Having a lazy day (and eating too much crap) and turned on TV - flicking through the channels and came across the Ellen show. I just don't get it. Ellen seems really curiously detached but the audience go wild every time she says something. Some people won a holiday and the whole audience were jumping up and down screaming like toddlers about to pee themselves and doing that silly little girl hand clap.
.The DJ put on a music track and Ellen started going up the aisles doing a mild bit of "dad dancing" to wild applause and screaming. I thought she was going to pick out an audience member but no, that was it - she went back to her seat and showed some clips of cute puppies to lots of aww's and applause. Ellen smiled in a totally (to me) fake grimace and then it's the ad break! Don't understand - I remember when Oprah was on CH4 and this is so weird compared to that. It's like the audience are children fed too many sweets.The audience seem to almost cult worship Ellen who just looks bemused and uncomfy.
I know she is one of the richest women in media but what is the appeal??