Ellen DeGeneres’ Final Comedy Special Sets Netflix Release Date and Will Discuss Her ‘Being Kicked Out of Show Business’
variety.comDiego Ramos Bechara editor Former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is returning with the last comedy special of her career. “Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval” will premiere globally on Sept.
24 on Netflix. According to the comedian herself, this will mark the last comedy special of her career. She will also discuss being “kicked out of show business” after her daytime talk show ended after allegations of intimidation, racism and sexual misconduct. “To answer the questions everyone is asking me — Yes, I’m going to talk about it.
Yes, this is my last special. Yes, Portia really is that pretty in real life,” DeGeneres said in a statement. The Netflix logline reads: “For the first time in six years, Ellen DeGeneres returns to the stage in her new comedy special ‘Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval.’ The final comedy special of her historic career, Ellen gets personal and reveals what she’s been doing since being ‘kicked out of show business.’ From the mundane world of raising chickens and parallel parking to the harsh reality of becoming a brand-name celebrity, she goes deep into her stand-up roots and brings laughs through life’s most real and absurd realities.” DeGeneres had a previous’s Netflix special, “Relatable,” in 2018.
She produces the new special with Ben Winston, Fulwell 73 Productions and her wife, Portia de Rossi. Joel Gallen will direct it.
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