August 17, 2016

Ellen DeGeneres Answers Racism Accusations

Ellen DeGeneres is the last person you would expect to find in the middle of a racism controversy. On her talk show, she's nice to everyone. She hands out giant checks. She's the voice of a beloved Pixar character. And now she's also the comedian accused of creating racist memes.
January 21, 2016

Comedians Lock Down 4 of Top 5 Spots in Most Beloved Television Personality Poll

This morning, The Harris Poll results were released, and Jimmy Fallon, Ellen DeGeneres, Steve Harvey and Steven Colbert made the list of the top five tv personalities in America. NCIS' Mark Harmon beat all of them for the top spot as America’s favorite TV personality, narrowly beating out reigning champion Ellen Degeneres. According to Poll results, Conservatives pick Harmon while Moderates and Liberals both lean toward DeGeneres. Harmon last held the title in 2011 and DeGeneres leaned up in the last three years, proving that America likes it’s TV the way they like their politics. Full of familiar faces.
August 17, 2015

Ellen Wins The Internet Today With Teen Choice Comedy Award Acceptance Speech

Ellen DeGeneres accepted the Teen Choice award for Choice Comedy last night to a huge ovation and the internet is just raving about her acceptance speech calling it "powerful" and "moving" and proclaiming "it will make you feel things!" DeGeneres urged teens to be proud to be different, letting them know it pays off later on. And then she dedicated the giant surfboard she just won to her wife of seven years.
March 3, 2015

Will Kevin Hart Host the 2016 Oscars? Rumors Are Running Wild

TMZ is reporting that Kevin Hart had a little meal with Ellen DeGeneres and now everyone thinks that Ellen is coaching Kevin on how to land the 2016 Oscars. It's already been a rumor that he's on the list of potential hosts and Neil Patrick Harris' fail this year could help nudge whoever decides these things in the direction of someone a little less "Broadway."
December 17, 2014

Ellen Does a Walk On, Showers Conan’s Audience With Gifts

It's not enough that Ellen already gets love and adulation from her own audience by giving them fancy gifts.  She needs to show up on Conan and suck the love out of his audiences. Sorry Conan, the gift of laughter just isn't going to cut it in this competitive and highly commercial market.
October 10, 2014

A Comic’s Life: Bob Newhart Writes Back

Dan Perlman is a young writer and comic, who has been performing comedy for 4 years . He performs nightly in New York City, and tours around the country at festivals, clubs and colleges. "Before I Forget" is a series of articles by Dan, which chronicles some of his thoughts and stories along the way, keeping notes of some of the high notes, and the low notes of a young comedian just getting started in his career. This week, he writes about being in middle school, writing to his comedy heroes, and getting a letter back, from Bob Newhart.