Ellen DeGeneres addresses the ‘hurtful’ end of her talk show in new stand-up set
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CNN— Ellen DeGeneres is reflecting on how her talk show came to an end. The comedian began performing her “Ellen’s Last Stand Up Tour” this week, her first major project since “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” finished its run in 2022. “Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business,” DeGeneres quipped to the crowd at Largo at the Coronet Theater in West Hollywood, according to Rolling Stone. DeGeneres hosted her daytime show for 19 seasons. In 2020, she apologized on air after staffers had alleged the...
TMZ—Ellen DeGeneres Says She Got Kicked Out of Showbiz in New Stand-Up Show. Ellen DeGeneres says she got thrown out of Hollywood for being mean and toxic -- something she's making light of now in a new stand-up show which is coming to Netflix. The comedian did a live show in L.A. this week, which some reporters had…
BuzzFeed—Ellen DeGeneres Said She “Hated The Way” That “The Ellen Show” Ended Following Claims Of A Toxic Work Environment. “I couldn’t gain perspective I just thought, ‘Well, this is not the way I wanted to end my career, but this is the way it’s ending.’”View Entire Post ›
Deadline—Ellen DeGeneres Is Funny And Candid In Her Return To The Comedy Stage, Talks About “Hard Time” She Had Following Talk Show Controversy. Regrets, she has a few. But then again, it’s not the end for Ellen DeGeneres. Returning to the stage Wednesday night at Largo in Los Angeles, the former host of The Ellen DeGeneres Show was not afraid to address her clouded departure from her long-running show. A sold-out crowd of about 200 fans was supportive […]