Viewers in the United States, and others around the world, last Thursday saw Ellen DeGeneres perform her famous talk show. “This show changed my life forever. It was the best experience I’ve ever had. 19 years ago I said that this was the beginning of a relationship and today is not the end, but a break., he began by saying. Thrilled, the American comedian detailed, throughout her final monologue, the difficulties and achievements of her journey to date, and the audience laughed and applauded, as usual.
When we started this program in 2003, there were no iPhones and no social media. Same-sex marriage was not allowed,” DeGeneres recalled, adding, “We’ve seen the world change, sometimes for the better and sometimes for the worse.”
The reference to same-sex marriage shows how much the cultural and social landscape has changed since Ellen came out as a lesbian in 1997, in an interview with Time magazine.
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” comes to an end after 19 seasons and more than 3,000 episodes, in which the comedian interviewed celebrities, artists, politicians (Hillary Clinton sat on Ellen’s couch, for example) and people with stories or talents. The personalities chosen for the farewell were the actress jennifer anistonstar of “Friends” and first guest of the talk showand the singers rose Y billie eilish.
My first guest and my last ❤️ #Jennifer Aniston pic.twitter.com/ux046U3ZOH
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) May 26, 2022
The decision to end the talk show, known for his contagious joy, was one of theirs and the change of life was announced last year. “I’m a creative person, and when you’re a creative person, you constantly need challenges. and as good as this to show In other words, it’s just not a challenge anymore,” he justified at the time.
“The Ellen DeGeneres Show” comes to an end in 2022 at the end of season 19
Despite being considered by many as a queen of television, the legacy that DeGeneres leaves behind is not just about happy stories. The working conditions behind the scenes were investigated after complaints of racist, abusive and discriminatory practices by the presenter and those responsible for the program.
The Ellen DeGeneres show investigated for abusive practices against employees behind the scenes
But, of course, he has a resume full of good moments, from the first moment. As The Guardian recalls, in the 1980s, when the big name in the world of female comedy was Roseanne Barr, the young Louisiana-born won over the audience in her first appearance on “The Tonight Show” in 1986.
“My parents were extremely cruel to me,” he said. “I remember, I was coming home from kindergarten… Well, they [pais] They told me it was the kindergarten. I later found out that he had been working in a factory for two years.”
Source: Observadora
