Ellen DeGeneres was cancelled from Hollywood in 2022 for being ‘mean,’ and she’s now making a comeback by using that mean narrative to fuel a new stand-up Netflix show.
Staffers previously came forward with allegations against DeGeneres, saying the talk show host and famous comedian was a mean person who created a toxic work environment. It didn’t take long before she was forced to pull the plug on her wildly successful talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” and she faded away – until now. DeGeneres is now poking fun at the entire situation and using the ‘mean-Ellen’ commentary in her new stand-up show, according to TMZ.
Producer Ellen DeGeneres attends Netflix’s season 1 premiere of “Green Eggs and Ham”. Photo by VALERIE MACON/AFP via Getty Images
The star took the stage at a live show in Los Angeles recently, and reporters in attendance noted the rumors about her being mean were the main components of her new comedic content.
DeGeneres poked fun at the industry for kicking her off her show.
“What else can I tell you? Oh yeah, I got kicked out of show business,” she quipped.
“There’s no mean people in show business,” she added sarcastically, according to TMZ.
Comedienne/talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on September 4, 2012 in Los Angeles, California. Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images
TV show host Ellen Degeneres appears at “The Ellen Degeneres Show” Season 13 Bi-Coastal Premiere at Rockefeller Center on September 8, 2015 in New York City. Photo by Dave Kotinsky/Getty Images
The famous comedian addressed her feelings on the matter while poking fun at the irony in the situation.
“The hate went on for a long time and I would try to avoid looking at the news. The ‘be kind’ girl wasn’t kind. That was the headline,” she said, according to TMZ.
“I became this one-dimensional character who gave stuff away and danced up steps … Would a mean person dance up steps?” she asked in her stand-up show.
Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres appears during the taping of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” in Times Square November 19, 2005 in New York City. Photo by Fernando Leon/Getty Images
Actress Ellen DeGeneres presents the “One Liner Year in Review” onstage during the 59th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards. Photo by Vince Bucci/Getty Images
Comedian Ellen DeGeneres attends the 26th Annual GLAAD Media Awards at The Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 21, 2015 in Beverly Hills, California. Photo by Jason Kempin/Getty Images
“Had I ended my show by saying, ‘Go fuck yourself,’ people would’ve been pleasantly surprised,” DeGeneres quipped, as she sarcastically drew comparisons between the rumors and the way she ended each of her talk show segments by saying, “be kind to one another.”
DeGeneres spoke candidly about how she was personally impacted when she was canceled.
“Honestly, I’m making jokes about what happened to me but it was devastating, really,” she said on stage, according to TMZ.
Ellen DeGeneres speaks onstage during the Michelle Obama: The Light We Carry Tour at Warner Theatre on November 15, 2022 in Washington, DC. Photo by Tasos Katopodis/Getty Images for Live Nation
“I just hated the way the show ended. I love that show so much and I just hated that the last time people would see me is that way.” (RELATED: Rumor Has It DiCaprio Pulled A Savage Move After Playboy Model Refused To Go Home With Him: REPORT)
He new stand-up show is slated for release on Netflix in the fall.