Ellen's Even Bigger, Really Big Show

[JadedPeach]

As of right now, I am going to be attending Ellen's Really Big Show in Vegas! :D
I just got tickets, have free plane tickets from airline mishaps, and still working on the rest of the details.
(I'm exhausted... it poured in nyc today, and now i'm Trying to fall asleep after returning back home. I work at 1030 and it's 348. :p)
I don't know if there is a thread about this already or not. If so, sorry. I haven't seen one yet.
HOPEFULLY this will all work out! :)

too tired to type anything else,
-JadedPeach

[Aslan]

that sounds like a lot of fun :D

[smartfion]

I'm so JEALOUS :d_argh:

Don't even let me see you. I'll probably punch you on the face and steal your tickets like what Portia did with Ellen's iphone.:p

[LadyDeath91]

I'm so JEALOUS :d_argh:

Don't even let me see you. I'll probably punch you on the face and steal your tickets like what Portia did with Ellen's iphone.:p

haha me too, stay away from us! haha just kidding.

ehm one question, do they show this on TV?
and if yes then can somebody record it?

still hate germany :(

[i_love_ellen]

haha me too, stay away from us! haha just kidding.

ehm one question, do they show this on TV?
and if yes then can somebody record it?

still hate germany :(
me three :p
they're showing it on tv.....but only in america.:mad: sometimes i really hate where i live.:(

[LadyDeath91]

they're showing it on tv.....but only in america.:mad:


ah okay thanks, *whispers* i hope our clip fairy or someone else can record and upload it :rolleyes:

[i_love_ellen]

ah okay thanks, *whispers* i hope our clip fairy or someone else can record and upload it :rolleyes:
i hope the clip fairy can hear our cries....and will deliver ;)

[jlilest]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8091/gppiggy01ehhsz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[om]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8091/gppiggy01ehhsz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

*laugh* brilliant!

[comedee]

me three :p
they're showing it on tv.....but only in america.:mad: sometimes i really hate where i live.:(


Me four :p

Also, we get the Ellen talk show weeks later. Rude. lol
Is that the same for you guys?

Hope we get to see this somehow though :D And JadedPeach, have fun! :D (Wearenotjealouswearenotjealous:disc_hissyfit: lol)
Btw, when is this show?

[LadyDeath91]

Me four :p

Also, we get the Ellen talk show weeks later. Rude. lol
Is that the same for you guys?


They dont send Ellens talk show here in germany...
youre lucky that you even get to see Ellen on TV...

making me mad to think about that...damn germany ;)

anyway im so happy that this site excists, or i wouldnt be able to watch TEDS ;)
thanks again for everything on this page :rolleyes:

[The_Oscar]

I wanted to mention that too.......most of you can watch the show, germans can´t...we have to work on that, Ellen!!!!!!!!

[LadyDeath91]

I wanted to mention that too.......most of you can watch the show, germans can´t...we have to work on that, Ellen!!!!!!!!

Yeah i really hope they send TEDS in future here in german television...
but doesnt look like it huh :mad:

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

When Meike talked to Ellen she told her that TEDS coundn't be seen in Germany and she said they had to work on that! Ellen was surprised.

Don't forget Ellen is going to be on the TBS special in Vegas too for the comedians... I forgot the name of the special but I know there is a thread started on it somewhere.

[comedee]

They dont send Ellens talk show here in germany...
youre lucky that you even get to see Ellen on TV...

making me mad to think about that...damn germany ;)

anyway im so happy that this site excists, or i wouldnt be able to watch TEDS ;)
thanks again for everything on this page :rolleyes:


Aww sorry, that's a shame :(

Yeah, this site seems really really cool. Am glad I signed up.

[Sabine86]

They dont send Ellens talk show here in germany...
youre lucky that you even get to see Ellen on TV...

making me mad to think about that...damn germany ;)

anyway im so happy that this site excists, or i wouldnt be able to watch TEDS ;)
thanks again for everything on this page :rolleyes:

ditto... ;)

[ohyeaah]

OH MY!

I will see you there Jaded Peach.

I'll be there with my husband and parents (my dad got
two free tickets), so I don't know if I'll be able
to get kicked out of any clubs with you like we did in LA, but maybe...

I CAN NOT wait,

michelle

[jlilest]

TBS has the date and time on their web site...

Ellen Comedy Special (http://www.tbs.com/shows/thecomedyfestival/0,,88025,00.html)

This appears to be separate from the Really Big show (http://www.aceshowbiz.com/news/view/00010712.html).

[HeavensAngel332]

I cant wait for that! But is it on November 18 or 19? I'm confused...

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Hey, you're using my old signature picture LOL!:)

[HeavensAngel332]

Hey, you're using my old signature picture LOL!:)

Really? Sorry about that http://www.mazeguy.net/angry/duh.gifI just really like the picture :D

[RoseB]

http://img81.imageshack.us/img81/8091/gppiggy01ehhsz7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)
Hey James, I didn't know the pig was Canadian, eh?

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

No its okay, you can use it LOL!:)

Really? Sorry about that http://www.mazeguy.net/angry/duh.gifI just really like the picture :D

[jlilest]

Hey James, I didn't know the pig was Canadian, eh?

He can dream can't he, aye. ;)

[sweden]

He can dream can't he, aye. ;)

The pig looks cute :D I have always wondered about it, though, from the first time I saw the pic: is there any particular story about it, or in other words: who is this pig? :p

[jlilest]

The pig looks cute :D I have always wondered about it, though, from the first time I saw the pic: is there any particular story about it, or in other words: who is this pig? :p

I think I posted that a while back, but the company I was working for was teetering on the brink of financial collapse for a while and I did a little web page of Piggy to cheer up myself and a couple of coworkers.

http://www.thepiggyliberationfront.com

Piggy is just so cute and knows how to love. How can you look at that face and not feel better. :)

One of the salesmen at the company found a couple of piggies in his stuff and gave one to my boss and the other one to a sales analyst. They are fraternal twins, a boy and a girl, my avatar is the boy one. Sadly I have not seen him since the company went out of business. I have tried to get my boss to send a high quality picture of him, I took the ones I have using a web cam. The analyst was let go before the company finally closed.
His sister is the one that in most of the pictures is not living in a sock.

[sweden]

Piggy is just so cute and knows how to love. How can you look at that face and not feel better. :)




Aww.. I agree :)

[ellenuk]

well we got to see the season premier with hilairy clinton today so we are about 7 weeks behind you guys in the states!!

[The_Oscar]

@ ellenuk: Can you tape it for me? ;-)
Today "The Ellen Show" starts here in Germany and Nov. 26th "Ellen" starts here too......fantastic...it just took years :irre:

[Tolaoi]

Does anyone will record that in tbs?? 4 Us who cant watch it

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

well we got to see the season premier with hilairy clinton today so we are about 7 weeks behind you guys in the states!!

So what do you think of her. Personally, shes going to lose... ;)

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

I just looked on my DVR for Ellens Really Big Show and it isn't scheduled. Is it on the 18th? Sunday? TBS? I see commercials for them but why isn't it on my DVR? :eek::eek:

[Tolaoi]

So im up to also someone record that pleaseee 4 us
i aslo hate where i live ;/ sucksss as hell no teds no ellen noe big show ... sadlylolo:p

[KellyD]

I just looked on my DVR for Ellens Really Big Show and it isn't scheduled. Is it on the 18th? Sunday? TBS? I see commercials for them but why isn't it on my DVR? :eek::eek:

Its on Monday November 19th on TBS..wrong day..thats probably why its not showing up lol

[jlilest]

I just looked on my DVR for Ellens Really Big Show and it isn't scheduled. Is it on the 18th? Sunday? TBS? I see commercials for them but why isn't it on my DVR? :eek::eek:

That would be because it is on the 19th at 9 pm Eastern with a repeat immediately following at 10:30 pm eastern.

TBS has the date and time on their web site...

Ellen Comedy Special (http://www.tbs.com/shows/thecomedyfestival/0,,88025,00.html)

Apparently I am running a bit slow... :uglyconf: :)

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

OMG I am such an idiot. I just looked on my calendar and I have it for the 19th. I can tell you though that Jerry Macquire, Pretty Woman and Bridgets Jones Diary is playing on the 18th!

DER...

I'm watching the OJ Trial and perhaps that idiots waves are coming through the TV...:eek::uglyconf::eek::uglyconf:

[mazzerd]

Me four :p

Also, we get the Ellen talk show weeks later. Rude. lol
Is that the same for you guys?

Hope we get to see this somehow though :D And JadedPeach, have fun! :D (Wearenotjealouswearenotjealous:disc_hissyfit: lol)
Btw, when is this show?

When does the show air in Denmark? (I go to Denmark in december, so I can watch Ellen there then :D)

[KellyD]

K I'm officially pissed...I don't get TBS on Bell ExpressVu in Canada :mad: So now I can't watch it!!

[Thatsmybird]

so like, whats gunna happen on this show? :confused::cool:

[jlilest]

There is a promotional video on her web site...

Really Big Show Commercial (http://ellen.warnerbros.com/EllenMediaPlayer/?id=tbs_show)

[cx007]

hi everybody,
i really need your help because i cannot catch TBS here in quebec so i cant wach ellen's really big show and it makes me relly sad :(:mad::(:mad::(:(:astonished:

i don't really know how you can help me but im sure you can


thankssssssssssssss

[itrack4u]

Wait until after it shows on the 19th. Probably someone from the site will upload it to torrents or megaupload :) Just relax and welcome to our site

[tcsced]

Basically, it sounds like it is a variety show with music guests and comedians. And Ellen is going to make an appearance too! I think the comedy festival has been going on all week and Ellen will make an appearance the last day, and then they will edit it all together and cram it into a 1 1/2 hour show.

