Chris Rock and Peter Boyle are the guests on the latest episode of The Ellen Degeneres Show. The episode starts with Ellen thanking the audience for choosing her monologues last week and explains that the audience will again be choosing the topic for today’s monologue. The choices are: brain surgery, parrots, and directions. The audience votes and directions win.
Ellen then begins discussing driving directions and shares some funny anecdotes about giving and receiving directions. She also talks about the frustrations of following someone who claims to know the way but ends up getting lost themselves. Ellen suggests that lost drivers should have a special signal, like a yellow light, so that other drivers know to avoid them.
After the monologue, Ellen introduces the audience to a talented dance group called Sideswipe, who put on an impressive performance. She also mentions that she shaved Ray Romano’s beard in a previous episode and jokes about what she might do to Peter Boyle during this episode.
Ellen then talks about the heartwarming story of a group of students from Lima, Montana who saved money for years to see the ocean, but ended up using the money to support their teacher who was battling breast cancer. Ellen flew the students to the show as a surprise and shows footage of them enjoying their trip to the beach.
Next, Ellen reveals that she will have a special Chicago-themed episode in the following week. She invited 250 people from Chicago to come to the show, with flights and accommodation arranged by orbits.com.
Ellen takes a moment to acknowledge the cold weather in Chicago and suggests dancing as a way to keep warm. She asks her audience to send in videos of themselves dancing along with Ellen on the show.
The episode continues with a hilarious clip from Chris Rock‘s HBO special “Never Scared” and Ellen talks about how much she enjoyed it. She then introduces Chris Rock as her guest, noting that it’s his first appearance on the show.
During the interview, Chris Rock discusses his upcoming hosting gig at the Academy Awards and jokes about needing the money for his drug habit and kids. He admits that he is nervous but confident in his preparation. Ellen mentions the controversy surrounding the lack of diversity in the Oscars and Chris Rock expresses his support for Jamie Foxx, saying he will say something if Jamie doesn’t win.
After the interview, Ellen and Chris move to the audience to play a fun Oscar trivia game. They ask questions about past Academy Award winners and the audience members have a chance to answer.
The episode concludes with a preview for the next episode, featuring more exciting guests and surprises.
Overall, this episode of The Ellen Degeneres Show is filled with laughter, heartwarming stories, and anticipation for the upcoming Academy Awards. It showcases Ellen’s charismatic hosting style and Chris Rock‘s comedic talent while keeping the audience engaged and entertained.
Originally aired on February 22, 2005
