GOD HATES ELLEN

Ah, Ed. Do you do Oral Roberts, too?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bKPQbNoP5_s

Zach Galifianakis apparently a bigger fan

that's how i always felt at the assemblies we had at school

omg

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RrwQnEc0y4&feature=related

Record companies sue 'Ellen' show over copyrights

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Some of the world's largest recording companies are suing "The Ellen DeGeneres Show," claiming producers violated their copyrights by playing more than 1,000 songs without permission.

Many of the songs were played during the "dance over" segment of the show, when DeGeneres dances from the stage to the interview area, often through the audience.

According to the suit filed Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Nashville, when representatives of the recording companies asked defendants why they hadn't obtained licenses to use the songs, defendants said they didn't "roll that way."

By Travis LOLler

http://tv.gawker.com/5511060/ellen-degeneres-accused-of-hating-america-by-family-feud-contestant

wow, that is something out of a madtv sketch

why is this woman popular?

Because she is funny.

Also, God hates her.

She had a comedy bit about megadeth a long time ago. I wonder how many people became megadeth fans via Ellen.

Because she is funny.

examples plz

No. You've made up your mind; nothing I point out that makes me laugh is going to make you laugh because you've already decided she isn't funny, ergo I'm not going to waste my time or yours trying to convince you otherwise.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YGth7aSd0EM

really the funny part of this is the Oprah magazine costume

A big part of why she's popular is because she seems likeable/relateable. I haven't seen her talk show, but I kind of liked her stand-up act and sitcom because she had the same kind of nervous, self-conscious brand of humor as Bob Newhart. (I remember lots of routines that involved her saying something, then humorously digging herself into a hole as she tried to explain what she meant.)

ellen is funny/wkiw despite having to pander to the suburban mom audience

I haven't really made up my mind, I haven't seen enough of her to really make a judgment. I just don't understand what the appeal is exactly, like what her comedy angle/schtick is, what it's rooted in.

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shes sarcastic

she had the same kind of nervous, self-conscious brand of humor as Bob Newhart.

I should really listen to that landmark Newhart record... in his TV shows, Newhart's schtick works so well because he's the straight man, surrounded by bizarre people.

xp

newhart is key. do you think newhart is funny, shakey?

lol xp

dude if you havent even watched her shit, how are you expecting people to explain why she is funny

does explaining why something is funny ever ever work

I've seen her ads, bits of her show, random concert footage - I just don't get why a vaguely goofy lesbian has become such a mainstream fixture. she's less abrasive than Rosie, so there's that, but... take that bathroom/hidden camera clip, there's no joke there, really. that's like something an 8 yo would do and find really funny. is that really all it takes to be super-popular? cuz that's a joke/schtick that's pretty much entirely devoid of personality.

I love Newhart, yeah

does explaining why something is funny ever ever work

no but I asked why she is POPULAR, not why she is funny

oh.

because people like her.

you guys are a real riot today

hahahaha

she plays pranks

and pranks are hilarious

I should really listen to that landmark Newhart record... in his TV shows, Newhart's schtick works so well because he's the straight man, surrounded by bizarre people.

xp

― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, May 25, 2010 1:46 PM (4 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

the weird thing is, he's the straight man in a lot of his standup too, thanks to his trademark talking-on-the-phone bits

"she's less abrasive than Rosie"

why is rosie buds with larry david? is she actually a nice person offstage?

why is Lady Gaga popular? Because people like her.
why is Madonna popular? Because people like her.
why is Sarah Palin popular? Because people like her.

is she actually a nice person offstage?

hard to believe

If there's one thing Larry David demands in personal relationships, it's non-abrasiveness

lol

why is Lady Gaga popular? Because people like her.
why is Madonna popular? Because people like her.
why is Sarah Palin popular? Because people like her.

― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, May 25, 2010 2:55 PM (1 minute ago) Bookmark

ask a stupid question iirc

I just picture Rosie constantly slapping something out of Larry's hands as he's about to eat it out of pure Rosie sanctimony.

her name rhymes with melon

Is she slapping it into her own mouth?

besides, that would likely make Larry David hawtt

ew

didn't ellen host the oscars? she was pretty funny there. i might have been drunk, though. there you go, people like her because they are drunk.

i liked her tulane commencement speech from last year

also it's been awhile since i've changed my DN so thanks

I thought that Family Feud thing made for a really good bit. Really, all you had to do has show her reactions in real-time, and it worked.

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I just don't get why a vaguely goofy lesbian has become such a mainstream fixture. she's less abrasive than Rosie, so there's that, but...

Wow... are you seriously pigeonholing her as a "lesbian comedienne" or something and comparing her to Rosie solely on the basis that they're both dykes? What the fuck? You do realize she was A) hugely successful before she came out and B) has changed little abt her shtick since before she came out?

lol did you miss the part of that Family Feud clip where her lesbianism is the number one thing people know about her

Yes, she is a lesbian, it is one aspect of many

calling her a "vaguely goofy lesbian" seems to put a lot more weight on it than is actually there.

and yeah frankly her sexuality is central to her public persona, what with her being the first out character on a TV show, etc. lots of America isn't cool with homosexuality (altho in general lesbians are given more of a pass than gays) so there's some kind of interesting dichotomy/dynamic at work there

xp

honestly had no idea so many ILXors were such protective/defensive Ellen stans.

At least jaymc and goole had an actual constructive point to offer.

you are such a troll.

Well, I mean, at the time (circa 1997) it was, and she made an abundance of jokes--some forced, some funny--about her homosexuality, but 13 years later it's totally not really the point anymore. I would completely disagree with saying her sexuality is central to her public persona or has been in the last 5+ years. But that's part of why she's so awesome, is because she is this huge milestone and has managed to go past it and not get stuck on lolesbian jokes the rest of her life. I mean, yeah, they're still there every once in a while, but "central"?

I think that's interesting tho! That she didn't just become a one-joke footnote to TV history. that the American public collectively seems to have said "eh, we know yr a lesbian, so what?" and kept her in the top tier of successful mainstream comedians. that seems strange to me! And I don't really know what to attribute it too (and it's not just "she's funny", because there are lots of really funny people who disappear for all kinds of reasons)

you are such a troll.

why you gotta do me like that :(

she's successful because she's funny & has a likeable & accessible personality, and is probably pretty good on her feet with guests and stuff.

and probably a big part of that is dumb luck.

xp completely agree. Every so often I marvel at how she was on top of her game like FIFTEEN YEARS ago and then dipped and somehow has come back on top.

Ok! I was helping set up my sister's wedding with my mom & a bunch of her friends from church. The topic of Ellen came up, and they all really like her. Reasons stated:

- she's funny
- she does dances on her show
- her dances are funny
- their kids like Finding Nemo

The dancing thing came up a lot.

Mormon moms = cool with Ellen! what would Joseph Smith say...

I know, and they all ditched Rosie after she came out.

I think it helps that Ellen is kind, and never mean about others. That the only person who is a target in her routines is herself.

^^^see I would not have picked up on this

She does talk about drinking a lot, kind of like alcoholics do.

For me it's her natural/deadpan delivery and how dryly she'll deliver something so fucking funny.

^^^see I would not have picked up on this

― Here is a tasty coconut. Sorry for my earlier harshness. (Shakey Mo Collier), Tuesday, May 25, 2010 7:33 PM (28 minutes ago) Bookmark

because you didn't bother to even like, spend an hour watching her show before you got all columbo on our asses over here

I just don't get why a vaguely goofy lesbian has become such a mainstream fixture

She's comfortable, like Birkenstocks

2012 winner of the Mark Twain Prize.

Elaine May robbed again.

And after a year of such unparalleled output, too. Her biggest year since Ishtar, iirc.

morbs being such a yankee fan the year the great billy crystal won it did it feel in a way like a little bit of you had won it also?

lol

morbs doesn't like the yanks