If any of you are familiar with the CMA Festival, better known as Fan Fair, it is an anual country music festival that goes on for four days in Nashville every year in June, and people can get autographs from some of the singers, and at night they have the concerts...in the last two years they started showing it on tv sometime in August...what they do is they take mostly some of the performances from the concert parts of the festival and put them together to make a 1 hour program for people to watch. I got to see it all live in person for 7 years and it was fun, but it started to fade away for me when no big stars started showing up to sign autographs anymore!

But basically, I think this is kinda what they're doing with Ellen's Really Big Show...it's a week-long comedy event I think and then they're going to have musical guests on and Ellen's going to be there, and they'll edit it for a special on TBS. Hope this cleared some things up!

[SmoothJazz]

Small interview with Ellen.

http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/28333

[petal]

Thanks for the link SmoothJazz :)

[ohyeaah]

My husband and I leave tomorrow morning for the big show. I'm so excited.

As far as I know, Jadedpeach is already there. Anyone else going?

I'll post when I can,

michelle
:banana:

[ohyeaah]

I'm outta here in about an hour!!!

m
:banana:

[jupiterpro]

Have a great time michelle!!!

[Julia1912]

Yes, have a great time :)!!!

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Got a question... For the TBS Special, are they only showing Ellens Really Big Show? I didn't see any other comedians scheduled on TBS to perform... on TV that is. Am I wrong? James?:blink:

[jlilest]

They have three other shows that are part of a comedy festival.

The Comedy Festival (http://www.tbs.com/shows/thecomedyfestival/0,,88025,00.html)

I'm not sure how involved Ellen is in these. I had originally planed to record them, but they don't sound like Ellen has a big involvement and the shows did not sound that appealing to me.

[SmoothJazz]

Article about the Vegas show - http://blogs.lasvegasmagazine.com/VegasLuxeLife/ellen-lands-big-stars-for-big-show/.

A little excerpt from the article:

Ellen instructed Comedy Festival organizers to scrap plans for a media-tent that was to be set up tonight so she and her guests could do photos and interviews.
“She just didn’t want to be grilled about working on her TV show while the Writers Guild strike is ongoing—or about her suddenly cancellation to broadcast a week of shows from New York where the Writers Guild planned to picket the theater there. She also wanted to avoid getting into the recent dog adoption controversy that was emotionally upsetting to her, I was told.

I don't blame Ellen for not wanting to meet with the media. They never cared about what she thought before, so why give them anything now. She doesn't need anymore of their negative publicity.

[SmoothJazz]

They have three other shows that are part of a comedy festival.

The Comedy Festival (http://www.tbs.com/shows/thecomedyfestival/0,,88025,00.html)

I'm not sure how involved Ellen is in these. I had originally planed to record them, but they don't sound like Ellen has a big involvement and the shows did not sound that appealing to me.

I don't think she is involved with these shows, just her portion of the festival.

[Kali5]

its a such shame she doesnt get to positivly promote the show as much as it should have been she must have been working ages on this , but i agree i wouldnt want to talk with them neither

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

I know shes not part of those shows, but I want to see Jerry Seinfeld... thats why I asked. Thanks for the link James... :):):)

EDIT: No Jerry :( Just that stupid Blue Collar Team which scare the hell out of me that they consider them comedians... No offense to those who like them... git r dun... argh!

[itrack4u]

Michelle (ohyeaah) just called from Ceasar's, where ellen is performing tonight. She saw the producer Kara (sp?) who did the wine tasting/dirt eating segment in the lobby, interviewing people. Kara asked M some questions, took her picture, ph# and said.............
if you participate in the show tonight, you won't be able to watch her performance.

Michelle will be patiently waiting for Kara's phone call!!!

Fingers crossed for M:d_rolleyes:

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Michelle (ohyeaah) just called from Ceasar's, where ellen is performing tonight. She saw the producer Kara (sp?) who did the wine tasting/dirt eating segment in the lobby, interviewing people. Kara asked M some questions, took her picture, ph# and said.............
if you participate in the show tonight, you won't be able to watch her performance.

Michelle will be patiently waiting for Kara's phone call!!!

Fingers crossed for M:d_rolleyes:

How come I don't understand what this means?:confused::confused::confused:

[itrack4u]

it means Michelle maybe on the Vegas show which is being taped in 2 hours!!!!!!!!!!!! Standing next to ellen!!!!!!!!!!!!

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

it means Michelle maybe on the Vegas show which is being taped in 2 hours!!!!!!!!!!!! Standing next to ellen!!!!!!!!!!!!

OMG THAT IS SO AWESOME!!!!!!!!

Keep us posted... ;)

[Humanafterall]

HOOOOOOOOLLLLLLLYYYYYYYYY

CRRRRRRRRRRRAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPPP

Go Michelle GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

i wanna see Michelle dance on TBS. Next to Ellen No flippin way.

Holy crap.

:disc_cool::disc_cool::disc_cool:

[LisaJr]

Go Michelle!

BTW, when does this air?

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Go Michelle!

BTW, when does this air?

Monday on TBS.

[tcsced]

Well, I completely understand why Ellen doesn't want a media tent...I feel sorry for her! She worked so long and hard on this and this is something she wanted to do for years and now she can't even promote it!

AND, I'm already searching all the photo sites for pictures of the event and I haven't found any yet! There might not be any because of the no-tent thing! Too bad!:(

You know me...always looking for new material for pics of the day! LOL!!!

[itrack4u]

GUYS, M just called, all excited. I couldn't understand her. She had to repeat herself a few times. Kara, the producer

JUST CALLED HER!!!!!

Then she hung up the phone............................................. ........................................:)

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

GUYS, M just called, all excited. I couldn't understand her. She had to repeat herself a few times. Kara, the producer

JUST CALLED HER!!!!!

Then she hung up the phone............................................. ........................................:)


OMG!!!!!!!!

[itrack4u]

M didn't make it to the stage in time, so she won't be on :mad:

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

M didn't make it to the stage in time, so she won't be on :mad:

OH SHIT! That really SUCKS... but at least she'll get to see the show now...

[tcsced]

M didn't make it to the stage in time, so she won't be on :mad:

DAMN! :mad: Well, at least she still gets to see the beautiful Ellen! :D:D:D

[tcsced]

I knew I'd find a pic eventually! There are a few more on gettyimages.com...I'm sure there will be more to come from other sites too! I just thought I'd share this with you early in the day so wake you all up! I'm headed off to school now...but I will have the beautiful new picture of Ellen in my head all day to keep me awake! I'll be back in a few hours!!! They can't come soon enough!

http://img291.imageshack.us/img291/2476/779430002zo5.jpg

[xmaryx]

there are only a few on getty atm, i like this one best

http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/77942871.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1936ED6F4FE2F3F40DC712F0685A15021A6 329DF394FE942516

captivating :rolleyes:

[sweden]

EDIT: No Jerry :( Just that stupid Blue Collar Team which scare the hell out of me that they consider them comedians... No offense to those who like them... git r dun... argh!

Who are Blue Collar Team?

[Kali5]

there are only a few on getty atm, i like this one best

http://cache.gettyimages.com/xc/77942871.jpg?v=1&c=NewsMaker&k=2&d=17A4AD9FDB9CF1936ED6F4FE2F3F40DC712F0685A15021A6 329DF394FE942516

captivating :rolleyes:


she looks beautiful :)

cheers

[Tolaoi]

She always look sweet :P

[sweden]

Aww, thanks for the pics, love what she's wearing :)

[tcsced]

Hey y'all!

I'm actually at school right now in the library! I figured this site would be blocked because of obvious reasons...you know:mad:! But it's not...I'm so excited! I came in here to find some references for a paper I am doing and look where I end up...:p! Oh well! The pictures are great! If someone has an account to wireimage or can find somewhere to get the actual size pictures of Ellen and Sheryl Crow please post them for me or PM me! I'd really appreciate it!

[KellyD]

Hey--heres about 32 pics of Ellen!

http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=296316&s=Ellen%20DeGeneres&sfld=C&vwmd=e

[sweden]

Hey--heres about 32 pics of Ellen!

http://www.wireimage.com/SearchResults.aspx?igi=296316&s=Ellen%20DeGeneres&sfld=C&vwmd=e

Thank you! :D Just wish I could see the bigger versions :(

[Diana75]

Thanks for that link to all those pics. It just looks like a lot of love and happiness all around! It looked like she really enjoyed the show. Can't wait to see it.

[tcsced]

It really looks like she had fun! Of course, it looked like a fun show anyway..why wouldn't she have fun! It should be fun to watch it...I can't wait! And now, sadly, y'all, I must go to class:mad:! But I will be back later today when I get home...don't y'all just love how I feel the need to tell you where I'm going and when I'll be back and all that stuff...LOL!!!

[christkind60]

Hey all!

There are some small pics on
http://www.filmmagic.com/SearchResult.aspx?str=ellen+degeneres&sfld=C

Ellen looks great!
christkind60

[itrack4u]

Love her outfit, the stage colors. Thanks for the info.
BTW, ohyeaah volunteered to be a seat filler and ended up in the 3rd row and was given a t-shirt:)

[iloveeandp]

Ok So last night was the taping of Ellen's really big show, don't think I had crappy tickets, hell no, I don't roll like that. 4th row baby, it was so much fun! I Got tons of pictures. I am not on the website as much as I should be, that being said don't want to fumble through posting pics. I need someone to contact me and I will send you the pics via email then you can turn around and post them on here. There are a lot of pictures that are blurry because she wouldn't stop moving but others that are just perfect! Ah what a night, I had so much fun and can't wait to see her again.

