Review of Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

While I admire Ellen and what she stands for, I felt that this was a little lacklustre. The video sequences were time fillers, that can easily be seen on youtube, as she does similar things in her monologues. Her observational humour is the best part. I feel that her overwhelming celebrity status, and her audience's willingness to laugh at anything she says, has shaped her comedy. It lacks the raw and edgy worry of failure, which in turn, brings out the best performances. People will laugh no matter what she does because she is Ellen. If she dressed in a disguise and worked a few gigs at a comedy fest, she would see what I mean. Having said all of that, it takes guts to put yourself out there and I admire her tenacity to do so.