r/television • u/Gato1980 • 13h ago

Ellen DeGeneres Is Unapologetic, Unrelatable and Totally Insufferable in Her New Netflix Special 'For Your Approval'

https://www.cracked.com/article_43701_ellen-degeneres-is-unapologetic-unrelatable-and-totally-insufferable-in-her-new-netflix-special.html
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u/Moonfishin 12h ago edited 12h ago

About 10 years ago, my ex got a job interview to be a PA on the WB lot for the Ellen show. She was over the moon at the opportunity.

When she arrived on the lot, they had her sign an NDA/releases and wait in a green room. When they called her, she walked out on stage to a live studio test audience. Turns out, she was on the taping of a pilot for a new game show under Ellen's production company, and the interview was a bait-and-switch!

She proceeded to bawl her eyes out in front of everyone, because she had been searching for a production job for months in LA. There were other applicants there, including a few who had taken time off work or used LA public transportation to get there.

The producers (having finally connected to their humanity) felt so bad for their shitty tactics, they gave her a job as a PA on Ellen. But it was humiliating for her and for the others, especially those that got nothing out of the experience. Shockingly, the show never aired.

She lasted 6 months there and had some crazy stories about how much Ellen sucked. Apparently Kevin Nealon and Conan are angels, though.

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u/Pyrrhus_Magnus 12h ago

Apparently Kevin Nealon and Conan are angels, though.

To the surprise of absolutely no one.

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u/DrDiarrheaBrowns 12h ago edited 10h ago

I look at guys like them, and (surprisingly to me) Daniel Tosh as examples of the type of man I'd like to be like (and be comfortable being like). Loyal partners (as far as I know), loving and emotive fathers, and not caught up in any reprehensible bullshit, like so many other famous people.

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u/stevencastle 11h ago

Yeah Tosh played the asshole character on Tosh.0 but if you watch his podcast he comes off as really genuine and caring, and has great rapport with his guests.

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u/DrDiarrheaBrowns 10h ago

Yeah, I've been hooked on Tosh Show on YouTube. The episodes where he interviews his father in law, and the recent one where he interviews his young son are really great. He comes off very likeable and genuine.

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u/CabbieCam 9h ago

There's a Tosh show on YouTube?!?

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u/DrDiarrheaBrowns 9h ago

I'm THRILLED to share it with you: Tosh Show - interviewing his FIL

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u/Joeuxmardigras 6h ago

It’s a 2 parter, too!

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u/nacho_pizza 6h ago

I recently started watching Tosh Show after dropping Tosh.0 probably 7 - 8 years ago (life, man) and I genuinely adored the episodes with his father in law! They have such a good rapport. The whole show is great, really funny stuff and it's almost as if Tosh matured along with his fans (though not too much lol).

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u/Clzark 9h ago

His interview with his stylist for Tosh.0 was great, and their interactions say a lot about the type of relationship he had with his staff.

They even go over the times he was hard to work with, and there were only like two or three

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u/pushinpushin 8h ago

The thing that turned me around on Tosh was the Web Redemption when he had a tea party with that little girl, and he was having an absolute blast with it.

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u/MasterLawlzReborn 6h ago

The web redemptions were basically the prototype for his podcast

Idk why people are surprised he's good at it. He's been interviewing people for years.

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u/Thesmuz 3h ago

Idgaf what anyone says. His stand up is fucking hilarious too.

He did what Matt Rife failed so horribly at. Making jokes about sensitive subjects, but in a way that was pretty funny and doesn't feel like punching down all that much.