PS She is a lot thinner then she looks on TV.

[sweden]

PS She is a lot thinner then she looks on TV.

Yeah, everyone who sees her in person says that :p

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Yeah, everyone who sees her in person says that :p

Its very true, shes so little! And shes been mentioning that lately too... what a great compliment.:) The camera does add 10 pounds...:(

[tulip]

oh tell us more did the place go wild when she came out ? was portia there im glad you had a great time ..:)

[iloveeandp]

We went crazy when she came out...she went back and forth a dozen times inbetween preformances. Everytime we blew up. I didn't see Portia there but Andy and Mary were there. They where helping her with her lines. Andy is a lot thinner then he looks as well. Just amazing it was!! Hopefully Monday you will see me, they taped me a few times going crazy, yelling and clapping...I am so excited still...

[sweden]

We went crazy when she came out...she went back and forth a dozen times inbetween preformances. Everytime we blew up. I didn't see Portia there but Andy and Mary were there. They where helping her with her lines. Andy is a lot thinner then he looks as well. Just amazing it was!! Hopefully Monday you will see me, they taped me a few times going crazy, yelling and clapping...I am so excited still...

Sounds like you had a great experience! :D Can't wait to see the show

[Kali5]

betty normaly goes to everything dont she , maybe she was there with portia sat somewhere

anyways im glad ya had a great time ! :)



p.s tulip, do you wish kelly bush came out on a uni cycle ? :|

[Aslan]

Small interview with Ellen.

http://www.scrippsnews.com/node/28333


Hey all!

There are some small pics on
http://www.filmmagic.com/SearchResul...generes&sfld=C (http://www.filmmagic.com/SearchResult.aspx?str=ellen+degeneres&sfld=C)

Ellen looks great!
christkind60

thx for those :D

[xmaryx]

Ok So last night was the taping of Ellen's really big show, don't think I had crappy tickets, hell no, I don't roll like that. 4th row baby, it was so much fun! I Got tons of pictures. I am not on the website as much as I should be, that being said don't want to fumble through posting pics. I need someone to contact me and I will send you the pics via email then you can turn around and post them on here. There are a lot of pictures that are blurry because she wouldn't stop moving but others that are just perfect! Ah what a night, I had so much fun and can't wait to see her again.

PS She is a lot thinner then she looks on TV.

i sent you a PM :D

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Ok So last night was the taping of Ellen's really big show, don't think I had crappy tickets, hell no, I don't roll like that. 4th row baby, it was so much fun! I Got tons of pictures. I am not on the website as much as I should be, that being said don't want to fumble through posting pics. I need someone to contact me and I will send you the pics via email then you can turn around and post them on here. There are a lot of pictures that are blurry because she wouldn't stop moving but others that are just perfect! Ah what a night, I had so much fun and can't wait to see her again.

PS She is a lot thinner then she looks on TV.

Wow, I'm so glad you had a great time. Is the show going to be awesome?

[jlilest]

Who are Blue Collar Team?

Blue collar is an expression that means that someone is a working class person. White collar is someone that works in an office.

I think this is a reference to the sort of humor, the show for Saturday is called "Blue Collar Comedy:The Next Generation" according to my DVR.

[sweden]

Blue collar is an expression that means that someone is a working class person. White collar is someone that works in an office.

I think this is a reference to the sort of humor, the show for Saturday is called "Blue Collar Comedy:The Next Generation" according to my DVR.

Ahh, okay thanks :) I thought Blue Collar was actually, like, a group or something.. I feel stupid sometimes :o Guess I just have to get used to that learning the grammar of a language doesn't always help, you have to actually live in an englishspeaking (or whatever language it is that you're trying to improve) country for a while to learn all the other stuff too. If you understand what I mean.

[jlilest]

Ahh, okay thanks :) I thought Blue Collar was actually, like, a group or something.. I feel stupid sometimes :o Guess I just have to get used to that learning the grammar of a language doesn't always help, you have to actually live in an englishspeaking (or whatever language it is that you're trying to improve) country for a while to learn all the other stuff too. If you understand what I mean.

Even being in one country that primarily uses a language does not always help...

To use the over used expression about the US and the UK, two peoples divided by a common language. :uglyconf:

[tcsced]

Well, at least I have new pics to come home to! I just rushed home from school just in time to watch Ellen and the mayor is on announcing the new police chief...I don't know why they have to show it live! The Noon news comes on at 12:00! Why couldn't they just tape it and show it an hour later? :mad: That's why they have the news at 6am, 12 noon, 5pm, 6pm, and 10pm!!

This sucks!! They're just standing up there bull****ing!! Like it was a big surprise anyway, the new polic chief is the sherriff that has been sherriff for the last million years in our city! Who cares? Not me! I want to see Ellen!!

HOW DAAAARE THEY!!!!

Sorry, I just had to vent, get that out there! I'll shut up now and go find some new pics to copy to discs!!!

[tulip]

ahhhh kelly bush thanks coco, for giveing me my kelly bush thought of the day ...lol:D

[calypso]

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[sweden]

Thanks for the pics calypso! :)

[misskitty]

thanks so much for the awesome pictures calypso they are really cool :cool:

[zoeak]

Thanks for the pics, Calypso! And everyone else for info and links!

I really *really* love Ellen's outfit. Very awesome. I gotta dress up all fancy tomorrow night, I wish I had something cool like that to wear, and I already brought out all my abilities to dress fancy for a banquet last month, and this is mostly the same people so I can't wear the same thing... I'm so not into dressing up. :o

[dks]

Thanks heaps for the pictures! and for the other links everybody :)

[i_love_ellen]

Thanks for those pics....she looks gorgeous! I love seeing her with children they all seem so comfortable with her :o

[amanda67]

just love the outfit reminds me of a present you just wont to unwrap. Great set

can someone please megaupload the show please

[HeavensAngel332]

Man, I cant wait for the show! I love what shes wearing! And I also love this picture:

http://img119.imageshack.us/img119/7786/24ap2.jpg

Aww, Ellen:p

[trinelise3]

Sounds like you had a great experience! :D Can't wait to see the show

We went crazy when she came out...she went back and forth a dozen times inbetween preformances. Everytime we blew up. I didn't see Portia there but Andy and Mary were there. They where helping her with her lines. Andy is a lot thinner then he looks as well. Just amazing it was!! Hopefully Monday you will see me, they taped me a few times going crazy, yelling and clapping...I am so excited still...


Wasn`t Portia there with Ellen??? Didn`t anybody see portia there ( or mama)? I really hope she was there for ellen on the big evning. and if she didnt be there why...... I was hoping to see some new pics of them:)

Did ellen do well, was she so good so we now she can be....

[Humanafterall]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7689/11gs9.jpg

She is so attractive to me, in this picture. I'm so proud of her. She got to do what she has always wanted to do (host her own variety show)

[tcsced]

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/7689/11gs9.jpg

She is so attractive to me, in this picture. I'm so proud of her. She got to do what she has always wanted to do (host her own variety show)

I'm so proud of her too! And she looked beautiful in this picture and all the pictures from the show! Does she look great these days or is it just me? I mean, despite what has been going on for about the last month, she looks better than she has ever looked! I swear that woman gets better with age! I love her hair the last few weeks, her clothes, everything! She looks great as always, but I think she's looking better as she gets older...she doesn't look like she's getting older though...she looks like she's getting more beautiful by the day!

And she looks like she's lost weight in the last few weeks too! I know, it's one of those compliments she says is a backhanded compliment...and no, I didn't think she looked fat before, as she thinks people think! But she looks like she has slimmed down a bit these last few weeks!! She always looks great no matter what though!

And whoever referred to her outfit as a present you could unwrap...I would love to unwrap that present...LOL!!! Just think...Portia DOES get to unwrap that present:p:D!

[Tysonshadow]

TEDS website has some very short previews of the show.:D

[christkind60]

Thanks so much for the pictures!

Some more in small are here:
http://television.aol.com/celebrity/ellen-degeneres/17737/photos/ellens-really-big-show-at-the-comedy-festival-15048-mc-00941jpg-talk-show/2024744

Enjoy
christkind60

[Aslan]

thx for all the pictures everyone!
looks like she had a lot of fun :D

[dks]

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/showinfo/tbs/

this link is to her site's section for the show

[Aslan]

thx for the link!!

[misskitty]

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/showinfo/tbs/

this link is to her site's section for the show

thanks for the link :) ;)

[KellyD]

Hey Everyone! Alright for all the canadians on here hoping to watch Ellen's really big show on TBS---you might not be able too--check your tv...TBS has been changed to Peachtree TV and it doesn't have the same programming as TBS--so we can't watch it :( Hopefully someone can upload it for us though

[mazzerd]

thanks for that link :)

[DoryDG]

Thanks for the link!
I upgraded my cable TV to be able to see TBS this month.
Why can't we see the show in Canada?:mad:
I recorded the different program last night in stead of the comedy festival.
I feel so stupid.:(

[calypso]

Hey Everyone! Alright for all the canadians on here hoping to watch Ellen's really big show on TBS---you might not be able too--check your tv...TBS has been changed to Peachtree TV and it doesn't have the same programming as TBS--so we can't watch it :( Hopefully someone can upload it for us though

This is true. I just checked on my tv, and TBS is now called Peachtree TV and Ellen's Really Big Show isn't scheduled to air on Monday night.
It's too bad that we wont be able to watch it in Canada:(

[SmoothJazz]

Thanks so much for the pictures!

