Wow, that's-- a lot of them are very light.
[AUDIENCE LAUGHS]
We're back with Jimmy Kimmel, and he
was kind enough to tell the audience to bring me gifts.
So everyone brought me a gift and that's very kind of you.
And you at home, don't feel left out and you can send me things.
Or just money for my Ellen Fund for the gorillas.
So we're in our 16th season, and you just celebrated your 17th.
Right.
Saturday was our 17th--
we've been on the air for 17 years.
Wow.
Many are saying we overstayed our welcome.
No, no.
And you're doing really great things
because you're helping all the people that
are struggling with this government shutdown,
you're giving them jobs.
Yeah.
Well it's, a dumb little thing and really--
and it's fun to give them jobs.
We have all these government workers who are--
not only are they out of work, they're not able to work
because they're--
Wednesday their jobs might come back.
So we thought it would be nice and fun to not only give them
a job at the show doing something for the day
but, also, to show people that these are real people who
have to pay their rent and have these real responsibilities.
And so we've been hiring--
we hired, you know, somebody to sit in with the band
and play the tambourine.
And we hired somebody to do security [INAUDIBLE]
and we've just been cut-- we're running out of jobs, actually.
We may have to open a sweatshop of some kind,
because we've run out of tasks for--
But the guy you had last night, I mean,
like he's an important guy.
He checks-- you know, it's got to do with security.
Yeah.
One of the guys works for the FAA,
and his job is to check the planes to make
sure they're good to go.
And they've caught these people, it's like--
I mean, we're still getting on the planes.
Yeah.
We make a big deal about going through security.
And, of course, that is a big deal,
but it's also nice to have somebody
take a look at the plane before it takes off.
Right.
Yeah-- no, it's crazy when I saw that that's
what that guy did and he's not working.
I just thought, that's crazy.
You know what I would do if I was the Democratic senator
or congressperson, I would call the bill,
the Donald Trump is a genius bill.
How does he veto that?
There's no way.
You call it the Donald Trump is a genius bill.
He'll sign it no matter what.
Put that big crazy signature, right, all over it.
That's my [INAUDIBLE].
I have a gift--
I have a gift for you, Ellen.
You've given me too much.
Yeah, but I didn't give you any of this stuff.
This is from the audience.
And they worked so hard wrapping this stuff, they really did.
But I do have a gift for you.
And that gift is-- do you remember--
Oprah used to do this a lot before she abandoned
us and moved to Hawaii.
On Oprah's birthday, celebrities would make a tape and then
they'd show the tape and you'd see all these big stars--
big, big, big stars sing happy birthday.
And we've done that for you, as well, and--
well, here, go ahead and roll the tape.
All right.
Hi, Ellen.
This is Tom Hanks from Smithville, Missouri.
The original Tom Hanks, but the poor one.
Just calling to wish you a very happy birthday.
Hi, Ellen, my name is Jennifer Lawrence.
I live in Portland, Maine.
I watch your show every single day.
I'm a huge fan.
I love what you do for people.
Hi, Ellen, it's Katie Perry out in Carlsbad, California.
Happy birthday.
I'd sing you happy birthday, but I'm not that Katy Perry.
Hi, Ellen.
It's good gal Rih, Rih.
Not to be confused with bad gal Rih, Rih,
the more rich and more famous version of me,
Rihanna from Mesa, Arizona.
Just wanted to say happy birthday.
The world is a much better place because of you.
Hi, Ellen.
This is Ryan Reynolds from Dallas, Texas.
I just wanted to say I think you are
without a doubt an amazing person.
Happy birthday from, you know, the other Ryan Reynolds.
That's hilarious.
Not the people, but it's the same sentiment.
It doesn't-- exactly.
And at least we got to see Ryan Reynolds headboard.
Right.
He did it in his bedroom.
You're an extraordinary person, too.
Jimmy Kimmel Live airs weeknights at 11:35.
It's a fantastic show, clever, funny,
and you do really, really--
the whole eyewitness news that you point out
how many people lie is genius.
It seems to be a trend lately.
It does, but it's such a great show.
We'll be right back.