#Ellen Degeneres
Tig Notaro Animated Stand-Up Special in the Works at HBO
Tig Notaro is returning to HBO. The comedian is following up her 2015 Emmy-nominated stand-up special “Boyish Girl Interrupted” at the premium cable network with the first-ever fully...
Golden Globes: Awkwafina Makes History, Kate McKinnon Pays Tribute To Ellen DeGeneres
Awkwafina celebrated a historic win at last night’s Golden Globe Awards. The “Crazy Rich Asians” breakout was named best lead actress in a movie comedy/musical for “The...
Ellen DeGeneres to Receive Carol Burnett Award at the 2020 Golden Globes
Ellen DeGeneres is following in the footsteps of another iconic comedian. She’s been named as the second recipient of the Carol Burnett Award and will accept the honor at the 2020 Golden...
Trailer Watch: Ellen DeGeneres Returns to Stand-Up in “Relatable”
When Ellen DeGeneres announced her plans to return to stand-up, she expected her friends to welcome her back to the comedy scene with open arms. But some had reservations. “Do you think...
Ellen DeGeneres to Celebrate 20th Anniversary of LGBT Landmark “The Puppy Episode”
It’s been 20 years since Ellen DeGeneres came out as a lesbian — on her ABC sitcom “Ellen” and in real life — and the Emmy-winning talk show host wants to celebrate. Per The...
Ellen DeGeneres and Emily Kapnek Team Up for New ABC Comedy
Ellen DeGeneres is joining forces with Emily Kapnek, the creator of “Selfie” and “Suburgatory,” for a new single-camera comedy series. “Splitting Up Together” has secured a put pilot...
‘One Big Happy’ Creator Liz Feldman Signs Deal With CBS
“One Big Happy” creator and exec producer Liz Feldman has inked a two-year overall deal with CBS TV Studios. The “2 Broke Girls” scribe will develop new projects for network, cable and...
The World is Round, People and Other Thoughts from a Potentially Game Changing Oscars
I don’t know about you, but things felt a bit different last night. In fact, let’s be honest, they’ve felt different for some time now. It’s not just one thing. It’s Tina and Amy at the...
The Big O: Between Ellen and Everyone’s Mom, Oscar Night Turned Into Ladies Night
For a year with no female talent represented in the director’s category and only three of the nine best-picture candidates featuring women in lead roles, the Oscar show was a regular femme fest....
Women and the Oscars 2014
It’s Oscar week and on the surface this year feels different. Ellen DeGeneres will host the ceremony, and while I’m sure she will be biting, I doubt that I’m going to feel the need to take a...
The High and Low Points of 2013
This was a very interesting year for writing about issues related to women in entertainment. On the one hand, I feel very hopeful and think we may have hit a tipping point with the box-office...
Ellen DeGeneres is Utterly Charming in the First Oscars Trailer
After last year’s Seth MacFarlane fiasco, the Academy apparently took a long, hard look at itself in the mirror and asked, “What the hell were we thinking?” because it wisely invited Ellen...
Ellen DeGeneres and Liz Feldman Developing Lesbian Sitcom for NBC
Ellen DeGeneres and Liz Feldman will be developing a lesbian sitcom for NBC. Written by Feldman, the sitcom will focus on a lesbian who gets pregnant with her straight male best friend just as he...
How Can We Still be Talking About Whether Women Are Funny?
Yesterday morning brought the great news that Amy Poehler and Tina Fey will be hosting the Golden Globes in 2014 and 2015. They were so terrific as hosts last year that the Globe people were smart...
Ellen DeGeneres to Host Upcoming Oscars
Friday in August usually mean boring, but not today. After a big week when the Academy elected its first female African American leader, more news was made this morning with the announcement...
Ellen Destroys Abercrombie & Fitch CEO’s Comments on Plus Size Women
When Abercrombie & Fitch CEO Mike Jeffries’ comments resurfaced about refusing to sell plus size clothing earlier this month, the internet was rightfully outraged. His refusal to sell plus...
Watch This: Ellen Announces Finding Dory
A couple days ago, Ellen announced the long awaited sequel to 2003’s Finding Nemo. The sequel, Finding Dory, will focus heavily on Ellen’s character Dory from the first film. As...
This is What You Don’t Want When Releasing a New Product
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Happy Weekend: Rebel Wilson and Ellen Rap Salt-N-Pepa
Rebel Wilson is one of our favorite funny women. Pairing her up with Ellen to rap Salt-N-Pepa’s “Shoop,” (a classic song) will make your weekend. Go see Rebel sing in Pitch Perfect which is...