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Saturday 30 December 2017
Ellen DeGeneres gets her game
on in new prime-time show
By LYNN ELBER borne or dropped through of a resurgence of popu- In this Oct. 13, 2016, file photo, Ellen Degeneres appears during
AP Television Writer the stage floor. “But no one larity for game shows, a a commercial break at a taping of “The Ellen Show” in Burbank.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — El- can get hurt. It’s only pub- trend that makes sense to
len DeGeneres, known for lic humiliation,” she said, DeGeneres.
keeping her comedy on drolly. “It builds character, “When you have times that
the nice side, lets her in- and to win $100,000 it’s are difficult or stressful in the
ner meanie out for “Ellen’s what we must go through.” world .... we need a place
Game of Games.” That’s the top prize for to look at something that’s
NBC’s new prime-time those who conquer a va- mindless but entertaining,”
game show, which begins riety of games, including she said.
its regular run at 8 p.m. EST some played on DeGe- She makes an effort to
Tuesday after a December neres’ syndicated daytime bring the fun to whatever
sneak peek, subjects its talk show — “but on ste- she’s doing. DeGeneres
contestants to measured roids, bigger, higher and has built a production
torments that delight host more dangerous,” she said company and a lifestyle
and executive producer — and newly devised ones. brand, published books
DeGeneres. Challenges on the hour- and hosted awards shows,
“It’s hilarious to see the long show include Blind- for starters. It suits her and
panic and fear on their folded Musical Chairs, Dizzy her body to stay busy, she
faces if they get the an- Dash and Scary Go Round. said. “It’s best I keep work-
swer wrong,” she said, The host’s quick patter fills ing, because if I take too
knowing the possible con- in the gaps, with an assist much time off, I get sick,”
sequences include being from “Ellen” DJ and side- DeGeneres said, blaming
drenched with something kick Stephen “tWitch” Boss. a recent minor bug on a
gooey or launched air- “Game of Games” is part two-week vacation.q
