♪ OH OH OH ♪ ♪ TODAY'S THE DAY I'VE BEEN WAITING FOR ♪
♪ TOMORROW WON'T COME AFTER
ALL ♪
♪ YESTERDAY IS SO FAR AWAY ♪
♪ AND TODAY IS THE ONLY DAY ♪
♪ SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP THE
CLOCK ♪
>> Announcer: HERE SHE IS
NOW, ELLEN DeGENERES!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
♪ OH OH OH ♪
♪ DON'T EVER LET THIS DAY STOP ♪
♪ OH OH OH ♪
♪ I NEVER WANNA GO HOME ♪
♪ NO NO NO NO NO ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> Ellen: THANK YOU SO MUCH! THAT'S SO NICE OF YOU. BACK AT YOU, THANK YOU FOR BEING
HERE.
TODAY I WANT TO TALK ABOUT LOVE.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT
APPRECIATION AND GRATITUDE AND
ALL OF THE IMPORTANT THINGS WE
SHOULD ALL BE TALKING ABOUT ALL
THE TIME.
FIRST OF ALL I WANT TO SAY THAT
I LOVE MY AUDIENCE, I LOVE MY
VIEWERS!
[APPLAUSE]
I AM GRATEFUL TO EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF YOU WATCHING AT HOME, PAM
IN TOPEKA AND JULIE IN TAMPA,
AND STEPHEN IN FORT LAUDERDALE.
I DON'T HAVE TIME TO NAME
EVERYBODY TODAY.
[LAUGHTER]
I WANT TO THINK SOME OTHER
PEOPLE THAT I AM VERY GRATEFUL
FOR AND THAT IS MY STAFF.
[APPLAUSE]
THEY CAN'T REALLY --
YOU CAN'T SEE THEM BECAUSE THEY
ARE POINTING IN THIS DIRECTION,
BUT THERE ARE 260 PEOPLE WHO
WORK HERE, I LOVE EACH AND EVERY
ONE OF THEM.
I AM SO PROUD OF WHAT WE DO
HERE.
WE PUT OUT THE VERY BEST SHOW
THAT WE CAN EVERY SINGLE DAY.
WE NEVER SETTLE, WE NEVER SAY
OH, THAT'S GOOD ENOUGH, THAT'S
JUST DO THAT TODAY.
EVEN THOUGH SOMETIMES THEY MAY
LOOK LIKE THAT.
I'M SURE THAT YOU ARE THINKING
THEY GAVE UP ON THAT SEGMENT,
BUT NO.
[LAUGHTER]
WE TRY.
WE REALLY DO.
WE DO OUR BEST.
SO I WANT TO SAY THANK YOU TO MY
STAFF THAT IS WORKING SO HARD.
BECAUSE OF COVID WE HAVE BEEN
WORKING WITH A SKELETON CREW,
VERY FEW PEOPLE ARE HERE, MOST
STAFF IS AT HOME WORKING, I
CAN'T WAIT FOR EVERYBODY TO BE
BACK HERE.
MY STAFF HAS SUPPORTED ME
THROUGH SOME REALLY TOUGH TIMES,
AND AFTER 18 YEARS, WE ARE A
FAMILY!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
YOUR SUPPORT FOR ME MEANS
EVERYTHING TO ME, YOU LIFT ME UP
COMING AND MAKE ME LAUGH WHEN
YOU SEE I AM HAVING A HARD DAY.
I APPRECIATE YOU MORE THAN
YOU'LL EVER KNOW.
THE SHOW HAS BEEN ON THE AIR FOR
18 YEARS AND REALLY IT'S BECAUSE
OF ALL OF YOU.
VERY FEW SHOWS GO ON THIS LONG!
[APPLAUSE]
SO TO BE WORKING AND DOING THE
SHOW AS MANY YEARS AS WE HAVE,
Y'ALL SHOULD FEEL REALLY PROUD
OF WHAT WE ACCOMPLISH EVERY
SINGLE DAY, AND OUR GOAL EVERY
DAY IS TO MAKE PEOPLE LAUGH AND
TO BE ABLE TO FORGET ABOUT
WHATEVER IS GOING ON IN THE
WORLD OR WHATEVER MAY BE
UPSETTING YOU AND YOUR FAMILY OR
WHATEVER AND AT THE SAME TIME WE
LOVE HELPING PEOPLE.
SO WE MAKE YOU LAUGH AND
ENTERTAIN PEOPLE AND WE HELP
PEOPLE.
WE LIKE TO CALL IT AN INTER
INTER-HELPMANSHOW.
I MADE THAT UP.
I REALIZE THAT'S WHAT WE DO.
I WANT TO SHOUT OUT SOME PEOPLE
WHO HAVE BEEN HERE SINCE DAY ONE
TREND.
RON AND ALLIES ARE FROM THE
AUDIO CREW.
THERE THEY ARE.
[APPLAUSE]
ELIZA PUTS THE MIC ON ME
EVERYTHING WILL DAY, IT'S
POSSIBLE SHE HAS HAD HER HAND UP
MY SHIRT MORE THAN PORTIA.
[LAUGHTER]
RON, EVERY TIME YOU COME OUT AND
MIC AN AUDIENCE MEMBER AND I SAY
HE DOES NOT WORK HERE.
YOU LAUGH EVERY TIME EVEN THOUGH
I SAY IT ALL THE TIME.
THE CAMERA OPERATORS HAVE BEEN
HERE SINCE DAY ONE TREND, DAVID
SHIFT, PAUL, DONOVAN.
SOMETIMES I PRETEND NOT TO KNOW
YOUR NAMES AS A JOKE, BUT TRUST
ME I KNOW ALL OF YOUR NAMES, I
JUST DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE IS
WHICH.
[LAUGHTER]
CLAUDIA, OUR AUDIENCE PRODUCER
HAS BEEN HERE SINCE THE
BEGINNING PAIRED SHE WORKS SO
HARD NO MATTER HOW HUNG OVER SHE
IS.
SHE IS ON IT.
AND OUR PERFORMANCE COORDINATOR
STARTED FILLING IN PART TIME IN
SEASON TWO, HE HAS BEEN HERE
FULL-TIME FOR 17 YEARS.
NOT THAT WE HIRED HIM, HE JUST
KEEPS SHOWING UP, WE ARE LIKE,
OKAY.
DO WE PAY HIM?
I DON'T KNOW.
BETSY, YOU HAVE BEEN ON
TELEPROMPTER SINCE DAY ONE, AND
I REALLY --
SCROLL PLEASE, LOVE YOU.
