“We need more kindness, more compassion, more joy, more laughter. I definitely want to contribute to that” (“Ellen Degeneres Quotes”). Ellen did not just preach this she practiced it. Ellen contributed to this by starting her television show “The Ellen Degeneres Show”. She does her show to make people laugh and feel good. She is very kind and shows compassion. She does not judge others in any way. And she gives to people in need so she definitely contributes to this. Ellen Degeneres was an ordinary girl with some family issues. She was born on January 26, 1958 in Metairie, Louisiana (“Ellen Degeneres Biography 1”). Her parents are Betty and Elliott Everett Degeneres (“Behind The Scenes With Ellen Degeneres Family”). When she was thirteen, her parents got divorced (“Ellen Degeneres Biography 2”). She graduated from high school in 1976 (“Ellen Degeneres Biography 2”). After she graduated she went back to New Orleans (“ Ellen Degeneres Biography 2”). She had several jobs but did not like any of them until she went into comedy (“How The Tragic Death Of Ellen …show more content…
She realized that she liked making her mother laugh and feel better (“Ellen Degeneres Biography 2”). She started performing for her friends and at local coffee houses and comedy clubs (“Ellen Degeneres Biography 2”). In 1981, she was emcee at Clyde’s Comedy Club in New Orleans, this is where she performed her monologue “A Phone Call To God” for the first time (Hollander 27). In 1982, she entered a showtime contest for Funniest person in New Orleans with her “A Phone Call To God” monologue (Hollander 29). She was one out of sixteen people in that competition (Hollander 29). She was also sick that day but still went on stage, her performance was taped and she won Funniest Person In America (Hollander 29). She does her talk show to make people laugh (“ Ellen Degeneres Biography 2”) She did several things in her life to get her where she