Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable

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Season 1
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: Dec 18, 2018
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5.2

Mixed or average reviews- based on 38 Ratings

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  1. Positive: 16 out of 38
  2. Mixed: 11 out of 38
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  1. fariborz2001
    Dec 27, 2018
    1
    Ellen is messed up ..... it's horrible .... I've never seen such a weak stand up
  2. SchroederRock
    Dec 28, 2018
    5
    It's OK - I don't know how else to describe this standup. Ellen doesn't seem like she ever settles in to a groove and the jokes aren't all that great but at the same time the show is still watchable because Ellen is a master at relating to crowds. Too bad the jokes aren't consistently better.
  3. ab3291
    Dec 20, 2018
    6
    I love Ellen, but this was soooo boring. I had like 3 laughs and I DON'T actually mean laughs but like "HA, THAT'S FUNNY!" And that is it... I like her talkshow better, she should stick to that.
  4. danmhensley
    Dec 29, 2018
    8
    Ellen is back and her material is as good as ever. I really hope she continues to release new stand-up I have always loved her style.
  5. filmluver
    Dec 23, 2018
    9
    We stumbled on this the other night. I'm an Ellen fan, but watching this really reminded me why. We laughed about every 15 seconds at her material. There's just no one like her. She's smart in that easy relaxed way. She really connects to her audience. Her juxtaposition of laughs around her extreme wealth and privilege against her (lesbian) girl next door demeanor was surprisingly funny. IWe stumbled on this the other night. I'm an Ellen fan, but watching this really reminded me why. We laughed about every 15 seconds at her material. There's just no one like her. She's smart in that easy relaxed way. She really connects to her audience. Her juxtaposition of laughs around her extreme wealth and privilege against her (lesbian) girl next door demeanor was surprisingly funny. I was also reminded of her being blackballed in Hollywood for 3 years after publicly coming out--and her success is her revenge. Not the edgiest material, but classic Ellen. I'll watch it again when I feel a need to lighten up and hang with my old friend Ellen.… Expand
  6. TheQuietGamer
    Dec 24, 2018
    6
    Ellen is just as adorable as ever and this is overall a solid return to standup for her even if this isn't among her best material. The jokes are of a really cutesy variety that will bring a smile to your face. The mega-popular talk show host isn't afraid to get real here. She opens up about some personal tragedies and the struggle she faced after coming out. This gives the special anEllen is just as adorable as ever and this is overall a solid return to standup for her even if this isn't among her best material. The jokes are of a really cutesy variety that will bring a smile to your face. The mega-popular talk show host isn't afraid to get real here. She opens up about some personal tragedies and the struggle she faced after coming out. This gives the special an uplifting and poignant nature stemming from Ellen's message of staying true to yourself, being kind, and never losing hope in your darkest hour. I just wish Relatable had been a bit better at holding my attention.

    I was on my phone throughout almost the entire thing. Aside from the few times where I completely drifted out my ears were always focused on the TV, but I wasn't exactly rapt if you know what I mean. There are also moments where you can tell that she must have had some trouble coming up with enough material for a whole set. Like the "gag" that consists solely of her showing the kind of stuff she and her wife sent to each other on Instagram. It does eventually lead into her own joke, but still feels like a very obvious and rather desperate time filler.

    Warts aside, Ellen's return to standup is a welcome one due to her always affable nature and moments of clever observational comedy. She may not actually be all that relatable anymore, but her story is no less compelling. Making the glimpses into the darker side of her rise to success the unexpected highlight of the special.

