When Ellen's sitcom was on the air, a lesbian friend of mine visited me in Los Angeles and demanded we go to a taping. So we're sitting in the balcony and we can't help but notice a girl sitting with her parents in the row ahead of us. read more
In the early 1990’s I worked on a television show called Comedy Tonight, which featured a number of established and up and coming comediennes. The show featured over several years, such comedy stars as Whoopi Goldberg, Bob Goldthwait, Howie Mandel and Ellen Degeneres, among many. read more
DeGeneres starred in the popular sitcom Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and has hosted her syndicated TV talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, since 2003. Her stand-up career started in the early 1980s, and included a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. read more