Some more in small are here:
http://television.aol.com/celebrity/ellen-degeneres/17737/photos/ellens-really-big-show-at-the-comedy-festival-15048-mc-00941jpg-talk-show/2024744

Enjoy
christkind60

Great pictures. Thanks for the link. Ellen does look good and happy.

[3llen]

http://ellen.warnerbros.com/showinfo/tbs/

this link is to her site's section for the show

cool,, thanks! :D

[hgwcan]

This is true. I just checked on my tv, and TBS is now called Peachtree TV and Ellen's Really Big Show isn't scheduled to air on Monday night.
It's too bad that we wont be able to watch it in Canada:(

I am in Toronto on Rogers Cable and they are still showing Ellen's Really Big Show on TBS on Monday at 9 pm.

[3llen]

Hey Everyone! Alright for all the canadians on here hoping to watch Ellen's really big show on TBS---you might not be able too--check your tv...TBS has been changed to Peachtree TV and it doesn't have the same programming as TBS--so we can't watch it :( Hopefully someone can upload it for us though

:(:( you're right!.. hope somebody can upload it! i was looking so forward to it!..

[hgwcan]

:(:( you're right!.. hope somebody can upload it! i was looking so forward to it!..

I noticed you were in Toronto and so am I. As I said in an earlier post, my TV Guide still shows the show on Monday at 9 pm on TBS. It is channel 47 on Rogers Cable.

[3llen]

I noticed you were in Toronto and so am I. As I said in an earlier post, my TV Guide still shows the show on Monday at 9 pm on TBS. It is channel 47 on Rogers Cable.

really? because i have rogers tv box, so when i scrolled down i didnt see it but it is channel 47 and beside it it says TBS .. so hopefully it will have it i guess ill just have to wait and see..:) but thanks you brought my hopes up:p lol..

[KellyD]

really? because i have rogers tv box, so when i scrolled down i didnt see it but it is channel 47 and beside it it says TBS .. so hopefully it will have it i guess ill just have to wait and see..:) but thanks you brought my hopes up:p lol..


It still says tbs...but if u leave it on that channel for a few mins..the bottom right hand corner it will say peachtree tv...its not the same as tbs..

[hgwcan]

It still says tbs...but if u leave it on that channel for a few mins..the bottom right hand corner it will say peachtree tv...its not the same as tbs..

Found the following on the internet:
In late June 2007, Turner Broadcasting announced that WTBS would change its callsign and become WPCH-TV, under the branding Peachtree TV. According to Turner, the new channel 17 will offer sitcoms and movies geared toward an Atlanta-area audience, substantially if not entirely separate from the satellite feed. The new station will, in the future, also broadcast 45 Atlanta Braves baseball games in 2008. The change is scheduled to take place on October 1. As a result, the channel 17 change will allow Atlanta cable and satellite television viewers to receive, for the first time, the national TBS feed in its entirety.[2]

In Canada, most cable and satellite companies carried WTBS's local Atlanta signal instead of the national TBS channel. Following the change, Canadian systems have currently chosen to keep Peachtree TV.

In other words we are getting the Atlanta version of TBS instead of the national US version. So as long as the Atlanta TBS station (or Peachtree TV) is carrying Ellen's Big Show, we should get it. The Toronto Star TV Guide is listing the show on channel 47 at 9 pm on Monday so here's hoping we get it.

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Yay for you guys!!!!!!:)

[3llen]

i think this is the TV GUIDE for "tbs" http://entertainment1.sympatico.msn.ca/TV_Guide/TVListings/#%7B%22view%22%3A%22channel%22%2C%22callLetters%22 %3A%22WPCH%22%2C%22chNumber%22%3A%2246%22%2C%22sta rtSec%22%3A1195452000%7D hopefully it will say ellen's REALLY BIG show! ;)

[hgwcan]

Interview with Ellen on internet today....

http://www.examiner.com/a-1056959~Ellen_has_a__Really_Big_Show__despite_the_ writer_s_strike.html

Ellen has a ‘Really Big Show’ despite the writer’s strike

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(Courtesy photo)
Ellen DeGeneres filmed a variety show in Las Vegas last week.

Nov 19, 2007 6:00 AM (4 hrs ago) by Greg Archer (http://www.examiner.com/Topic-By_Greg_Archer.html), The Examiner
SAN FRANCISCO (Map (http://www.examiner.com/map.cfm?latlong=37.7753 -122.4186&dateline=SAN FRANCISCO), News (http://www.examiner.com/Dateline-SAN%20FRANCISCO.html)) - She can’t write a word about it — yet — but Ellen DeGeneres finds the Hollywood writers’ strike “heartbreaking.”
“I love my writers and we are a family and it’s a really hard thing to deal with,” DeGeneres says, referring to those involved behind the scenes of her Emmy-winning syndicated daytime talk show.
“I am kind of caught in the middle, because I am a host and I have a staff of 130 staff members that are depending on me for a paycheck every week, so it’s hard.”
Things don’t seem to be softening either.


The strike is about to enter its third week and a recent cancellation of an upcoming New York show generated questionable buzz. DeGeneres, who is also a member of the Writer’s Guild, says she’s “winging it” on the show to honor her contract as host.
Still, there may be a comedic light at the end of this political tunnel.
Fans craving original content can find it at 9 tonight (and repeating at 10:30 p.m.) on TBS with “Ellen’s Really Big Show.” Penned long before the strike and filmed last week at the HBO and AEG Live’s Comedy Festival in Las Vegas, the special is a clever throwback to variety shows of yore. Barry Manilow, Lyle Lovett, Wayne Newton, Sheryl Crow, and comics Rhys Darby and Sean Cullen hit the stage. Tossed into the “Really Big” mix are an African children’s choir, a posse of wild acrobats and a Fab Four tribute band, among others.
“I grew up watching ‘The Carol Burnett Show’ and ‘The Sonny and Cher Show’ and The Smothers Brothers,” DeGeneres says. “I loved Woody Allen and seeing new comedians on ‘Ed Sullivan.’ It was a different kind of humor.”
It’s no joke. In fact, she’s candid about the current climate of comedy.
“I wish comedy [today] would be clever and insightful and not so mean-spirited at the expense of somebody else,” she says. “I don’t think it does anybody any good. And I think it just teaches kids that that’s what humor is; that’s how you get a laugh — by making fun of somebody else.”
She says she’s not sure how, exactly, modern-day humor turned so sour.
“It would be a good study that people should start working on because people get more and more mean-spirited as we go along,” she adds. “I think it’s a direct correlation of us caring less and less about each other as a whole. But these fires that we had in Southern California, where all of a sudden you have communities coming together and helping each other — that’s a beautiful thing, where we realize we all need each other.
“OK, now I am getting too heavy.”
Her own brand of humor works because “I think I am exactly who I am whether I am on stage or hosting my show. There’s nothing that I have to hide and there’s nothing that I worry about.”
She hopes the TBS stint brings variety specials back from the dead.
“I really think people are ready to see a variety show on prime time again,” she quips, “and I am going to go out on a limb and say … mullets — people are going to want to see mullets again.”

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Her own brand of humor works because “I think I am exactly who I am whether I am on stage or hosting my show. There’s nothing that I have to hide and there’s nothing that I worry about.”

Amen Sister! Way to go Ellen!:)

[Aslan]

thx for the article!!

[JadedPeach]

It's on @ 9pm here tonight.
Waiting impaitently for the pick me up for the hour and a half.

[DOODLE_DANDY42]

i have a night class and will miss the big show. will they have re-runs???:confused:

[jlilest]

They are running it twice in a row and that is all that seems to be scheduled at the moment.

My DVR's program guide goes out to November 30th, although it has only to around 7 pm eastern on the 30th at the moment, and it is not showing it being repeated.

[misskitty]

it will be on twice here once at 9:00 and once again at 10:30 :)

[sweden]

Is anyone planning to tape it? :rolleyes:

[Julia1912]

Is anyone planning to tape it? :rolleyes:
Yes, please :rolleyes:!

[zoeak]

TV Alert on AfterEllen: Ellen's Really Big Show (http://www.afterellen.com/blog/scribegrrrl/ellens-really-big-show)

[sweden]

TV Alert on AfterEllen: Ellen's Really Big Show (http://www.afterellen.com/blog/scribegrrrl/ellens-really-big-show)


Ooh, sneak peeks and everything, love it :D Thanks for sharing.

HAHA, she's like: "We're like one big family. Think of me as your gay cousin"

[Tolaoi]

so whos gonna megaupload this?? is anyone taping this??

[3llen]

i hope somebody will tape it because i double check and stupid "peachtree tv" is not airing it.. ocean's 11 is being showed instead! :mad::( im so mad,, :( aww well, its okay., lol i hope somebody tapes it, which knowing all these amazing people on this site im sure somebody will,.. in advanced thank you! :o

[KellyD]

yea same here---we will love who ever does this for us..for forever!!!! lol

[LisaJr]

I wish I could help! But, I'm so technically challanged, I make Ellen look like a computer engineer! Sorry!


For those of you that have TBS, 10 minutes to air!

Does anybody know if Portia was there?

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

I wish I could help! But, I'm so technically challanged, I make Ellen look like a computer engineer! Sorry!


For those of you that have TBS, 10 minutes to air!

Does anybody know if Portia was there?

