originally started as a regular on her show.
Go Ellen!!
She has no problem admitting that on most nights she is asleep by 10:00 p.m. and leads a fairly "normal" lifestyle (as much as a true celebrity can, that is). She is so NOT pretentious...
She's even "invented" her own little dorky 30 second dance that she struts in front of the audience with the help of her in-house musician, not caring whether it's "hip" or not...
i don't think she's capable of using profanity, so her show is about as clean cut, family fare as you'll find on a non-cable station (but NOT syrupy sweet) --- YET, she's as funny as the best of the x-rated comedians, just like Bill Cosby can be...
She's also likable because she is humble and often self-deprecating; she underplays her achievements and accomplishments...
And, she's extremely respectful to her guests, letting them completely finish talking before asking her next question. So many talk show hosts (Larry King being the worst offender) simply butt in mid-sentence to a guests reply and want to steal the limelight. Even Oprah would constantly butt into Dr. Phil's conversations when he originally started as a regular on her show.
Go Ellen!!
Best show on TV!
stampnsp29 September 2019
Ellen Rocks!
AngelHonesty9 January 2020
I could sit here all day and watch interviews that Ellen has done with celebrities. Ellen is the perfect hostess! She some how makes her guest talk about very personal things or does the most funniest things making you laugh really hard. I love the game shows Ellen puts on or the practical jokes she plays on her guest. The show is very light and entertaining to watch.
awful
josephbrewer-8253116 April 2019
Ellen does what Oprah did
justin-fencsak10 November 2019
Hyper-commercialized circus and welfare-tainment
VHSdynamite5 March 2019
The Ellen show is an important cog in the Hollywood machinery, combining lottery, tv shop, talkshow and gameshow. I like the talkshow and gameshow parts, but every spare moment is used to promote Ellenshop, Ellentube, Ellenworld or whatever. It starts to seem a bit like a person cult, and the crowds go wild whenever she buys their trust with gifts hidden under their seats.
Isolated from the hyper-commercialized circus that is the show, Ellen the comedian has a rude kind of humor that I like. But I'm not a fan of how she for comedy's sake exposes and humiliates her staff, goes through her guests' purses, and confronts people who try to sell the goodies they get on the show. It's borderline abusive, and Ellen is so powerful that one has no other option than to play along. Her motto, "Be kind to one another", feels a bit hollow after all the mean things she makes a living from doing.
Lastly, I'm deeply troubled by the show's self-appointed role as welfare system. Unfortunate people are carefully selected and awarded screen time and a check - all in calculated order to promote Ellen the brand and the company which provides the check. It's frightening to see such welfare-tainment, with people's futures in the hands of a powerful individual instead of a functional state.
Isolated from the hyper-commercialized circus that is the show, Ellen the comedian has a rude kind of humor that I like. But I'm not a fan of how she for comedy's sake exposes and humiliates her staff, goes through her guests' purses, and confronts people who try to sell the goodies they get on the show. It's borderline abusive, and Ellen is so powerful that one has no other option than to play along. Her motto, "Be kind to one another", feels a bit hollow after all the mean things she makes a living from doing.
Lastly, I'm deeply troubled by the show's self-appointed role as welfare system. Unfortunate people are carefully selected and awarded screen time and a check - all in calculated order to promote Ellen the brand and the company which provides the check. It's frightening to see such welfare-tainment, with people's futures in the hands of a powerful individual instead of a functional state.
Awsome show
artineshraghi16 January 2021
One of the worst shows on the air
sunbreak7-14 July 2017
I despise this show. I can't stand the focus on dancing people or Ellen dancing in the aisles. It's not funny - just stupid - the kind of stuff that's made for 10 year olds. It's the same routine - bring in some band that you can get up and dance to or bring in some so-called amazing kid to interview and/or do their thing. Not interesting at all.
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