Ellen DeGeneres Reveals the Weird Rules That Can Get You Kicked Off the Show

Have you ever dreamed of being in the spotlight? Maybe dancing on live tv in front of millions of viewers? Well, if you can manage to get on Ellen, that's what you have to do. Although Ellen may seem like a big inclusive party, there are a lot of hoops you need to jump through to get there. Some might even shock and confuse you...

Ellen DeGeneres

Very few people actually get to visit Ellen DeGeneres’s studio in their lives. The lucky individuals that do get to join the studio audience might find that the experience is a little more restrictive than they had originally thought it would be. After all, this is live television, and the Ellen show is the most successful talk show on the air right now. 

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The More You Know

  • The first television drama was "The Queen's Messenger." The 40-minute show was aired by General Electric's station "WGY Television" on September 11, 1928.
  • Brett Wicks, who designed the logo for the show, originally thought The Sopranos was about singers, not mobsters.
  • The fan-favorite "Soup Nazi" character from Seinfeld was based on Al Yeganeh, a NYC chef. After the Soup Nazi episode aired (which Yeganeh reportedly hates), his business increased wildly.
  • Writers rooms aren’t TV’s only writers
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