Portia was not there, if she was, she wasn't seen on TV. The special was okay, I wish there was a little more Ellen though. Great acts, but nothing I haven't seen before... :confused:

[tcsced]

I just finshed watching it and it's starting again as I'm typing this! It was AWESOME!!! All the acts were great! And Ellen was her usual upbeat charming self! Just wish there was more of her!

My favorite parts were Ellen saying, "Just think of me as your gay cousin," and "I got my ass stuck in a garbage can once, but we don't have time for that story!" LOL!!! :D

I also loved Sheryl Crow's new song! I didn't understand most of what she was singing, but I still loved it! I would know had I been keeping up with her like I used to, but Ellen takes up all my time now!!! Loved the show though! I hope she continues to do more of them!!!! She could seriously bring variety shows back to primetime, and make them popular again!! :)

[tcsced]

Portia was not there, if she was, she wasn't seen on TV. The special was okay, I wish there was a little more Ellen though. Great acts, but nothing I haven't seen before... :confused:

I love your avatar! LOL!!! I remember that episode very well!! I remember the original show got cut into because of bad weather, but they showed it s many more times after that on other episodes, and I fall out laughing every time I see it!! Great classic moment in TEDS history:p!

But poor Ellen:o!

[LisaJr]

Portia was not there, if she was, she wasn't seen on TV. The special was okay, I wish there was a little more Ellen though. Great acts, but nothing I haven't seen before... :confused:

This is true. I wish she would have done some stand up, you know back to her roots. She's such a comedic genius and I think the media needs a little reminder of why we fell in love with her in the first place.

But she still rocked!

[jlilest]

It took me a bit to recognize what that was. :uglyconf:

They used the bit of the snake in the 700th show.

At least it was a girl snake. :D

[rayoflight76]

I thought the show was ok. Ellen was great, and I do wish there was more of her. I loved the first few acts, especially the magician, the acrobats from Japan, (I think that is where they were from) and the jump ropers. The show could have done without a few of the other acts such as Barry Manilow and the guy who was dressed in drag wasnt funny to me as well as the other guy who did sound effects. I didnt think they were funny. All in all, it was enjoyable and like I said I thought Ellen was fantastic but she did look a bit tired to me.(she looked to have dark circles and a hint of bags under her eyes)Did anybody else think that or is it just me? Our queen needs to get some R&R.

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

I love your avatar! LOL!!! I remember that episode very well!! I remember the original show got cut into because of bad weather, but they showed it s many more times after that on other episodes, and I fall out laughing every time I see it!! Great classic moment in TEDS history:p!

But poor Ellen:o!

I was in the hospital for 3 months so I missed a lot of last season, including that part, so I can't wait to see it tomorrow on the show... :) I know its a weird avatar, but I'm weird, in case you haven't noticed LOL.:blink:

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Portia was not there, if she was, she wasn't seen on TV. The special was okay, I wish there was a little more Ellen though. Great acts, but nothing I haven't seen before... :confused:

I forgot to say my favorite part of the show was the African Childrens Choir... thats talent baby.:):):)

[LisaJr]

I was in the hospital for 3 months so I missed a lot of last season, including that part, so I can't wait to see it tomorrow on the show... :) I know its a weird avatar, but I'm weird, in case you haven't noticed LOL.:blink:

3 months! Holy crap that's a long time to be in the hospital! What happened? Are you ok?

How was the food?

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

3 months! Holy crap that's a long time to be in the hospital! What happened? Are you ok?

How was the food?

Long story... I'm ok... holidays are hard for me, the food sucked. I was on a liquid diet for about 2 months and lost 25 pounds, but I gained it back :(... but the food was SOOOOO bad. The Thanksgiving meal wasn't that bad though.:D

[LisaJr]

Long story... I'm ok... holidays are hard for me, the food sucked. I was on a liquid diet for about 2 months and lost 25 pounds, but I gained it back :(... but the food was SOOOOO bad. The Thanksgiving meal wasn't that bad though.:D


I always liked the pudding. :)

I hope your holidays are much better this year.

[Anne23]

Normally the show will be in the place that LadyDeath talked to u guys about for the ted episodes :P

[jlilest]

I could have sworn I saw Michelle (ohyeaah) in the audience during the quick change artist segment. :astonished:

I was wondering if anyone else saw her or if it was someone that looked vaguely like her or maybe doesn't really look like her, but I got confused. :uglyconf:

[c-dawg]

i have a feeling that those of you who are wanting to watch Ellen's Really Big Show will have the chance. :D

[jupiterpro]

i have a feeling that those of you who are wanting to watch Ellen's Really Big Show will have the chance. :D

Whaaaaat!!! Woot Woot :banana::banana:

[LadyDeath91]

i have a feeling that those of you who are wanting to watch Ellen's Really Big Show will have the chance. :D

do ya? :eek:

[neffig]

I thought the show was ok. Ellen was great, and I do wish there was more of her. I loved the first few acts, especially the magician, the acrobats from Japan, (I think that is where they were from) and the jump ropers. The show could have done without a few of the other acts such as Barry Manilow and the guy who was dressed in drag wasnt funny to me as well as the other guy who did sound effects. I didnt think they were funny. All in all, it was enjoyable and like I said I thought Ellen was fantastic but she did look a bit tired to me.(she looked to have dark circles and a hint of bags under her eyes)Did anybody else think that or is it just me? Our queen needs to get some R&R.

I totally agree with you. I was disappointed in the show also...it did not have the fun and pep she usually has with an audience. No real point to sending the three women to the tables. Too many oldies..Wayne Newton with too many face lifts, Barry Manilow who can't carry a tune anymore and Lyle Lovett's music was fine but a little old fashioned. The pace of the show was too slow...always love seeing Ellen no matter what venue!

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

I could have sworn I saw Michelle (ohyeaah) in the audience during the quick change artist segment. :astonished:

I was wondering if anyone else saw her or if it was someone that looked vaguely like her or maybe doesn't really look like her, but I got confused. :uglyconf:

I looked real hard too, but we'll have to find out where she was sitting... I didn't think I saw her, but there were people that looked like her.:)

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

I totally agree with you. I was disappointed in the show also...it did not have the fun and pep she usually has with an audience. No real point to sending the three women to the tables. Too many oldies..Wayne Newton with too many face lifts, Barry Manilow who can't carry a tune anymore and Lyle Lovett's music was fine but a little old fashioned. The pace of the show was too slow...always love seeing Ellen no matter what venue!

The best musical number was Sheryl Crow, thats all I have to say about that...

[jlilest]

I looked real hard too, but we'll have to find out where she was sitting... I didn't think I saw her, but there were people that looked like her.:)

Now that I am awake and looking at it, I don't think it was her.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8042/gpellensreallybigshownogf4.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gpellensreallybigshownogf4.jpg)

The woman on the left seems to me to resemble her a little. :uglyconf:

I just received a message and this was for sure not her.

[iloveeandp]

I saw myself 3 times. It was so cool. The show was really good, inbetween the commericals were the best though. She would "ka" and someone yelled out "holla" and she did it back...it was so funny.

You get a half a shot of me during the impresionist...I am in the upper left hand corner in the black shirt. I wanted her to see my shirt but I was in the middle of the row so she didn't a good shot...It was my Ellen is my Homegirl T. You can kinda see it in that shot.

Hope to see El do many more of these...it was a blast!

[misskitty]

I could have sworn I saw Michelle (ohyeaah) in the audience during the quick change artist segment. :astonished:

I was wondering if anyone else saw her or if it was someone that looked vaguely like her or maybe doesn't really look like her, but I got confused. :uglyconf:

no i did not see michelle but the show was really awesome and i really liked it alot,I even saw it twice :) ;)

[socalisa]

Honestly, I was not enthused about the show. I love Ellen and I usually love everything she does, but this event did not capture her spirit at all. I know she doesn't enjoy doing stand-up anymore, she's said as much many times now, but it is her stand-up that caused many of us to fall in love with her in the first place. The show just seemed "flat" and it didn't flow well at all. Maybe it was more interesting for those that were actually in the audience. If the entire 1.5 hours had been filled with acts like the magician and the jump-ropers, it would have been more entertaining. I totally agree with ROL, Barry Manilow, the comedian, the sound effect dude, and Wayne Newton - all could have been eliminated.

Just my two cents...I still loved seeing Ellen! She did seem a bit tired though. I think she definitely needs a long vacation!


I thought the show was ok. Ellen was great, and I do wish there was more of her. I loved the first few acts, especially the magician, the acrobats from Japan, (I think that is where they were from) and the jump ropers. The show could have done without a few of the other acts such as Barry Manilow and the guy who was dressed in drag wasnt funny to me as well as the other guy who did sound effects. I didnt think they were funny. All in all, it was enjoyable and like I said I thought Ellen was fantastic but she did look a bit tired to me.(she looked to have dark circles and a hint of bags under her eyes)Did anybody else think that or is it just me? Our queen needs to get some R&R.

[Humanafterall]

i recorded the 'big show' last night. I just watched it. It was sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo
great.

I love her so much. She is so great. I cannot believe that "my peeps" and I got to see her in October in person.

and Michelle, jaded Peach and iloveeandp got to see that "big show" too.

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Yeah I was just going to say thats not her, since she wasn't up dancing like she did at Ellen.:banana:

Now that I am awake and looking at it, I don't think it was her.

http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/8042/gpellensreallybigshownogf4.th.jpg (http://img232.imageshack.us/my.php?image=gpellensreallybigshownogf4.jpg)

The woman on the left seems to me to resemble her a little. :uglyconf:

I just received a message and this was for sure not her.

