johnnyrose 12,654 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Ellen DeGeneres revealed in a new interview that she is considering ending her daytime talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show. The comedian opened up the possibility of walking away from her long-running eponymous series in a new profile with The New York Times. As The Hollywood Reporter reported earlier this year, DeGeneres took the option to extend her contract in a deal that keeps the show on the air until the summer of 2020. According to the Times, the 60-year-old comedian was close to declining at the time. In the interview, DeGeneres said that her brother, Vance DeGeneres, wants her to continue on with the show after 2020 because he believes she serves as a hopeful figure in today's divisive political climate. Her wife, Portia de Rossi, however, is encouraging the talk show host to explore new opportunities. "[De Rossi] gets mad when my brother tells me I can’t stop," DeGeneres told the Times. De Rossi thinks that her spouse has "other things she could tackle," telling the publication, "I just think she’s such a brilliant actress and stand-up [comedian] that it doesn’t have to be this talk show for her creativity." Added de Rossi: "I don’t see the end of her show as her career ending." Whether or not she decides to step away from her daytime series for good, DeGeneres is currently focusing her efforts on getting back into comedy. She returns to stand-up in her upcoming Netflix special, Relatable, her first comedy special since HBO's Here and Now in 2003. "I wanted to show all of me," DeGeneres explained. "The talk show is me, but I’m also playing a character of a talk show host. There’s a tiny, tiny bit of difference." De Rossi elaborated, telling the Times that DeGeneres is "a bit more complicated than she appears on the show. There's more range of emotion." The Ellen DeGeneres Show is the top-rated show in the talk genre, growing 7 percent year-over-year among the daytime target demographic of women 25-54, with a 1.6 rating. The show's representatives did not comment in response to the Times story. © The Hollywood Reporter --- i can't imagine television without her. i've watched her every single day since i was 14. the NYT profile is a good read, linked above. <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ronnie Mars 2,142 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I literally cried when Oprah Show ended. I can only imagine the same when I watch the last episode of Ellen's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Grape Soda 12,004 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Ellen is 60??? Damn. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alcyone 578 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I see this happening. No one wants to stay in the same job with the same expected personality for more than a few years. People change, and what they want in life changes in accordance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kookiestealer 92 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Noooo :( Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
obscurities 463 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 I kinda agree with both the brother and Portia. I get that she is a figurehead for spreading kindness and love to one another. With that you serve as a beacon of hope, which is why so many people are fascinated and are a fan of her. Portia saying she can do way more isn't wrong at all. Ellen is obviously talented and has an impressive resume, so why just limit yourself to a talk show when you could do TV roles, more stand up comedy specials, write more books, do a tour, etc.. Overall it's what Ellen wants that matters and I doubt they won't not be supportive of her regardless of the decision. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
orengi 305 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 wow i always saw ellen as someone ageless. i never expected her to already be 60! i always watched her show whenever i come home after school ever since middle school. it'll be sad when ellen ends but theres always an end to everything. i hope she stays happy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Taelegant 671 Posted December 13, 2018 Share Posted December 13, 2018 Noooo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RRR98 283 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 I say end the show for a few years to do all the stuff she wants and then come back. A 5-7 year hiatus should be enough Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soibra 4,561 Posted December 14, 2018 Share Posted December 14, 2018 maybe do a weekly show or something instead,i'll miss her Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
˹AS˼ 3,610 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yeobbun 844 Posted December 15, 2018 Share Posted December 15, 2018 ELLEN! I can understand why she would want to though she's up to season 16 now I think? And she's 60 too. She should just enjoy her life now. You don't want to keep on grinding like this because eventually the thing you love doing will turn out to be something you despise. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
solis 10,336 Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 wtf she's 60 now? queen of aging gracefully - i would have guessed she was only around 40 i used to love watching her show with my grandma Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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