Ellen DeGeneres: To quit or not to quit?

The comedienne releases her new stand-up special and wonders if she should end her self-named talk show to do something else

In her new special, Ellen DeGeneres presents herself as cartoonishly aloof and indifferent, stuck in a privileged bubble and cracks jokes, for instance, about her wealth.
In her new special, Ellen DeGeneres presents herself as cartoonishly aloof and indifferent, stuck in a privileged bubble and cracks jokes, for instance, about her wealth. PHOTO: NYTIMES
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Dec 17, 2018, 05:44 AM
Published
Dec 17, 2018, 05:00 AM
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NEW YORK • Ellen DeGeneres got sick of dancing, and really, can you blame her?

She has to be the only 60-year-old woman in America who is expected to dance with strangers wherever she goes.

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A version of this article appeared in the print edition of The Straits Times on December 17, 2018, with the headline Ellen DeGeneres: To quit or not to quit?. Subscribe

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