[SmoothJazz]

Wasn't Mary J. Blige scheduled to be on the show?

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Wasn't Mary J. Blige scheduled to be on the show?

Not that I know of...:blink:

http://turnerinfo.turner.com/newsitem.aspx?P=TBS&CID01=792e996d-a88c-4ec3-aa5d-d0035f724dd6

[SmoothJazz]

Not that I know of...:blink:

http://turnerinfo.turner.com/newsitem.aspx?P=TBS&CID01=792e996d-a88c-4ec3-aa5d-d0035f724dd6

Thanks AnastasiaBeavrhausen. :) I only asked because at these sites she was one of the listed guest. I also thought Ellen mentioned it too. Could be wrong about that though.

http://www.kxmb.com/News/182381.asp

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tvguide/340244_tvgif19.html

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071119/ENT03/711190304/1038

[Kali5]

Thanks AnastasiaBeavrhausen. :) I only asked because at these sites she was one of the listed guest. I also thought Ellen mentioned it too. Could be wrong about that though.

http://www.kxmb.com/News/182381.asp

http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/tvguide/340244_tvgif19.html

http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20071119/ENT03/711190304/1038

yeah if i remember right ellen mentioned it on her show that mary was gna be there

[HeavensAngel332]

Finally I get to comment. I really liked the show! It's hard for me not to like anything Ellen does. But I would of liked to see her more, shes just too cute! Loooved the magicians! They were so awesome! And the chinese dudes!:D

[tcsced]

The best musical number was Sheryl Crow, thats all I have to say about that...

Amen sista!

[3llen]

wow, it sounds amazing! does anybody have it on youtube? lol.. i know i should wait a bit, lol im just can't wait to see it! :o

[itrack4u]

:D[quote=socalisa;137507]Honestly, I was not enthused about the show. I love Ellen and I usually love everything she does, but this event did not capture her spirit at all. I totally agree with ROL, Barry Manilow, the comedian, the sound effect dude, and Wayne Newton - all could have been eliminated.

[quote]

I don't think ellen had much creative input AT ALL. That is why it wasn't good. Michelle, ohyeaah, didn't like it either.
Sheryl Crow was soooooooo hooooot!!!!!!! I could've looked at her and ellen for the 90 mins and been elated:)
Interesting footnote: Sheryl didn't like her performance and asked ellen if she could do it again. Ellen said yes :)

[Musofan]

:DI don't think ellen had much creative input AT ALL. That is why it wasn't good. Michelle, ohyeaah, didn't like it either.
Sheryl Crow was soooooooo hooooot!!!!!!! I could've looked at her and ellen for the 90 mins and been elated:)
Interesting footnote: Sheryl didn't like her performance and asked ellen if she could do it again. Ellen said yes :)

Just 2 cents worth Tracky? I thought you Americans liked to "supersize" things ;) LOL just kidding doll.

[itrack4u]

Just 2 cents worth Tracky? I thought you Americans liked to "supersize" things ;)

I was so turned on by Sheryl. I mean she was hot! I wanted to rip those fabulous jeans off her. Run my hands through her blonde curls. I loved the buckled, leather jacket. To bad she didn't take it off so I could see that vest....... :astonished:

Supersized for z girl:p

[Musofan]

I was so turned on by Sheryl. I mean she was hot! I wanted to rip those fabulous jeans off her. Run my hands through her blonde curls. I loved the buckled, leather jacket. To bad she didn't take it off so I could see that vest....... :astonished:

Supersized for z girl:p

UPS :d_biglaugh:

[itrack4u]

UPS :d_biglaugh:

you're welcome:)

[HeavensAngel332]

I was so turned on by Sheryl. I mean she was hot! I wanted to rip those fabulous jeans off her. Run my hands through her blonde curls. I loved the buckled, leather jacket. To bad she didn't take it off so I could see that vest....... :astonished:

Supersized for z girl:p

Daaang, throw some cold water on this girl! lol!

[Musofan]

Daaang, throw some cold water on this girl! lol!

Alrighty! Wet t-shirt competition. I like your thinking :D

[itrack4u]

Alrighty! Wet t-shirt competition. I like your thinking :D

I know right;)

[cx007]

:(

hi is anybody can upload the show on megaupload
i missed it because i cant have tbs and i would really like to watch it



tanks


caro

[Kali5]

i think it was a great show ,
but ellen wasnt even a producer on most her things shes and executive producer ,i think they (tbs people) must have been very specific on what they wanted and ellen wasnt even listed as a writer , maybe thats more to do with the strike , but her names normally listed on credits more than once and she was only listed as the host.

personally i dont think she chose the acts apart from cheryl

but still very good show !!

[jlilest]

Something to consider is that a variety show is meant to appeal to a lot of different people.
If you don't like one act, just wait a short time and something completely different will be shown.

From the posts I have seen, it sounds like it succeeded in appealing to different people through different acts.

I rather liked the fake Beatles and the quick change artists.
I remember when the Beatles music was considered so wild and now I hear one of their songs and it sounds so tame. :uglyconf:

The show may have suffered a little from the advertisements over promising a bit.

[HeavensAngel332]

Alrighty! Wet t-shirt competition. I like your thinking :D

Not exactly what I had in mind, but that'll do, lol!:D

[Kali5]

Something to consider is that a variety show is meant to appeal to a lot of different people.
If you don't like one act, just wait a short time and something completely different will be shown.

From the posts I have seen, it sounds like it succeeded in appealing to different people through different acts.

I rather liked the fake Beatles and the quick change artists.
I remember when the Beatles music was considered so wild and now I hear one of their songs and it sounds so tame. :uglyconf:

The show may have suffered a little from the advertisements over promising a bit.

oh yah i liked it all , i just wasnt that into the musicle guests , but a lot of people liked them , ok i was hoping for mary l blige there i said it haha

wonder where that came from then that mary was performing , maybe she had to pull out last minute , ya i hear ya about the beatles music lol

[tcsced]

I was so turned on by Sheryl. I mean she was hot! I wanted to rip those fabulous jeans off her. Run my hands through her blonde curls. I loved the buckled, leather jacket. To bad she didn't take it off so I could see that vest....... :astonished:

Supersized for z girl:p

The vest? You've obviously never seen this woman's muscles!!! Now that's HOT! And about singing the song twice...Sheryl is a big perfectionist...kinda like Ellen, so I can totally understand why Ellen let her sing the song twice! :D

They look great together...in a best friend kind of way...oh who am I kidding, they're hot together...but I love Portia, and Sheryl is straight:rolleyes:, well, at least I think she is...there's always that picture of her licking Sarah McLachlan's arm that made me kinda wonder...LOL!!! But I love it when her and Ellen are together! Being a huge fan of Sheryl's, I think it's awesome that they are such good friends...they've done so much together too, which I think is awesome!

Her performance was the best act of the show last night, apart from Ellen of course! That song had kinda a funky cool groove to it...I liked it. I can see why they saved her for last...she was the biggest star there besides Ellen!!

I totally forgot about Mary J. Blige while I was watching the show, but now I'm reading your posts and I remember Ellen saying Mary was going to be on the show...I wonder what happened! Maybe she had to pull out at the last minute!

[tcsced]

BTW, if you want to have a wet t-shirt contest, I don't know if any of you noticed it, but when Ellen was laying in bed, you could see her arm right through her shirt...so you know what that means...forget Sheryl's vest...Ellen shouldv'e taken her vest off!;)

If you want to have a wet t-shirt contest, I think Ellen would have won! :D

[Stephie22]

I think the Show was great. Could have bee a bit more of Ellen.

I liked everything besides Barry Manilow ( its not my kind of music) and the robot guy ( the sound effects were ok but he wasnt funny).

All the Artists where great and Ellen was funny like allways ( best quote for me : " See me as your gay cousin") .:d_laugh:

:)

[tcsced]

I think the Show was great. Could have bee a bit more of Ellen.

I liked everything besides Barry Manilow ( its not my kind of music) and the robot guy ( the sound effects were ok but he wasnt funny).

All the Artists where great and Ellen was funny like allways ( best quote for me : " See me as your gay cousin") .:d_laugh:

:)

I agree with everything you said! Ellen is all of our gay cousin..LOL!!!:D

[Stephie22]

I agree with everything you said! Ellen is all of our gay cousin..LOL!!!:D



I wish she were my gay cousin.....:)

[tcsced]

I wish she were my gay cousin.....:)

You and me both! :p:D

[freudscigar]

You and me both! :p:D

Well, there is some credence to the 6 degrees of separation phenomenon... You may only be 6-times removed from our beloved Ellen if you can be bothered to get craking and do the work to find out. You may not be "cousins", but you could be "linked"...

[tcsced]

Oh, I agree with you...I believe we are all related in some way. So I believe I am related to Ellen in some way...some VERY, VERY DISTANT way...LOL!!!:p

[Kristen101]

Oh, I agree with you...I believe we are all related in some way. So I believe I am related to Ellen in some way...some VERY, VERY DISTANT way...LOL!!!:p

haha i agree! :p

[vanblue2003]

i LOVED the show. everyone in it, but especially ellen (duh). the bit where she woke up next to wayne newton had me rolling :D. haha he paid her $100. i watched it twice :)

i thought the sound effects guy was cool. i wish i could do that with my mouth!

[vanblue2003]

haha i agree! :p

hey kristen, how did you make your sig? it's adorable! :)

[Kristen101]

hey kristen, how did you make your sig? it's adorable! :)

thanks! :) i made it with Paint Shop Pro X ;)

i agree, the wayne newton thing was hilarious!