[LAUGHTER]
YOU ARE THE MOST BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
IN THE WORLD.
BETSY, YOU PUT THAT IN THERE.
HEATHER AND LANIE, MY GLAM CREW
WHO HELP ME LOOK THIS WAY.
YOU SHOULD SEE ME NOT WITH THEM,
IT'S HORRIBLE.
PATTY HAS BEEN HOLDING MY
CUE CARDS FOR 18 YEARS.
HER ARMS MUST BE SORE.
I WOULD LIKE TO MENTION ALL 260
OF YOU, BUT MORE THAN ANYTHING I
WANT YOU TO KNOW HOW MUCH I
APPRECIATE YOU AND HOW PROUD I
AM OF THE SHOW, THANK YOU,
THANK YOU, THANK YOU.
AND BEFORE I BRING THEM OUT I
WANT TO SAY SOMETHING ABOUT
TWITCH.
HE IS MORE THAN A COAT
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER, HE HAS MY
FRIEND.
I JUST LOVE HIM SO MUCH AND HE
BRING SO MUCH POSITIVE ENERGY.
NOT JUST TO THE SHOW, BUT TO ME.
WE ARE VERY --
I JUST LOVE HIM AND ALSO THE WAY
HE DRESSES.
[LAUGHTER]
AND ALSO THINK THAT HE HAPPENS
TO BE A GOOD DANCER.
PLEASE WELCOME MY FRIEND TWITCH!
♪ ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] >> Ellen: AH! TWITCH, I LOVE YOU, YOU'RE THE
BEST.
>> ELLEN, I LOVE YOU.
I LOVE YOU.
I WILL SAY THIS AGAIN, WE ARE
DOWN LIKE FOUR FLAT TIRES IN A
DITCH.
[LAUGHTER]
SPILL AND THAT'S HOW WE ARE
DOWN?
>> THAT'S HOW WE ARE DOWN.
>> Ellen: THAT SEEMS
UNFORTUNATE, IT SEEMS LIKE A BAD
THING.
>> YEAH, BUT WE ARE DOWN THERE
TOGETHER.
THAT'S WHAT I'M SAYING.
>> Ellen: OKAY.
>> LIKE --
>> Ellen: IS THAT A SAYING OR
DID YOU MAKE IT UP?
>> IT'S IS SAYING.
DOWN LIKE FOUR FLAT TIRES.
IN THE DITCHES EXTRA.
>> Ellen: BUT HAD WE BEEN IN A
CAR IN A CANYON FOUR FLAT TIRES,
THAT'S MORE DOWN.
>> THAT IS MORE DOWN.
>> Ellen: THE POINT IS WE ARE
DOWN.
>> YES, WE ARE DOWN.
>> Ellen: TWITCH COMING TO
KNOW HOW YOU ARE ALWAYS ASKING
ME WHEN WE WILL GET NEW ITEMS IN
THE "ELLEN" SHOP?
>> ALWAYS.
>> Ellen: MY FAVORITE
INFLUENCERS ROBERTA AND RENEE
GOT THEIR HANDS ON A FEW THINGS.
TAKE IT OVER.
>> RENEE, HI.
>> ROBERTA, OH, MY GOODNESS, I
HAVE TO TELL YOU WHAT HAVE
IMPAIRED YOU KNOW HOW I STEAL MY
NEIGHBORS MAGAZINES?
THE OTHER DAY --
>> WE CAN TALK ABOUT THAT LATER,
RIGHT NOW WE HAVE TO DO OUR
REVIEWS.
>> YES, THE REVIEW OF THE NEW
"ELLEN" SHOP ITEMS.
I HAVE NOT HEARD THAT SINCE
MARDI GRAS 1986.
>> WE HAVE SO MANY BEADS THAT
YEAR.
>> I HAVE THIS KOOZIE, IT'S FOR
A BEER, BUT I FOUND OUT THAT IT
IS ALSO GOOD FOR WINE AND
CHAMPAGNE AND COUGH SYRUP.
>> I THINK YOU MEAN A KOOZIE.
>> NO, I DON'T, IT IS COZY.
>> OKAY, LET'S MOVE ON.
>> WHAT DID YOU GET?
>> I'M EXCITED, I GOT THIS COOL
OR BAD.
>> I THINK YOU MEAN COLOR BAG.
>> NO, IT'S A COOLER BAG.
>> GIRLS GRAB YOUR COZY AND PUT
YOUR BEER IN THE COLAR.
>> WELL, IT HOLDS A BREWERS
DOZEN WHICH IS SIX BEERS PLUS
ANOTHER.
>> I WILL SHOW YOU THIS
KEY CHAIN I GOT, A BOTTLE OPENER
KEY CHAIN.
>> AND WE ARE USING YOUR TEETH,
RENEE.
>> MY DENTIST WILL BE SO HAPPY.
>> ONE MORE THING THAT I GOT,
THIS FUN HAT.
>> ROBERTA, YOU LOOK SO GOOD IN
HATS.
LET ME TAKE A SCREENSHOT.
>> OH, WILL YOU SEND IT TO ME
AND IT CAN BE MY NEW PROFILE
PICTURE.
>> IF ANYBODY WANTS TO GRAB THE
STUFF COMING YOU CAN GET IT AT
THE "ELLEN" SHOP ONLINE.
>> I'M GOING TO GET THAT KOOZIE.
>> COZY.
>> POTATO.
>> OH.
>> HOW DO YOU TURN THIS OFF?
>> Ellen: THANK YOU ROBERTA
AND RENEE.
THANK YOU SO MUCH.
NOW I WANT TO SHOW YOU SOME
PICTURES THAT SHOW THE UNIVERSE
HAS A PLAN AND A SENSE OF HUMOR.
IT'S TIME FOR MY SEGMENT
"COINCIDENCE, I THINK NOT."
♪ ♪
[LAUGHTER] >> Ellen: YOU KNOW, THAT WOULD
BE A FUN SONG TO SING ONCE IN A
RECORDING STUDIO, BUT ON TOUR --
WHY DID I WRITE THIS SONG?
[VOCALIZING]
[LAUGHTER]
LET'S SEE THE FIRST ONE.
OH, THE DOMINO BLOCKS, THEY WENT
DOWN LIKE DOMINOES COMING TO SEE
THE COINCIDENCE THEY ARE.
WHERE ARE ALL THE PIZZA DELIVERY
PEOPLE.
ANYWAY.
HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
THAT LICENSE PLATE SAYS PEEKABOO
AND THE ONE ON THE RIGHT SAYS I
SEE YOU.
