September 3, 2024 — Iconic comedian, talk show host, actor and Emmy-Award winner Ellen DeGeneres returns to Netflix with Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval, which will premiere globally on September 24, 2024 only on Netflix.

This marks Ellen’s second original comedy special with Netflix, after 2018’s Relatable.

The special will be Ellen’s last comedy special of her career.

Produced by:

Ben Winston and Fulwell 73 Productions, Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi

Directed by:

Joel Gallen.

Ellen previously said “To answer the questions everyone is asking me- Yes, I’m going to talk about it. Yes this is my last special. Yes, Portia really is that pretty in real life.”

Logline:

For the first time in 6 years, Ellen DeGeneres returns to the stage in her new comedy special Ellen Degeneres: For Your Approval. The final comedy special of her historic career, Ellen gets personal and reveals what she’s been doing since being “kicked out of show business.” From the mundane world of raising chickens and parallel parking to the harsh reality of becoming a brand name celebrity, she goes deep into her stand-up roots and brings the laughs through life’s most real and absurd realities. Ellen DeGeneres: For Your Approval premieres globally on Netflix on September 24, 2024.

About Fulwell 73 Productions:

Fulwell 73 Productions is the London and Los Angeles-based entertainment company making top-quality, event-level, television programs, including “The Grammy Awards,” Emmy Award-winning music specials “Adele: One Night Only,” and “Elton John Live: Farewell from Dodger Stadium,” acclaimed live-to-film production “Disney’s Encanto at the Hollywood Bowl,” and most recently, the Olympics closing ceremony handover from host city Paris to Los Angeles, starring Tom Cruise, Billie Eilish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Snoop Dog and H.E.R. Additional credits include the award-winning “The Late Late Show with James Corden,” AppleTV+ hit series “Carpool Karaoke: The Series” and Disney+ music documentary series “Ed Sheeran: The Sum of It All.”