[zoeak]

BTW, if you want to have a wet t-shirt contest, I don't know if any of you noticed it, but when Ellen was laying in bed, you could see her arm right through her shirt...so you know what that means...forget Sheryl's vest...Ellen shouldv'e taken her vest off!;)

If you want to have a wet t-shirt contest, I think Ellen would have won! :D

Bed? Arm? Wha'-WHAAT? Is this a reference to something on the RBShow, or an older reference that's going way over my head?

[tcsced]

It is a reference to the Reall Big Show last night. She was lying in bed with Wayne Newton for a minute.

[lozlovesellen]

Hey y'all is there a clip of this on megaupload or can I download it somewhere (the really big show)? Thanks in advance.

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Remember when Michelle was called from the producer? I bet she was going to be one of the ladies that received 1 grand and got to go gamble with Wayne Newton...:) I can't wait to hear back from her...

[jlilest]

It might be more likely that she was going to be one of the screaming "Fab Four" fans.

JadedPeach got to be one.

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Ah thanks James, that does make sense... ;)

[ohyeaah]

Don't have time to post a lot, but just wanted to share...

My six year old daughter and I are watching ellen's really big show and after a commercial, they cut to Lyle Lovett. When he was done, my daughter said "That isn't really ellen's kind of music is it?''

Mind you, she's a bit more in tune with ellen than most kids, but she kinda hit the nail on the head...

Just loved seeing ellen though! I'll share my stories a bit later.

michelle
:banana:

[ohyeaah]

Remember when Michelle was called from the producer? I bet she was going to be one of the ladies that received 1 grand and got to go gamble with Wayne Newton...:) I can't wait to hear back from her...

THAT is what I was up for...

Wasn't meant to be.

michelle
:banana:

[jlilest]

THAT is what I was up for...

Wasn't meant to be.

michelle
:banana:

Well at least you got to see Ellen. :)

I rather think I would have wanted to stay in the audience rather than hang out with Wayne Newton. :uglyconf:

[i_love_ellen]

Well at least you got to see Ellen. :)

I rather think I would have wanted to stay in the audience rather than hang out with Wayne Newton. :uglyconf:
I feel the same way James. I would have thanked ellen,gave her a big hug and then said "i'd rather stay here with you than gamble":D

[virginia88]

hey guys :)
I havn`t been online for a while and I missed a lot!!!:eek:

just a question: is there a chance to watch the show???? :confused:

[ynnad]

hey guys :)
I havn`t been online for a while and I missed a lot!!!:eek:

just a question: is there a chance to watch the show???? :confused:

hey, you can download the show... if you have no other answer and still interested than send me a pm ;)

[tcsced]

Does anyone have a bunch of the pics from Ellen's Big Show without watermarks??? I thought someone posted some on here, but I don't see them...or maybe a link to a website that had them? I've been on Getty Images and gotten those even though they have watermarks, but I had a bunch without watermarks and I'm trying to figure out where I got them from.

The reason I'm asking is because I had them all saved on a disc and for some reson now my computer is saying there's nothing on the disc...the disc seems to be possessed:mad:, and so I'm trying to collect all the pictures that were on there and put the on a new disc. If anyone could help me out, I would really, really appreciate it!

Thanks a bunch!

[ivonne]

I think you can find some here:

http://television.aol.com/celebrity/ellen-degeneres/17737/photos/ellens-really-big-show-at-the-comedy-festival-15048-mc-00159jpg-talk-show/2024699

[BrewkaPL]

Does anyone have a bunch of the pics from Ellen's Big Show without watermarks??? I thought someone posted some on here, but I don't see them...or maybe a link to a website that had them? I've been on Getty Images and gotten those even though they have watermarks, but I had a bunch without watermarks and I'm trying to figure out where I got them from.

The reason I'm asking is because I had them all saved on a disc and for some reson now my computer is saying there's nothing on the disc...the disc seems to be possessed:mad:, and so I'm trying to collect all the pictures that were on there and put the on a new disc. If anyone could help me out, I would really, really appreciate it!

Thanks a bunch!


Maybe such 600x440
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/4476/16if7.jpg

[tcsced]

Thanks so much for those links!!!

[misskitty]

Does anybody know if this show had good TV ratings?:xmas_19:

[jjjoan]

oh my....... i miss all about ellen's really big show. i just found this at YouTube post by CoCo.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1htX-O-RA_0
that is real cool! thanks Coco.:xmas_19:

[misskitty]

Maybe such 600x440
http://img409.imageshack.us/img409/4476/16if7.jpg

that is a really nice picture of Ellen thanks for sharing that BrewkaPL :)

[After5]

Hi!
I was wondering the same thing myself! I simply love Ellen, and have been a fan since day 1.
Anyway, the reviews/ratings on "Ellen's Really Big Show" seem mixed.

According to http://www.usatoday.com
"Not as funny. TBS' latest original comedy, Frank TV, opened decently with 2.9 million viewers Tuesday. Monday special Ellen's Really Big Show managed 1.5 million viewers, below Family Guy repeats usually in that time slot. ":mad:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-11-27-nielsens-analysis_N.htm

Seemingly disappointing numbers - especially to the investors and shareholders of TBS. But according to the Chicago Tribune:

DeGeneres' 'Big Show' may go on
November 25, 2007
It's been a tough few weeks for Ellen DeGeneres.

First there was the problem with an adopted dog, which led to a tearful plea on her daytime talk show. Then came all the flak for continuing her show despite the Writers Guild strike, which led the usually genial DeGeneres to cancel a taping in New York when she heard writers planned to protest.

Now a bit of good news for DeGeneres: According to ratings released by TBS, "Ellen's Really Big Show" was seen in 1,153,000 households on Monday, which bodes well for a follow-up in 2008.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/columnists/chi-1125armour_3nov25,1,4041722.column

I hope this was helpful!
Happy Holidays all!:xmas_19:

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Thanks for the info, welcome to the forum by the way! :):xmas_9::xmas_19:

[misskitty]

Hi!
I was wondering the same thing myself! I simply love Ellen, and have been a fan since day 1.
Anyway, the reviews/ratings on "Ellen's Really Big Show" seem mixed.

According to http://www.usatoday.com
"Not as funny. TBS' latest original comedy, Frank TV, opened decently with 2.9 million viewers Tuesday. Monday special Ellen's Really Big Show managed 1.5 million viewers, below Family Guy repeats usually in that time slot. ":mad:

http://www.usatoday.com/life/television/news/2007-11-27-nielsens-analysis_N.htm

Seemingly disappointing numbers - especially to the investors and shareholders of TBS. But according to the Chicago Tribune:

DeGeneres' 'Big Show' may go on
November 25, 2007
It's been a tough few weeks for Ellen DeGeneres.

First there was the problem with an adopted dog, which led to a tearful plea on her daytime talk show. Then came all the flak for continuing her show despite the Writers Guild strike, which led the usually genial DeGeneres to cancel a taping in New York when she heard writers planned to protest.

Now a bit of good news for DeGeneres: According to ratings released by TBS, "Ellen's Really Big Show" was seen in 1,153,000 households on Monday, which bodes well for a follow-up in 2008.


http://www.chicagotribune.com/entertainment/columnists/chi-1125armour_3nov25,1,4041722.column

I hope this was helpful!
Happy Holidays all!:xmas_19:




yes thanks so much for the information that was very helpful indeed :xmas_19: :)

[DegeneresDerossi2007]

It's Not Too Late to Watch Ellen's VLOG from Vegas!
November 20, 2008 | Posted at 11:00 AM

you missed Ellen’s live VLOG from Vegas on Wednesday, you’re in luck! We’ve archived the complete video and you can still catch all the action by clicking right here!

this was on her webstie just now !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Love the Ellen D

[Mountaineer]

There is a short video of Ellen in Vegas and Portia is with her :)

http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/11/ellen_gets_her_gambling_on.php

[suki]

There is a short video of Ellen in Vegas and Portia is with her :)

http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/11/ellen_gets_her_gambling_on.php

Yay, thanks for the link :)

Awww I'm so glad Portia was able to go to Vegas with Ellen, I wondered if she would be too busy filming. I love what she said about being married and them not being able to take that away from her, she's so amazing :o

[DegeneresDerossi2007]

There is a short video of Ellen in Vegas and Portia is with her :)

http://extratv.warnerbros.com/2008/11/ellen_gets_her_gambling_on.php
thank you they are both amazing Glad Porita got to go....

[Samy]

Ellen DeGeneres kicks off first day of Comedy Festival at Caesars
Posted November 20, 2008 excerpt:


"...Last year Ellen, 50, instructed Comedy Festival organizers to scrap plans for a media tent meet-and-greet for photos and interviews. It will be interesting to see if she goes ahead with it tonight as currently planned. Ellen isn’t overly press-friendly and probably doesn’t want to have to deal with California political questions about same-sex marriage or her wedding to actress Portia de Rossi."

http://www.vegasdeluxe.com/blogs/luxe-life/2008/nov/20/ellen-degeneres-kicks-first-day-comedy-festival-ca/

[EllenIsNumber1]

gosh if i was 21 at least i would have travelled there without hesitation but I can't because it would be too expensive to go as a familyy:(

[DegeneresDerossi2007]

Ellen DeGeneres kicks off first day of Comedy Festival at Caesars
Posted November 20, 2008 excerpt:


"...Last year Ellen, 50, instructed Comedy Festival organizers to scrap plans for a media tent meet-and-greet for photos and interviews. It will be interesting to see if she goes ahead with it tonight as currently planned. Ellen isn’t overly press-friendly and probably doesn’t want to have to deal with California political questions about same-sex marriage or her wedding to actress Portia de Rossi."

http://www.vegasdeluxe.com/blogs/luxe-life/2008/nov/20/ellen-degeneres-kicks-first-day-comedy-festival-ca/

thank you Ellen great ..she cab do anything , Glad portia got to go...