IF THEY DON'T GET MARRIED I QU
QUIT.
[LAUGHTER]
AND THEY DON'T EVEN KNOW IT YET.
THEY HAVE NOT SEEN IT.
ALL RIGHT, HERE'S ANOTHER ONE.
IF YOU JUST NOTICE HER SHIRT,
THOSE CLOSE TO ME TO GET A ROOM.
[LAUGHTER]
REAL MOUTHFUL SHE'S GOT THERE.
HERE'S ONE MORE, YOU HAVE TO
ZOOM IN ON THIS.
LOOK AT THE SPLASH ABOVE THE
ELEPHANT, LOOK AT THAT.
WE HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THE
ELEPHANT IN THE AIR THERE.
[LAUGHTER]
INSTEAD OF THE ROOM, BECAUSE IT
IS IN THE AIR.
I WILL SAY THAT.
YOU GOT IT, TWITCH?
>> I GOT IT.
>> Ellen: BECAUSE PEOPLE SAY
LET'S TALK ABOUT THE ELEPHANT IN
THE ROOM.
IF YOU SEE A COINCIDENCE,
ESPECIALLY IF IT HAS SOMETHING
TO DO WITH ELEPHANTS FLOATING IN
THE SKY, PLEASE SEND IT TO ME.
WE WILL BE BACK.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> I WAS IN COLLEGE, AND QUITE
NERVOUS, HOW COULD I MAKE
THIS -- I WET MYSELF.
>> I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY FOR THE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AND BE A
MEMBER OF THAT COMMUNITY.
THAT WAS
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE] ♪ ♪ >> Ellen: OUR FIRST GUEST IS
THE COANCHOR OF "GOOD MORNING
AMERICA" AND THE
EXECUTIVE PRODUCER OF THE NEW TV
MOVIE "MAHALIA."
PLEASE WELCOME ROBIN ROBERTS!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> IT IS SO ODD TO NOT TO BE
DANCING WITH YOU.
>> Ellen: YOU CAN.
WE CAN WATCH YOU DANCE RIGHT NOW
AND TWITCH CAN DANCE NEXT TO
YOU.
YOU ARE DANCING TOGETHER RIGHT
NOW.
>> I'M MORE A REALLY GOOD DANCER
WHEN I AM SITTING.
>> Ellen: WE ARE REALLY THE
BEST.
NOW YOU WERE HERE, THE LAST TIME
I SAW YOU WAS JUST A COUPLE OF
WEEKS BEFORE LOCKED DOWN.
>> YES, I WAS THERE FOR THE
OSCARS.
CAME BY TO SEE YOU AS I OFTEN
DO.
AND I REMEMBER AS A JOKE YOU
GAVE ME SOME MASKS, BECAUSE IT
WAS RIGHT BEFORE EVERYTHING WAS
ABOUT TO HAPPEN, AND YES, RIGHT,
AND I HAVE TO TELL YOU, THAT NO
LONGER EXISTS.
I WORE IT SO MUCH BECAUSE I DID
NOT HAVE ANY MASKS WHEN THIS
FIRST HAPPENED, AND I RELIED ON
WHAT YOU GAVE ME, SO THANK YOU
VERY MUCH.
BUT WHO KNEW?
THAT IT WOULD BE ON AS LONG AS
IT WAS AND STILL GOING ON FOR SO
MANY PEOPLE.
>> Ellen: IT WAS KIND OF A
JOKE TO GIVE YOU THE MASK, AND
I'M GLAD IT CAME IN HANDY.
HOW IS REPORTING FOR YOU IN
2021?
ARE YOU FEELING HOPEFUL?
WHAT IS HAPPENING?
>> IT'S IS A BIG EXHALE.
2020 WAS SO INCREDIBLY DIFFICULT
FOR EVERYONE, AND THEN THE FIRST
MONTH, I CALLED JANUARY OF '21,
THE 13TH MONTH OF 2020.
BUT NOW I JUST FEEL OVERALL WE
ARE ALL JUST KIND OF TAKING A
DEEP BREATH.
>> Ellen: YEAH, YEAH.
AND ARE YOU -- BECAUSE YOU ARE A
CANCER SURVIVOR, ARE YOU -- HAVE
YOU GOTTEN A VACCINATION?
ARE YOU GOING TO GET VACCINATED?
>> I AM A CANCER THRIVE OR!
THAT'S WHAT I LIKE TO SAY.
NOT JUST CANCER SURVIVOR, BUT
CANCER THRIVE.
AND I AM SO GRATEFUL.
YES, THIS WEEK I GOT MY SECOND
SHOT.
I KNOW THAT YOU CAN RELATE, I
HAD A FEW, NOT ANY SIDE EFFECTS,
JUST A LITTLE FATIGUED AND THAT,
BUT I AM SO HAPPY TO HAVE THAT
BEHIND ME.
AND IN FACT I CAN'T ANNOUNCE TOO
MUCH BEHIND IT, BUT I AM WORKING
ON A PODCAST, ELLEN, TO HELP
PEOPLE.
THERE ARE A LOT OF STORIES AND A
LOT OF MISINFORMATION ABOUT THE
VACCINES.
SO I AM TALKING WITH EXPERTS IN
GETTING PEOPLE TO PROPER
INFORMATION SO THEY CAN MAKE
INFORMED DECISIONS FOR
THEMSELVES.
BUT YES, I HAVE BEEN VACCINATED.
>> Ellen: I AM HAPPY TO HEAR
IT!
[APPLAUSE]
I AM HAPPY TO HEAR IT.
DID YOU DO THE SINGLE SHOT DUE
TO JOHNSON & JOHNSON, MODERNA OR
PFIZER.
>> I WANTED THE ONE AND DONE, I
WAS HOLDING OUT.
BUT I GOT THE PFIZER.
WHAT ABOUT YOU?
>> Ellen: I HAVE NOT HAD ANY,
I STILL HAVE MY ANTIBODIES.
AND I DON'T WANT TO GET IT
BEFORE ANYONE ELSE.
I WANT EVERYBODY TO GET IT.
I'M NOT OF AGE TO ASK AND I WANT
PEOPLE TO GET THERE IS.
>> GOOD FOR YOU.
I CLICKED OFF A LOT OF THE BOX
BOXES.
CANCER SURVIVOR,
AFRICAN-AMERICAN, I WON'T GIVE
MY AGE, BUT YES.
I CHECKED OFF A LOT OF THE
BOXES.
>> Ellen: NOTE, YOU DEFINITELY
SHOULD BE IN THAT CATEGORY OF
GETTING THE VACCINATION.
