The Ellen DeGeneres Show

Wednesday, December 30, 2009

I've been watching DAKOTA FANNING grow into a beautiful young woman over the years, and I feel like I'm responsible for her success. She once played a younger version of me on my sitcom -- and now she's in one of the biggest movies of the year, "The Twilight Saga: New Moon." She gets to work with Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner... I'm sure she'll thank me when she's on the show today. Then, I have some huge surprises for my home viewers -- you won't want to miss what I've got planned for today! I'll give you a hint: it involves a lot of dough. Also I'll make sure to tweet SEAN "DIDDY" COMBS before he arrives. He was the one who introduced me to Twitter -- and now I have almost 4 million followers! I once made him try to identify his Ciroc Vodka in a blind taste test. He got drunk. He still got it right though. Now they've introduced Ciroc Coconut and Ciroc Red Berry -- I wonder what will happen if I make him taste test both flavors.

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Thursday, December 31, 2009

I always thought I was good at Ping-Pong... until I saw a YouTube video of XIN-XUE FENG. She is absolutely amazing, and she's only 7 years old! I was so impressed with her that we're flying her all the way from China to show you what she can do. Also, for over 25 years BON JOVI has been one of the top rock bands, selling over 120 million albums -- and they proved that they've still got it with their album "The Circle." Now they're on my show to perform their single "We Weren't Born to Follow," and I'll see if I can convince them to play one of their classics, too. Then I'll get a chance to talk to Jon Bon Jovi and I want to hear everything! Then, KELLY OSBOURNE AND LOUIS VAN AMSTEL made it all the way to the finals of "Dancing With the Stars" this season! Kelly will tell me all about her unexpected life-changing experience and, of course, they'll perform a dance for us.

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Friday, January 1, 2010

It's been four years since she came back to the show, now JENNIFER GARNER is here again! Last time, she was pregnant with her first child, now she and her husband Ben Affleck have two little girls! And if motherhood weren't keeping her busy enough, Jennifer is in the movie, "The Invention of Lying." Also, if you saw my TBS special this summer, you saw the absolutely hilarious comedian JOE WONG. (And if you didn't see my TBS special -- how dare you!) He was so great, I'm bringing him on the show today and you've got to see him! I also have Scottish musician PAOLO NUTINI on the show. He'll be performing the hit song "Candy" from his album "Sunny Side Up."

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Monday, January 4, 2010

It's the first show of the 2010, and Ellen has a lot of plans for this year! Last month, she loved doing 12 Days of Giveaways so much, she's been looking around to see if there are any more gifts to surprise today's audience. You'll have to watch to find out if she got her hands on anything! Then, the very handsome CHRISTIAN SLATER will drop by to tell Ellen all about his holidays. He recently turned 40 and he's looking great -- especially in his show, "The Forgotten." And last month, RUSSEL FERGUSON won "So You Think You Can Dance," now he's here to tell Ellen what his plans are -- and to show off his prize-winning moves! Also, music legends RICKIE LEE JONES & BEN HARPER have teamed up to create the beautiful song "Old Enough," and they'll both be here to perform. Don't miss it!

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Tuesday, January 5, 2010

One of Ellen's all-time favorite kids is back! The incredibly talented EMILY BEAR will update everyone on what she's doing, and will treat us all to an amazing performance at the piano. She's composed new songs just for Ellen, so you'll want to see what she brings this time! Then, she won an Academy Award for her role as the Queen of England, now HELEN MIRREN is playing the wife of Leo Tolstoy in the new movie, "The Station." It's her first time on the show, so Ellen will make sure she doesn't forget it! Also, you've been hearing the hit song "TiK ToK" for months, but you may not know who sings it. It's the first single from KE$HA, and her debut CD, "Animal," is out today. To celebrate, she's here to perform for everyone.

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