Advantages: Hillarious, Poigniant, Interesting, Degeneres Sparkles Disadvantages: A Few Low Points
...my favorite has to be Ellen Degeneres. Ever since 1996 when I first saw one of her stand ups on America television I have been enthralled by her thought provoking and deeply funny ideas on life and the world and have gone on to read or watch everything that she has produced. This is Ellen Degeneres - The Beginning and signals a drastic change in her career and life as a 'celebrity.' Three years before filming this special gig, she came out as a lesbian, ... ...of the September 11th tragedy, Ellen succeeded in her role and gained huge critical acclaim. That pretty much brings us up to 2000 where she decided to stand doing standup again, The Beginning proves to be her most poignant, moving and hectically funny shows yet.
After a dazzling opening visual gag where Degeneres refuses to talk about her sexuality but instead turns her journey into the form of interpretive dance you know you are in for a hilarious ...
JayHall1991 24.09.2005
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Advantages: Very funny,and easy to watch Disadvantages: Sometimes you have to think
Ellen DeGeneres - The Beginning
"There's nothing to fear but fear itself …. Great, now I'm scared of fear!"
Ellen DeGeneres, born January 26, 1958 in Louisiana, is an American actress, stand-up comedian, and Emmy Award-winning host of the talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show. Before landing a talk show, she also stared in (and produced) a stream of short-lived sit-coms. Ellen's stand-up career began very simply - being asked to entertain at her friends' ... ...each section needs to go) Ellen delivers in a tone that makes some things seem spontaneous and like she'd making it up, and this makes them all the more funny.
This DVD is one of two one-hour HBO stand up specials recorded in the Beacon Theatre in New York City (the other being 'Here And Now'). 'The Beginning' was Ellen's first stand up tour in three years - a hiatus taken after she came out as lesbian. While Ellen has never been one to throw this ...
liz1102 15.11.2006
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