Sat, October 17, 2026 at 6:59 PM UTC
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Ellen DeGeneres made an appearance on The Graham Norton Show on Friday.
She quipped about how “easy” it is to get on British television.
She suggested she could start her own show in the U.K. if she wanted.
<p>The 68-year-old The Graham Norton Show alongside guests Quentin Tarantino, Colin Farrell, and Gemma Chan. She opened up about what the past few years of her life have been like off-camera after spending decades on television.
“I miss a lot about it. I miss laughing every day with the writers. I miss the guests. I miss kissing Colin,” she said, referencing the recurring bit between her and Farrell on The Ellen DeGeneres Show.
She said that she has considered developing a project for U.K. broadcasters, saying it seems “easy to get on television here.”
“I just called you up and said, ‘I have nothing to promote. Can I just come sit on the couch?’ And you were like, ‘Yeah,’” DeGeneres quipped to host Graham Norton.
DeGeneres joked that the shows in the U.K. were quite banal, noting that she has seen shows for sewing, pottery, and watching others watch television. She mused that she could start a show about spacing out while mowing the lawn.
“I could call it Lawn and Order,” she cracked.
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It has been a while since DeGeneres graced the small screen. She