YOU RECENTLY HAD SOME BIG
INTERVIEWS, AND YOU ARE DOING
GREAT, SO CONGRATULATIONS ON
EVERYTHING YOU HAVE BEEN DOING.
DO YOU REMEMBER YOUR FIRST BIG
INTERVIEW?
>> WHY ARE YOU ASKING ME NOT,
ELLEN.
DO YOU KNOW SOMETHING?
>> Ellen: IT MIGHT BE A GOOD
STORY, I'M JUST ASKING.
>> ALL THE YEARS I'VE KNOWN YOU,
I HAVE NEVER SHARED THIS, BUT MY
FIRST BIG INTERVIEW, I WAS STILL
IN COLLEGE.
AND I WAS QUITE NERVOUS.
AND I -- HOW CAN I MAKE THIS --
I WET MYSELF.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Ellen: YOU SPILLED WATER ON
YOURSELF?
>> OH, YES, I WILL GO WITHOUT.
I WISH -- IT WAS LIKE CLEANUP ON
AISLE 1.
AFTER I DID THE BIG INTERVIEW.
THE INTERVIEW WAS WITH, YES, I
WAS NERVOUS.
I WAS STILL IN COLLEGE.
I WAS REALLY WANTING TO MAKE AN
IMPRESSION, AND I THINK I REALLY
DID.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Ellen: YES.
>> REMEMBERING IT AFTER ALL THIS
TIME, BUT I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT
I'VE GONE THIS LONG WITH KNOWING
YOU AND BEING ON YOUR SHOW AND
HAVE NOT SHARED IT UNTIL NOW.
>> Ellen: I'M GLAD THAT I
ASKED THE QUESTION, DON'T YOU
FEEL FREE?
DON'T YOU FEEL LIKE WE ARE
CLOSER?
>> I FEEL RELIEVED.
>> Ellen: I GET IT.
NOW DID THE PERSON KNOW THAT YOU
WET YOURSELF?
>> I MEAN, YOU KNOW, NO
FOLLOW-UPS, THERE WILL BE NO
FOLLOW-UPS TO THIS.
IT WAS PRETTY HARD NOT TO
NOTICE, LET'S PUT IT THAT WAY.
[LAUGHTER]
>> Ellen: I THINK THAT THAT IS
HILARIOUS.
THAT IS THE LESSON IS THAT WE
ALWAYS MAKE SOMETHING BIGGER
THAN IT IS.
IN OUR MINDS SOMETHING IS SO --
OH, I HAVE TO DO SO WELL AND BE
PERFECT HERE.
AND LOOK COMING TO LOOK BACK AND
YOU ARE LIKE, I DID NOT NEED TO
WET MYSELF AT ALL.
>> YOU DON'T HAVE TO KEEP
REPEATING IT.
>> Ellen: REPEATING THAT YOU
WET YOURSELF?
YOU ARE ON ABC, HOW COME YOU ARE
NOT HOSTING "JEOPARDY" EVERYBODY
IS HOSTING "JEOPARDY."
>> FIRST OF ALL, ALEX TREBEK,
JUST IN SO MANY WAYS, JUST A
BEACON OF HOPE AND ALL THAT, BUT
I KNEW THAT I WAS NOT DESTINED
TO BE A GUEST HOST, BECAUSE I
WAS ON CELEBRITY JEOPARDY, I WAS
SO BAD AS A GUEST THAT I
THINK IF I HAD BEEN ON THE LIST,
ANYBODY WHO WAS REMEMBERING ME
FROM BEING ON THE CELEBRITY
SHOW, THEY KNEW THAT --
BUT IT WAS THE BUZZER.
I KNEW THE ANSWERS.
[LAUGHTER]
THAT'S MY STORY.
>> Ellen: STICK TO IT.
YES.
ALL RIGHT, ROBIN, WE HAVE TO
TAKE A BREAK AND WE WILL BE MORE
WITH ROBIN AFTER THIS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> I AM HERE TALKING ABOUT THIS
MOVIE THAT IS CELEBRATING THIS
PART OF THE WORLD ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGING THESE HORRIBLE
THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE
SAME TIME.
♪ ♪
>> YOU DID IT! ♪ ♪
>> THAT WASN'T ME!
>> Ellen: WE ARE BACK WITH
ROBIN ROBERTS FROM HER NEW
LIFETIME MOVIE THAT SHE PRODUCED
"MAHALIA" TELL EVERYBODY ABOUT
"MAHALIA."
>> THAT WAS DANIEL BROOKS
PLAYING MAHALIA JACKSON AND SHE
JUST BROUGHT IT.
MAHALIA JACKSON THE QUEEN OF
GOSPEL MUSIC WAS BORN IN
NEW ORLEANS, SHE WAS A
PHENOMENAL SINGER, AND MORE THAN
THAT, SHE WAS INVOLVED IN THE
CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT.
SHE WAS THE ONE, THE MARCH ON
WASHINGTON BECAUSE SHE SANG THE
SONG BEFORE DR. KING WAS GIVING
HIS SPEECH, AND HE WAS GOING ON
AND ON, AND SHE WAS THE ONE THAT
SHOUTED, TELL THEM ABOUT THE
DREAM, MARTIN.
AND THAT'S WHEN HE WENT INTO HIS
EYE HAVE A DREAM SPEECH, WHICH
IS WHAT WE REALLY REMEMBER FROM
THE MARCH ON WASHINGTON.
BUT SHE WAS JUST A FORCE OF
NATURE, AND DANIEL BROOKS, I
KNOW THAT SHE WILL BE ON YOUR
SHOW, SHE IS PHENOMENAL.
WHEN KENNY LEON, WHO WAS OUR
DIRECTOR, WHEN HE CAME ON BOARD
AND HE SAID DANIEL BROOKS, I WAS
LIKE, YOU ARE TALKING ABOUT
TASTY FROM "ORANGE IS
THE NEW BLACK," AND HE WORKED
WITH HER ON BROADWAY, AND KNEW
WHAT SHE COULD DO.
AND I CANNOT WAIT FOR PEOPLE TO
SEE THIS.
THEY WILL BE TRULY MOVED.
I KNOW THEY WILL.
>> Ellen: I CANNOT WAIT, SHE
IS ON IN A COUPLE OF WEEKS.
GREAT STORY AND THE MOVIE LOOKS
AMAZING.
I LEARNED, SO NOW I HAVE LEARNED
TWO THINGS ABOUT YOU TODAY, THE
FIRST THAT I WON'T BRING UP
AGAIN, YOU KNOW, THOUGH --
>> YES.
