Degeneres, Ellen

• My Point ... And I Do Have One

  • Probably the most accurate parallel here to a book I'm familiar with is SeinLanguage by Jerry Seinfeld. This book is a compilation of Degeneres' most common routines, with some material borrowed from her show but most from routines that are all too familiar to ardent viewers of stand-up comedy on any incarnation of Comedy Central. For some reason, it didn't translate too well to book form. Where I found myself laughing out loud at Seinfeld's book, I barely cracked a smile while reading through this one. That's not to say there aren't some interesting insights and personal history here (nothing is said, however, about the question of the moment...whether she intends to "come out" in her character on TV), but all in all, I was very disappointed and I'm not sure I can put my finger on exactly why that was so.

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