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Ellen DeGeneres Announces Final Stand-Up Special: "For Your Approval"

Ellen DeGeneres returns to Netflix on September 24, with "For Your Approval" set to be the comedian's final stand-up comedy special.

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Six years after her last stand-up special for the streaming service (2018's Relatable – check out the trailer for it above), comedian and former talk show host Ellen DeGeneres is returning to Netflix for what has been announced to be the final comedy special of her career. Set to premiere globally on September 24, Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval will see the comedian cover a wide range of topics – including the controversy surrounding an internal investigation into allegations of a poor working environment during the run of her talk show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show (which wrapped up its run in May 2022 after nearly two decades on the air).

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"To answer the questions everyone is asking me — Yes, I'm going to talk about it. Yes, this is my last special. Yes, Portia really is that pretty in real life," DeGeneres said in a statement – referencing actor Portia de Rossi (who is married to the comedian) at the end. DeGeneres returned to the stage earlier this year for her stand-up comedy tour, "Ellen's Last Stand…Up Tour," where the comedian also addressed the controversy and the reactions she received. DeGeneres and De Rossi are set to produce the special, along with Ben Winston and Fulwell 73 Productions. Directed by Joel Gallen (Netflix's Chris Rock: Selective Outrage, Paramount+'s Taylor Hawkins Tribute Concerts), here's a look at the official logline for the stand-up special that was released by the streaming service:

"For the first time in six years, Ellen DeGeneres returns to the stage in her new comedy special 'Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval.' In the final comedy special of her historic career, Ellen gets personal and reveals what she's been doing since being 'kicked out of show business.' From the mundane world of raising chickens and parallel parking to the harsh reality of becoming a brand-name celebrity, she goes deep into her stand-up roots and brings laughs through life's most real and absurd realities."

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Serving as Television Editor since 2018, Ray began five years earlier as a contributing writer/photographer before being brought onto the core BC team in 2017.
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