>> Ellen: THE WEDDING
YOURSELF.
AND THEN ALSO THAT YOU HAVE A
FUZZY'S SLIPPER COLLECTION.
YOU COLLECT FUZZY SLIPPERS.
>> YES, I DO!
I HAVE SOME RIGHT HERE.
THESE ARE FROM OPRAH'S FAVORITE
THINGS.
I SHOULD NOT HAVE PUT IT THAT
WAY, BUT NOT MANY PEOPLE KNOW
THIS, BUT THE FIRST HOUR WE ARE
BEHIND THE DESK, SO I COULD BE
WEARING ANYTHING FROM THE WAIST
DOWN.
AND THERE YOU HAVE IT.
>> Ellen: I NEED TO GET ME
SOME FUZZY SLIPPERS, THEY LOOK
VERY COMFORTABLE.
HEY, IT IS GREAT SEEING YOU AND
TALKING TO YOU.
I CAN'T WAIT TO SEE YOU IN
PERSON SOON AND SAY HI TO AMBER.
MY LOVE TO YOU, STAY SAFE.
>> THE SAME TO YOU.
LOVE YOU, ELLEN.
SO PROUD OF YOU.
>> Ellen: YOU TOO,
"ROBIN ROBERTS PRESENTS MAHALIA"
PREMIERES ON LIFETIME.
CHECK IT OUT, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE BACK!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF WE
HAD SOMETHING GOOD ♪
♪ DID WE STAY TOGETHER LONGER
THAN WE SHOULD? ♪
♪ WERE WE JUST PLAYING PRETEND
BECAUSE WE COULD? ♪
>> I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD
THE OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY FOR THE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AND BE A
>> Ellen: YOU MIGHT KNOW OUR NEXT GUEST FROM THE "HIGH SCHOOL MUSICAL" SERIES, TODAY HE IS
PERFORMING "TELLING MYSELF" FROM
HIS NEW EP.
PLEASE WELCOME JOSHUA BASSETT.
♪ ♪
♪ STARTED OUT, STARTED OUT SO
SIMPLE ♪
♪ WE WERE RUNNING 'ROUND,
RUNNING 'ROUND LIKE CHILDREN ♪
♪ HOW DID WE ALLOW, WE ALLOW ♪
♪ THIS STORY TO FALL SO SOUTH? ♪
♪ WHAT WERE WE, WHAT WERE WE
BOTH THINKING? ♪
♪ WE WERE SO NAIVE, SO NAIVE
BELIEVING ♪
♪ WE WERE STILL HAPPY, STILL
HAPPY ♪
♪ HOW COULD I IGNORE MY
DOUBTS? ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF WE
HAD SOMETHING GOOD ♪
♪ DID WE STAY TOGETHER LONGER
THAN WE SHOULD? ♪
♪ WERE WE JUST PLAYING PRETEND
BECAUSE WE COULD? ♪
♪ WAS IT REALLY THAT GOOD? ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF IT'S
NOT WHAT IT WAS ♪
♪ DID WE JUST WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT THIS WAS LOVE? ♪
♪ WAS IT REALLY WORTH THE
TROUBLE THAT IT CAUSED? ♪
♪ LOOK WHERE WE ENDED UP ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF ♪
♪ OH, DON'T PRETEND, DON'T
PRETEND ♪
♪ YOU'RE ALL OF A SUDDEN
INNOCENT, INNOCENT ♪
♪ MY DARLING, HOW COULD YOU
FORGET, YOU FORGET ♪
♪ THE FIRST HALF OF THE STORY
NOW? ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF WE
HAD SOMETHING GOOD ♪
♪ DID WE STAY TOGETHER LONGER
THAN WE SHOULD? ♪
♪ WERE WE JUST PLAYING PRETEND
BECAUSE WE COULD? ♪
♪ WAS IT REALLY THAT GOOD? ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF ♪
♪ AND NOW THAT YOU'RE GONE ♪
♪ I SEE IT ALL CLEARLY ♪
♪ AND DON'T GET ME WRONG ♪
♪ I WOULDN'T CHANGE A THING I
KEEP ON TELLING MY- ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF WE
HAD SOMETHING GOOD ♪
♪ DID WE STAY TOGETHER LONGER
THAN WE SHOULD? ♪
♪ WERE WE JUST PLAYING PRETEND
BECAUSE WE COULD? ♪
♪ WAS IT REALLY THAT GOOD? ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF IT'S
NOT WHAT IT WAS ♪
♪ DID WE JUST WANT TO BELIEVE
THAT THIS WAS LOVE? ♪
♪ WAS IT REALLY WORTH THE
TROUBLE THAT IT CAUSED? ♪
♪ LOOK WHERE WE ENDED UP ♪
♪ I KEEP ON TELLING MYSELF ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> I'M HERE TALKING ABOUT "RAYA"
THIS MOVIE THAT IS CELEBRATING
THIS PART OF THE WORLD AND ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGING THESE HORRIBLE
THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE
SAME TIME.
♪ ♪
AGAIN.
>> Announcer: ELLEN SAYS
FAREWELL TO THE KARDASHIAN SHOW.
>> Ellen: SHE IS MY FAVORITE,
KARLA KARDASHIAN.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> Ellen: OUR NEXT GUEST PLAYS
RAYA IN "RAYA AND THE LAST
DRAGON."
TO TAKE A LOOK.
>> FOCUS, EYES FORWARD.
GOOD BOY COMING YOU ARE SO
EASILY DISTRACTED.
[GRUNTING]
♪ ♪
[PANTING]
♪ ♪
YOU ARE GETTING A LITTLE TOO BIG
FOR THIS, BUD.
>> Ellen: PLEASE WELCOME
KELLY MARIE TRAN!
♪ ♪
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
HI.
>> OH, MY GOSH, HI.
>> Ellen: SO NICE TO MEET YOU,
THANKS FOR BEING HERE IN PERSON.
>> THANK YOU FOR HAVING ME, I AM
SO EXCITED TO MEET YOU.
>> Ellen: I'M EXCITED TO MEET
YOU TOO.
>> I'M LISTENING TO YOUR VOICE
AND I AM LIKE, IT'S DORY.
I AM SUCH A BIG DISNEY FAN
PAIRED I THINK YOU ARE TRULY
ICONIC.
>> Ellen: THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
I WAS A FISH.
NOTHING LIKE YOU ARE DOING, YOU
MADE HISTORY.
THE FIRST SOUTHEAST ASIAN DISNEY
PRINCESS, RIGHT?
