- Network: Netflix
- Series Premiere Date: Sep 24, 2024
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When she isn’t addressing the elephant in the room—and her version is definitely a cute Dumbo of a pachyderm rather than a rampaging wild beast—the humor is so gentle it’s positively anemic. .... For DeGeneres to liken her failure to provide a safe and equitable work environment with homophobia and ageism displays an astonishing lack of understanding. And it certainly isn’t funny.
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By the time DeGeneres walks onstage, home viewers may already have a sense that she’s looking for sympathy more than laughs. The comedian may joke about her expulsion from Hollywood, but it’s clear how hurt she feels. And when it comes to owning her mistakes, DeGeneres struggles to find the humor.
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The jokes about aging are mildly funny (on her osteoporosis: “I don’t even know how I’m standing up right now. I’m like a human sandcastle—I could disintegrate in the shower”). But they would be funnier if they didn’t feel like a ploy for sympathy, culminating in a saccharine speech about how she is no longer “a boss or a brand” but “a multifaceted person” who is honest and generous, but also tough and demanding.