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The Ellen DeGeneres Show, often shortened '''Ellen''', is a Syndicated Television Talk Show hosted by actress and comedienne Ellen DeGeneres . The show features interviews with Celebrities and comedic Monologue s by the host. It premiered on September 8 , 2003 . The show was nominated for eleven Daytime Emmy Awards its first season, winning four, including Best Talk Show. Its second season saw twelve nominations, and continued Ellen's streak as winner of best talk show and talk show host. The show has gained noteriety for having a variety of recurring jokes/gags, some of which eventually puttered out. Since the show's conception Degeneres has segued from her opening monologue to the rest of the show by doing a dance. Beginning humbly this has escalated to a two minute long segment wherein Degeneres dances into the audience, sometimes "borrowing" a coat or purse from someone's chair and bringing it with her. She has also featured a segment wherein people call-in (or visit) to teach her new dance moves. Early popularity of the show can be attributed to Degeneres' attempt to make the viewer feel as though they were a part of the "family" of crew and employees on the show itself. A popular crew member, aspiring stunt man Houston (pronounced "How-Ston,") was frequently featured during the first year of broadcast. He was set up on a variety of blind dates, and a segment called "Have Houston Do It For You" sent him off to people's homes to help with laborous tasks like putting up Christmas decorations or remodeling a bathroom. In the vein of '' The Rosie O'Donnell Show '', Degeneres often has audience participation games where prizes are awarded. During the holidays she has "Twelves Days of Giveaways" wherein she gives approximatley $1,000 worth of prizes away to each audience members for twelve days in a row. Because the show has become so popular it became obvious early-on that the show was being oversold and not all who arrived for a taping could be fit into the studio audience space. An off-shoot space referred to as "The Riff Raff Room" was created. Persons seated here are often referenced and shown briefly on camera but watch the taping from off-stage and do not participate in audience activities (or receive any prizes given away.) Degeneres' mother Betty was regularly in attendance at the show and was frequently featured on camera. In early 2006 she stopped appearing; her chair was designated the "Mama" chair with special priveledges accorded to the audience member who ends up seated in it. Ellen has also helped many people to be "famous for 15 minutes" by having them appear as guests on the show for no reason in particular. The owner of a small shop called "Mostly Moose and More" appeared as a guest, as well as Jim "Carl," the audience member who refused to dance. In the show's third season, a new part of the format was added, in which Ellen surprised fans of the show by introducing them to their favorite celebrities. The show was featured in an episode on the ''; while the Holmes family of Altamonte Springs, Florida was receiving a new home, they were in the audience during an episode of the show, and saw the unveiling of a secondary project of Ty Pennington 's team, a Turtle habitat, while there. ''ELLEN'' OVERSEAS Australia ''Ellen'' premiered in Early February 2006 on Australia n Cable channel Arena , shortly after it also premiered on Network Ten an Australian major television broadcaster. EXTERNAL LINKS
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