    6.5/10    … Expand
  7. QuantumMeruit
    Dec 23, 2018
    5
    Her observations about flying, restaurants, etc. seemed very unoriginal. Talking about how coming out and being yourself is important may have been radical in the 90s but now it's almost painfully trite. The best comedians combine (more interesting) observations about life with political messages into longer bits. Ultimately, my disappointment in this special highlighted how far standupHer observations about flying, restaurants, etc. seemed very unoriginal. Talking about how coming out and being yourself is important may have been radical in the 90s but now it's almost painfully trite. The best comedians combine (more interesting) observations about life with political messages into longer bits. Ultimately, my disappointment in this special highlighted how far standup comedy has come in the 15 years since Ellen last performed. That said, I love Ellen and she's charming so it was worth watching just for an hour of Ellen time.… Expand
  8. Almighty_David
    Jan 9, 2019
    3
    This “special” felt like Ellen just walked on stage and started rambling. And she sounded so out of touch, like someone who has heard nothing but queued laughter and not a single boo in decades. Most of her “stories” were pointless and occasionally she did say something interesting, but it just never really went anywhere and her “jokes” seemed clumsy and forced. It was painful to watch andThis “special” felt like Ellen just walked on stage and started rambling. And she sounded so out of touch, like someone who has heard nothing but queued laughter and not a single boo in decades. Most of her “stories” were pointless and occasionally she did say something interesting, but it just never really went anywhere and her “jokes” seemed clumsy and forced. It was painful to watch and the only actually funny thing in this show was the pictures/videos of the animals she pulled off the internet. And for the record, I love Ellen... or at least I did before watching this.
    Edit: And just to explain why I’m being this harsh: Ellen is a f-ing legend and she set the bar very high over the years, so I was expecting something sharp and refined, just like herself, but this “special” is just so lackluster and pointless and feels like a first draft, something you either throw out or at the most use as a starting off point, not something you settle on. Also, Ellen didn’t need to do a special and the thing is, an artistic and creative opportunity like this is something a lot of artists would cut their arm off to get, but she just squandered it and that’s why this felt so out of touch, because a show like this should be a piece of art, a passionate expression of an artist’s creative vision and talent , so it should be f-ing special and Ellen seems to not get that at all. And that’s why I’m being harsh, because as an artist and a Ellen-fan this “special” was just such a complete disappointment and infuriatingly frustrating to watch.    … Expand
  9. goncalocouto
    Jan 1, 2019
    6
    "Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable" não é totalmente inteligente e interessante. As pequenas melhores partes são quando ela aborda os seus sentimentos e as suas responsabilidades enquanto apresentadora.
    6/10
  10. lobetapper
    Jan 7, 2019
    4
    Quite funny but a bad case of humblebragging surely? "Past my People Awards..." What is her point exactly? No one has said she is rubbish so why show off. And why are those women whooping all the time every time she makes one of these self-glorifying remarks? It's yet another case of the Curse of the Netflix Special. It takes a long time to get enough good material to fill an hour...Quite funny but a bad case of humblebragging surely? "Past my People Awards..." What is her point exactly? No one has said she is rubbish so why show off. And why are those women whooping all the time every time she makes one of these self-glorifying remarks? It's yet another case of the Curse of the Netflix Special. It takes a long time to get enough good material to fill an hour... there's no shortcut.… Expand

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. Salon
    Reviewed by: Melanie McFarland
    Dec 19, 2018
    80
    Relatable fulfills a number of missions within its hour-plus running time. It is smart, genuinely funny and true to the comedian’s brand, and it reminds us that DeGeneres, the daytime figure synonymous with kindness and incredible gift-giveaways, also is entitled to her darkness.
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  2. The Daily Beast
    Reviewed by: Matt Wilstein
    Dec 18, 2018
    70
    As refreshing as it is to hear DeGeneres open up in a more nakedly honest way than we are used to seeing, she’s at her purest comedically in the special when she returns to the type of observational humor that made her famous in the first place.
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  3. New York Magazine (Vulture)
    Reviewed by: Kathryn VanArendonk
    Dec 18, 2018
    70
    Not all of Ellen DeGeneres: Relatable is that sharp, carefully crafted, or, frankly, as interesting [as her opening gambit]. As she moves into the middle of the hour, DeGeneres uses a few bits that feel directly imported from a monologue on Ellen. ... The sharpest, most deeply felt material comes when DeGeneres instead grapples with her feelings about her celebrity status, and the simultaneous gift and burden of her role as a daytime talk show host.
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