[DegeneresDerossi2007]

DeGeneres' kickoff show to Comedy Festival bigger than ever
How do you follow a really big show? With an even bigger really big show, of course.

Think of it that way, and the title of Ellen DeGeneres' latest variety show isn't nearly as unwieldy.

The three-day festival will include shows by such performers as Jerry Seinfeld, Dane Cook, Cheech and Chong, Andrew "Dice" Clay and The Kids in the Hall.

DeGeneres' kickoff show will, like last year's edition -- called, naturally, "Ellen's Really Big Show" -- feature variety acts from around the globe. During a conference call with reporters last week, DeGeneres said she hadn't seen the acts, and that producers were even keeping videotapes of two of them away from her.

"My producers wanted to surprise me with two of them, just because they want to see my reactions," she said.

"I think it's going to be the same kind of excitement, the same kind of acts that you have never seen before," she said. "We brought in people from all over the world that are fascinating to watch, and I think most of you are going to just sit there and wonder how they even thought of this idea that would be a possibility as a talent."

DeGeneres said she approaches developing her own material for the variety show -- she has signed on for three more editions after this one -- in the same way as she does her own Emmy-winning talk show.

"You know, there really is no difference between Ellen the stand-up or Ellen the talk show host or Ellen, even, at home," she said.

Going back to her own stand-up days, "it's just kind of commenting on absurdities and human behavior," she said, "and so there (are) going to be lots of comments about Vegas, obviously, and lots of other things.

"But, you know," DeGeneres said, "it's not like I'm going to be topless or start cursing all of a sudden. It's pretty much the same."

Then, after pausing for a perfectly timed Ellenish beat, DeGeneres added: "Although, now that I mention it, maybe topless, that sounds kind of exciting."

DeGeneres said she doesn't miss the practical rigors of the stand-up circuit. "I don't miss the traveling and sleeping in a hotel every night. I mean, that touring got really old."

But, in retrospect, there were signs even back then that a new career would someday be in the cards for DeGeneres.

"I used to tell the audience at the end of the show when I (did) a question and answer, I said, 'Someday, I am going to make you come to me, and I'm not going to come to you anymore,' " she said. "And, now, they do come to me.

"So I get to do stand-up every single day. I still get that live energy exchanged between the audience and myself. I still get to say the things I want to say and comment on."

DeGeneres said she hopes to catch some of the other festival events this weekend. And when she isn't performing or showgoing?

"Well, the buffet, you know?" she said. "Obviously. I don't know how much it is, but it's still a deal isn't it? I mean, I'm a vegan, so I will just have salad, but that's still a bargain.

"And, I'm going to gamble, that's what I'm going to do. I'm going to gamble, and if there are clothing optional pools there ... " DeGeneres said, letting the thought trail off.

Actually, a few laughs couldn't hurt these days, what with the state of the economy and all. A good laugh is a great thing anytime, DeGeneres said, noting that she signed on to the specials "before the economy was falling apart."

But, she added, "hopefully, there will be people out there winning

[tcsced]

There are a bunch of new pictures of Ellen's Comedy Special she taped tonight on wireimage.com and gettyimages.com:D

[hobbes]

There are a bunch of new pictures of Ellen's Comedy Special she taped tonight on wireimage.com and gettyimages.com:D
Thanks for info !!!!

Watching the pics it seems she spread energy.......but I expected it ! :)

[hgwcan]

Las Vegas Review Journal - Nov. 21, 2008

SIGHTINGS
Portia de Rossi, riding the Big Shot, X Scream and Insanity thrill rides at the Stratosphere on Wednesday. She was with Andy Lassner and Ed Glavin, executive producers on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show."
... Dutch magician Hans Klok, taping two appearances on the "Ellen" show on Thursday.

[suki]

There are a bunch of new pictures of Ellen's Comedy Special she taped tonight on wireimage.com and gettyimages.com:D

Thanks for that :)

Have to say she's looking mighty fine (I love her jacket :D) looks like she was having a great time, I wish I'd been there, I'd give anything to see her live!

I definitely need to find a better paid job :(

Edited: Wow, those rides at the Stratosphere are insane, my friends 'forced' me to go on the coaster and the Big shot, but I couldn't face the X-Scream, that was too much :p

[BrewkaPL]

Just added 50 pics to ellenpics :)
http://ellenpics.blogspot.com/2008/11/comedy-festival-2008-presented-by-tbs.html

[suki]

Just added 50 pics to ellenpics :)
http://ellenpics.blogspot.com/2008/11/comedy-festival-2008-presented-by-tbs.html


Thanks very much, they're great :)

[Majeska]

anybody see this yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVcOxbm6zY0

[itrack4u]

anybody see this yet?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DVcOxbm6zY0

Nope. It looks better than last year's show :p Thanks

[DegeneresDerossi2007]

By Alex Dobuzinskis

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Three top U.S. comedians next week will bring variety shows to television and one, Rosie O'Donnell, believes the format could stage a comeback amid the slumping economy if families start gathering around TVs for cheap entertainment.

Specials from O'Donnell, Ellen DeGeneres and Stephen Colbert, are each scheduled as one-time events, but if successful they highlight what could be a return to a program format largely absent from U.S. TV for more than 20 years.

"Rosie Live," features Broadway-style singing and dancing from stars such as Gloria Estefan and Harry Connick Jr. O'Donnell and NBC, which airs the show November 26, said it could return as a regularly appearing program.

"The timing is right, I think the economy has made it so people are staying home more and sadly unable to go out," said O'Donnell, 46. "One hour to get around the TV with everyone in your family and laugh, that to me I think is needed now."

For her part, DeGeneres will share the stage of "Ellen's Even Bigger Really Big Show" on November 29 with a brother and sister pole-dancing team, a Dutch magician and performers from Spain, Germany and other countries.

DeGeneres, 50, who already has a daytime talk show, described herself as a fan of old-time variety shows.

"It's something that I've always loved," she told Reuters. "When I was growing up, it's the kind of thing I watched on television all the time and wanted to bring back. It's fun."

"A Colbert Christmas," which lands on cable channel Comedy Central on November23, takes a satirical approach to typical Christmas TV specials with comedy sketches and singers like country star Willie Nelson and rocker Elvis Costello.

ANYTHING GOES

Combining musical acts and sketch comedy with an earnest, anything-goes format, variety programs such as "The Carol Burnett Show" and "The Sonny and Cher Comedy Hour" were a staple of nighttime U.S. TV in the 1960s and 1970s.

But they fell out of favor in the 1980s, as TV channels proliferated and audiences shifted to dramas and comedies.

Variety programs remain popular in many parts of the world, from "Eat Bulaga!" in the Philippines to "Sabado Gigante" in Latin America. But current-day U.S. audiences are accustomed to reality TV. The popular "Saturday Night Live," which was launched in the 1970s, retains vestiges of old-time variety.

Larry Auerbach, who worked as a talent agent for 47 years and is associate dean at the school of cinematic arts at the University of Southern California, said he would like to see the variety show return, but he doubts it can happen.

"Maybe some day it might come back, but I think it's a different time today," Auerbach said. "People, if they're old enough to remember anything, will consider it old fashioned."

But Craig Plestis, NBC executive vice president of alternative programing, said his network's "America's Got Talent," which combines reality TV and the variety format, has proven popular. Continued...

[christkind60]

Found nice pics on the tbs-side.
http://www.thecomedyfestival.com/thecomedyfestival/photogal/0,,159844%7C160199,00.html
Enjoy
christkind60

[jupiterpro]

Some news.:
http://vegasdeluxe.com/blogs/luxe-life/2008/nov/21/morning-call-degeneres-even-bigger-really-odd-show/

[misskitty]

I cannot wait for the show it will be really good and thanks for the pictures they are really nice :)

[stoner]

Found nice pics on the tbs-side.
http://www.thecomedyfestival.com/thecomedyfestival/photogal/0,,159844%7C160199,00.html
Enjoy
christkind60

Thanks for posting this link. Isn't that Tom the audience guy in one of the pictures, the one with the hula hoops?

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

Thanks for posting this link. Isn't that Tom the audience guy in one of the pictures, the one with the hula hoops?

Yeah it sure looks like it doesn't it!

[_shadow_]

http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur48933.cfm

hi this interview with ellen seems to be longer. Enjoy it

[suki]

http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur48933.cfm

hi this interview with ellen seems to be longer. Enjoy it

Thanks for the link :)

[drummonger]

Not sure if this has been posted but they have several video clips of the special...

http://www.afterellen.com/blog/sarahwarn/tv-alert-ellens-really-big-show-11-29-08

:scoolblue:

[itrack4u]

Remember to watch at 9:00pm (est):):D

[Steef1991]

what channel is it on? Maybe I have it in that digital television pack thingy. If not, can anybody record it for sure?:D

thanks

[AnastasiaBeavrhausen]

what channel is it on? Maybe I have it in that digital television pack thingy. If not, can anybody record it for sure?:D

thanks

Its on TBS! :)

[tcsced]

Stopping the school work for the night, and going to pop the popcorn right now!!:D