When Ellen Was Forced To Stop Her Show, She Hauled Up Her Assistant And Told Her To Turn Around

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The Ellen DeGeneres Show first aired on September 8, 2003, with the eponymous actress and comedian in the role of host. And Ellen had created the talk show after a rollercoaster career in television. Famously, for four years from 1994, she even had her own self-titled ABC sitcom.

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