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
>> YES, IT'S CRAZY!
>> Ellen: PEOPLE ARE LOVING
THE MOVIE, I KNOW THAT TWITCH'S
FAMILY IS OBSESSED WITH IT.
TELL US ABOUT THE MOVIE.
>> IT FOLLOWS A YOUNG GIRL NAMED
RAYA, WHO WHEN WE MEET HER HAS
THIS IDEAL WAY OF LOOKING AT THE
WORLD AND THEN THE WORLD SORT OF
FALLS APART AND SHE BECOMES THIS
PERSON THAT YOU ARE SEEING NOW
WHO IS FULLY DISTRUSTFUL OF THE
WORLD.
SHE DOESN'T EVEN WANT TO SHARE
FOOD WITH ANYONE.
SHE VERY MUCH BELIEVES IN DOING
HER OWN THING AND KEEPING
EVERYONE SEPARATE FROM HER, AND
THEN SHE GOES ON THIS TURNING
INTO SORT OF LEARN TO FIND THE
GOOD IN THE WORLD AGAIN AND TO
LEARN HOW TO TRUST AGAIN.
>> Ellen: BEAUTIFUL STORY.
YOUR PARENTS ARE FROM VIETNAM,
THEY MUST BE SO PROUD.
>> YEAH.
>> Ellen: YOU BROUGHT THEM
BACK TO VIETNAM FOR THE FIRST
TIME IN LIKE 40 YEARS?
>> YEAH, IT WAS REALLY
INCREDIBLE TO BE ABLE TO BRING
THEM BACK TO VIETNAM FOR THE
FIRST TIME IN FOUR YEARS AND SEE
WHERE MY DAD GREW UP ON THE
STREETS OF VIETNAM, AND IT WAS
WILD.
AND I GOT TO WHERE A TRADITIONAL
VIETNAMESE DRESS TO THE PREMIERE
OF "RAYA" AND IT FELT LIKE A
FULL CIRCLE MOMENT.
>> Ellen: THIS IS SO COOL THAT
YOU WENT TO SOUTH AFRICA AND
VOLUNTEERED AT A WILDLIFE
RESERVE.
>> YES, I WORKED WITH ELEPHANTS,
WILD DOGS, RHINO, CHEETAH, THE
LIST GOES ON AND ON, LIONS AND
IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
I LIVED THERE FOR TWO MONTHS AND
HAD NO INTERNET ACCESS AND WAS
REALLY IMMERSED IN THAT WORLD.
IT WAS INCREDIBLE.
AND I'M SURE, I WOULD LOVE TO
HEAR YOUR EXPERIENCE ABOUT THIS
TOO.
>> Ellen: I LOVED AFRICA, AND
ADJUST, I AM WORKING TO SAVE THE
GORILLAS, BUT LIKE I LOVE ALL
ANIMALS.
I THINK THAT SO COOL THAT YOU
VOLUNTEERED AND DID THAT.
I WANT TO TALK ABOUT, BECAUSE WE
ARE ALL HEARING EVERYTHING OF
WHAT IS HAPPENING AGAINST
ASIAN-AMERICANS AND PACIFIC
ISLANDERS, AND IT IS JUST
HEARTBREAKING TO ME, AND I CAN'T
IMAGINE, WHAT ARE YOUR THOUGHTS
WHEN YOU HEAR THIS?
>> YES, IT HAS BEEN REALLY,
REALLY DIFFICULT.
I THINK TO FEEL SO MANY FEELINGS
AT ONCE.
IT IS SUCH A DIFFICULT TIME FOR
THE ASIAN-AMERICAN COMMUNITY.
AND I THINK THAT IT HITS
EVERYONE DIFFERENT.
SO MANY OF MY FRIENDS HAVE BEEN
TALKING ABOUT, WHAT ARE THE WAYS
THAT WE CAN PRODUCTIVELY HELP,
AND ALSO RECOGNIZING THAT WE ALL
NEED TO MAKE SURE THAT WE ARE
TAKING CARE OF OURSELVES AND OUR
MENTAL HEALTH AT THE SAME TIME.
FOR ME SOMETHING THAT HAS BEEN
REALLY STRANGE ABOUT IT IS THAT
I'M HERE TALKING ABOUT "RAYA"
THIS MOVIE THAT IS CELEBRATING
THIS PART OF THE WORLD WHICH
RARELY GETS TO BE CELEBRATED AND
HAVING THAT DICHOTOMY OF
CELEBRATING THIS PART OF THE
WORLD AND THEN ALSO
ACKNOWLEDGING THESE HORRIBLE
THINGS THAT ARE HAPPENING AT THE
SAME TIME HAS BEEN A VERY WILD
EXPERIENCE.
I REALLY HOPE THAT -- I HOPE
THAT THIS MOVIE CAN GIVE PEOPLE
A LITTLE BIT OF JOY IN THE
MIDDLE OF THIS REALLY TUMULTUOUS
THING.
AND IF THERE IS ANYTHING I'VE
LEARNED FROM THIS WHOLE
EXPERIENCE AND MY OWN PERSONAL
EXPERIENCE IS WITH RACISM IS
THAT COMMUNITY IS THE ONE WAY TO
HELP COMBAT ANY SORT OF
NEGATIVITY.
AND I AM REALLY INSPIRED BY
SEEING THE WAYS THAT PEOPLE ARE
REALLY BANDING TOGETHER TO
COMBAT THIS THING.
>> Ellen: YES, EVERYONE NEEDS
TO COMBAT THIS.
[APPLAUSE]
THE FIRST THING IS TALKING ABOUT
IT AND MAKING SURE EVERYBODY IS
AWARE OF IT AND THEN LIKE YOU
SAID, COMMUNITY SAYING WE ARE
NOT GOING TO LET THIS HAPPEN
ANYMORE.
WE WILL STOP THIS.
IF YOU SEE SOMETHING, STOP IT.
SO NICE MEETING YOU.
AND I AM JUST, I THINK THAT'S SO
COOL, LIKE YOU SAID IT IS A
WEIRD THING THAT THIS DICHOTOMY
OF WE ARE CELEBRATING THIS --
YOU AND THIS MOVIE IN THIS
CULTURE, SO HOPEFULLY LIKE YOU
SAID, THIS DOES KIND OF RAISE
AWARENESS.
