Ellen DeGeneres Gets Advice About Ending Her Show From David Letterman

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David Letterman made his return to television to help Ellen DeGeneres navigate the end of . On Monday, the former host sat with his friend and offered her some sound advice on saying goodbye.  “I’m thrilled to be here, because anything I can do to help you in this moment, because it’s a bit emotional, I’m here for you, as I’ve always been,” Letterman told DeGeneres.Letterman, who ended his 30-year run as a late-night host in 2015, shared one thing he took away from his initial retirement.

In 2018, he started hosting another show on Netflix called .“I learned this, when the show’s over, I’m not kidding, take some time off.

Take a week, 10 days," he advised. «Travel, visit family, visit friends and then immediately get another show, because it doesn’t work.”  DeGeneres questioned the time off, leading Letterman to reiterate the importance of the timeframe. “Two weeks would be dangerous,” the veteran host shared. “A week, 10 days, you’re back at it.”  DeGeneres made sure her longtime friend was serious when he mentioned getting another job.

Letterman added, “You’ll thank me for this.”  With roughly six more weeks until her show ends, DeGeneres was curious to know what it was like when the former late-night host said goodbye.  “Everything felt fine until the last show,” Letterman recalled of his final episode. “I was sort of overwhelmed with adrenaline.