Ellen DeGeneres: podcast appearances and interviews

Ellen Lee DeGeneres, born January 26, 1958, is an American comedian, actress, television host, writer, and producer. She began her career in stand-up comedy in the early 1980s and gained national attention with a 1986 appearance on The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson. She starred in the television sitcoms Ellen from 1994 to 1998 and The Ellen Show from 2001 to 2002. DeGeneres hosted the syndicated talk show The Ellen DeGeneres Show from 2003 to 2022, earning 33 Daytime Emmy Awards for her work. In April 1997, she publicly came out as a lesbian on the cover of Time magazine, with the words