"RAYA AND THE LAST DRAGON" IS IN
THEATERS AND ON DISNEY PLUS
PREMIER ACCESS, AND WE'LL BE
BACK.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> Ellen: OUR NEXT GUEST IS AN
NFL STAR, A HUMANITARIAN AND ONE
OF MY REALLY GOOD FRIENDS PRAYED
EARLIER THIS MONTH HE ANNOUNCED
HIS RETIREMENT AFTER 20 YEARS IN
THE NFL.
FROM THE NEW ORLEANS SAINTS,
PLEASE WELCOME THE AMAZING AND
ADORABLE DREW BREES.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> I FEEL LIKE YOU SHOULD COME WITH A HANDSHAKE.
>> Ellen: BECAUSE THIS, THIS
IS CLOSER THAN 6 FEET.
>> ONE, TWO, HUG, HUG.
>> Ellen: ONE, TWO, ONE, TWO,
HUG, HUG.
THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE.
YOU KNOW HOW MUCH I LOVE YOU.
NEW ORLEANS WILL FOREVER BE
GRATEFUL FOR EVERYTHING YOU HAVE
DONE.
[APPLAUSE]
YOU HAVE DONE SO MUCH FOR THE
CITY AND NOT JUST THE SAINTS AND
WHAT THE SAINTS HAVE DONE FOR
THE CITY, BUT YOU AND YOUR WIFE
BRITTANY HAVE BEEN AMAZING.
>> THANK YOU SO MUCH.
EVERY DECISION IS BASED ON YOU
AS A FOOTBALL PLAYER, AND
PUTTING IT ON YOU TO SUCCEED.
SO IT'S NOT UNTIL ALL OF A
SUDDEN I ANNOUNCED THE
RETIREMENT TO THAT IT WAS LIKE,
THAT'S WHEN TRUE REFLECTION
COULD TAKE PLACE AND TRUE
APPRECIATION, AND I AM JUST SO
GRATEFUL.
I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE HAD THE
OPPORTUNITY TO PLAY FOR THE
NEW ORLEANS SAINTS AND BE A
MEMBER OF THAT COMMUNITY.
THAT WAS SO SPECIAL.
>> Ellen: IT'S A GREAT TOWN.
[APPLAUSE]
>> IT IS THAT THE ABSOLUTE BEST.
AND THE MESSAGE THAT I WANTED TO
SEND WAS THAT I AM RETIRING FROM
BEING A FOOTBALL PLAYER.
I'M NOT RETIRING FROM
NEW ORLEANS OR OUR LOVE OF THE
CITY AND ALL THE THINGS THAT WE
ARE GOING TO BE DOING.
WE HAVE SO MANY INCREDIBLE
PROJECTS AND THINGS THAT WE ARE
WORKING ON WITH COMMUNITY
LEADERS TO CONTINUE TO PUSH
NEW ORLEANS FORWARD AND MAKE IT
THE BEST IT CAN BE.
>> Ellen: I KNOW, I CAN'T WAIT
TO HEAR WHAT THAT IS.
SO I KNOW THAT YOU ARE BACK AND
FORTH FOR A WHILE AND MUST'VE
BEEN THINKING ABOUT RETIREMENT
FOR A WHILE.
WHAT DID BRITTANY AND THE KIDS,
DID THEY INFLUENCE YOU?
OR WAS IT WHATEVER YOU WANT?
>> IT'S FUNNY.
I HAVE THE MOST SUPPORTIVE WIFE
IN THE WORLD AND SHE HAS ALWAYS
BEEN LIKE, WE WILL SUPPORT YOU
AS LONG AS YOU WANT TO PLAY.
AND I WOULD SAY OVER THE LAST
FEW YEARS, LISTEN, I RECOGNIZE
THAT I WAS MORE TOWARDS THE END
TO THAN I WAS THE BEGINNING AND
YOU BEGIN TO THINK ABOUT WHAT IS
THAT GOING TO FEEL LIKE?
WHAT IS GOING TO BE THAT
DETERMINING FACTOR OR WHAT HAVE
YOU?
I JUST TOLD MYSELF STARTING
PROBABLY IN 2017 THAT I WAS
LITERALLY GOING TO PLAY EVERY
SEASON AS IF IT WAS MY LAST, AND
POOR EVERYTHING I COULD INTO IT.
ENJOY IT AS MUCH AS I COULD.
AND TAKE A LITTLE BIT MORE TIME
TO SMELL THE ROSES AND ENJOYED
THOUGH PLANE RIDE HOME AND THE
LOCKER ROOM.
AND AT TIMES I AM SO SERIOUS
THAT I DON'T TAKE AN OPPORTUNITY
TO DO THAT.
WHEN I COMMITTED TO DO THAT, I
HAD MORE FUN PLAYING FOOTBALL IN
THE LAST FOUR YEARS THAN I DID
MY ENTIRE CAREER.
AND I HAD A CHANCE TO BE A PART
OF SOME SPECIAL TEAMS WHERE WE
WON A LOT OF GAMES TOGETHER.
IT SO I COMMIT TO TAKING A
LITTLE TIME EACH AND EVERY
OFF-SEASON TO SPEND TIME WITH
THE FAMILY AND REFLECT AND SEE
WHERE I WAS.
AND I WOULD SAY LAST YEAR, SO
BEFORE THE 2020 SEASON, I WAS
DRIVING IN THE CAR WITH A FAMILY
AND BRITTANY AND I TALKED ABOUT
IT A LITTLE BIT.
I SAY BOYS, WHAT WOULD YOU THINK
IF DAD WASN'T GOING TO PLAY
FOOTBALL ANYMORE?
AND THEY WERE LIKE, WHAT DO YOU
MEAN?
AND I WAS LIKE, YOU KNOW, IF DAD
RETIRED.
AND THEY WERE LIKE NO!
YOU CAN'T RETIRE!
WE ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO
GO TO THE GAMES ANYMORE.
WE WON'T GO TO THE SAINTS
FACILITY.
AND I WAS LIKE, IT WOULD BE TO
SPEND MORE TIME WITH YOU.
AND THEY PAUSE, NO!
KEEP PLAYING!
SO THE SAME CONVERSATION CAME UP
THIS OFF-SEASON AND THEY JUST
LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, OKAY,
DAD.
WE ARE READY.
>> Ellen: SO DID YOU KNOW WHEN
YOU WERE PLAYING TAMPA BAY THAT
LAST GAME, DID YOU SAY TO
YOURSELF, IF WE DON'T WON, THIS
IS MY LAST GAME?
DID YOU KNOW THAT?
>> I HAD A STRONG FEELING.
>> Ellen: WHEN YOU ARE WALKING
OFF THE FIELD, WE HAVE SOME
B ROLL, WHEN YOU ARE WAVING TO
EVERYBODY, I THINK EVERYBODY
KIND OF LOOKED AT THAT LIKE YOU
WERE SAYING GOODBYE.
IT JUST SEEMED LIKE YOU WERE.
WHAT DID I FEEL LIKE?
WHAT WAS THAT MOMENT, WERE YOU
TAKING IT IN LIKE I'M WALKING
OFF FOR THE LAST TIME?
>> I WAS, THAT GLANCE RIGHT
THERE, I THINK IT SAYS IT ALL.
THE ONE THING AS YOU ARE WALKING
OFF THE FIELD, I COULD SEE MY
FAMILY, NORMALLY I CAN'T SEE MY
FAMILY BECAUSE OF ALL THE FANS,
BUT IT COULD SEE THEM.
SO I WAS ABLE TO BLOW THEM
KISSES AFTER THE HOME GAME,
WHICH WAS UNIQUE TO THIS YEAR.
BUT AS I WAS WALKING OFF I
REALIZED THIS MIGHT BE MY LAST
TIME TO WALK OFF THE FIELD AND I
WANT TO GIVE IT ONE MORE LOOK.
WE STAYED AFTER THE GAME,
BROUGHT THE KIDS ON THE FIELD
AND LITERALLY -- LIKE THEY HAD
TO TURN THE LIGHTS OUT ON US AT
ABOUT MIDNIGHT.
THE KIDS RAN AROUND FOR THREE
HOURS AND WE JUST LOOKED AT EACH
OTHER LIKE THIS MAY BE THE LAST
TIME, LET'S JUST LET THEM SOAK
IT ALL UP.
>> Ellen: THAT'S SO GREAT.
WE HAVE TO TAKE A BREAK.
MORE WITHDREW AFTER THIS.
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
>> Ellen: WE ARE BACK WITH
DREW BREES.
HOW HAS RETIREMENT FELT.
IT'S NOT GOING TO KICK IN UNTIL
THE NEW SEASON STARTS AND YOU'RE
LIKE OH, I'M NOT PLAYING, BUT
YOU WOULD BE PREPARING, SO NOW
YOU'RE FREE TO DO WHATEVER YOU
WANT.
>> YES, THAT IS KIND OF THE
INTERESTING PART.
IT'S A LITTLE SCARY.
FOOTBALL PROVIDED SO MUCH
STRUCTURE, SO WHEN I ANNOUNCED
RETIREMENT AND IT WAS ALL REAL,
I STARTED LOOKING AROUND LIKE,
WHAT KIND OF CRAZY HOBBY IS EMMA
GOING TO GET INTO NOW?
SO I HAVE BEEN ENJOYING SOME OF
THOSE LATELY.
AND ALSO JUST REALLY TRYING TO
GET AS MUCH FAMILY TIME AS I C
CAN.
>> Ellen: TELL EVERYBODY YOUR
NEW HOBBY?
IS IT A BRAND-NEW THING?
>> E FOILING, PEOPLE HAVE HEARD
OF A FOIL, IT'S A SURFBOARD THAT
HAS A MAST AND A THIN STRUCTURE
THAT DROPS DOWN BELOW AND ALLOWS
YOU TO RIDE A BIGGER SWELLS, YOU
DON'T HAVE TO CATCH WAVES COMING
YOU CAN RIDE SWELLS IN THE
MIDDLE OF THE OCEAN.
THEN THEY DECIDED, WOULDN'T IT
BE COOL IF WE ADD A REMOTER, SO
THAT IS THE E FOIL, AND IT IS A
CRAZY EXPERIENCE.
IT'S A CROSS BETWEEN A SURFING
AND FLYING WHICH I AM NOT GOOD
AT EITHER, BUT I CAN DO IT, IT'S
PRETTY COOL.
>> Ellen: IT LOOKS FUN.
IT LOOKS LIKE IT IS A LOT OF FUN
AND HARD.
SO TELL EVERYBODY YOUR NEW GIG,
WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO BE DOING
STARTING --
>> SOON, VERY SOON.
I'VE TAKEN A JOB WITH NBC, I'M
GOING TO BE DOING A COMBINATION
OF A BUNCH OF THINGS.
I WILL BE IN THE BROADCAST BOOTH
WITH MIKE TO RICOH DOING
NOTRE DAME HOME GAMES, AND I WIL
ALSO BE DOING NFL, A
PRESEASON GAME, MAYBE THE
THANKSGIVING GAME, A PLAYOFF
GAME AND IN STUDIO FOR FOOTBALL
NIGHT IN AMERICA, WHICH IS THE
SUNDAY NIGHT BROADCAST, SO I AM
STAYING WITH IT, STAYING
ENGAGED.
AND I LOVE THE GAME OF FOOTBALL,
AND THIS IS BASICALLY JUST A
DIFFERENT WAY FOR ME TO SHOW MY
LOVE AND PASSION FOR THE GAME.
HOPEFULLY I AM ABLE TO DO IT IN
A WAY THAT IS FUN AND
ENTERTAINING FOR FANS.
I WANT THEM TO WALK AWAY AND SAY
THAT AND SAY I LEARNED SOMETHING
TODAY.
>> Ellen: I WILL STILL BE
TEXTING YOU ASK GETTING YOU
QUESTIONS.
I TEXT HIM AFTER EVERY GAME.
>> WHY DID HE THROW IT THERE?
>> Ellen: I LOVE YOU SO MUCH
AND I'M HAPPY THAT YOU ARE HAPPY
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO ALL OF
YOUR NEW CHAPTERS AND NEW
HOBBIES.
>> THANK YOU, GREAT TO SEE YOU.
>> Ellen: I WANT TO THANK DREW
BREES, ROBIN ROBERTS,
JOSHUA BASSETT,
KELLY MARIE TRAN.
THANK YOU ALL FOR WATCHING, I
FEEL THE LOVE IN THIS ROOM.
SPREAD IT AROUND IN THE WORLD.
WE NEED THIS LOVE IN THE WORLD!
THANK YOU, BYE!
[CHEERS AND APPLAUSE]
♪ ♪
♪ OH OH OH ♪
♪ TODAY'S THE DAY I'VE BEEN
WAITING FOR ♪
♪ TOMORROW WON'T COME AFTER
ALL ♪
♪ YESTERDAY IS SO FAR AWAY ♪
♪ AND TODAY IS THE ONLY DAY ♪
♪ SOMEBODY PLEASE STOP THE
CLOCK ♪
♪ OH OH OH ♪
♪ DON'T EVER LET THIS DAY STOP ♪