Thanks for watching.
Listen, hey.
Before we say goodbye, I want to say
this is our last show that we're taping of the season.
We have a summer break.
We'll be back in September.
But there'll be other shows after this
that we've already taped previously.
But this is our last show that we're actually taping.
And we've been doing this from my home for several months now.
I have not seen my staff, my crew, my writers, everyone.
There's tons of people who work for us that we usually
see every single day.
I can't wait to see you all again.
Everyone has done an amazing job.
There's a camera setup in here.
And there's people working from their homes making this happen
and trying to edit shows together
to put it on the air to get it out there looking somewhat
normal.
And I just thank everybody for all the hard work
because I haven't been able to say anything to you.
I haven't seen you every day.
So thanks for everything.
I miss you all.
I can't wait to see you in September.
Andy and tWitch, I have loved having you
as my pal every single day.
Can't wait to hug you.
Andy, I can't wait to hug you.
Thank you for being here every day.
Oh my God.
Thank you for--
These are months of my life I'll never forget.
I don't think any of us will.
On a personal note, it's been so great
for me to be able to come out here and be with you.
And I feel so lucky to have had this time.
And thank you for opening your house up so
that we can do these shows, so that you're able to keep myself
and 200 other people working.
And you know, this has been a season like no other
for any of us.
And we had to make a shift this year,
too, because of quarantine first, but more importantly,
because of George Floyd's death.
And you know, when Katrina happened,
you called us up and said, we need to be more than funny.
Then the Tyler Clementi suicide, and you called us and said,
we need to have more meaning in our show.
And the second this happened with George Floyd,
you called us and said, we need to shift what we're doing.
And that has all been because of you.
And we're closing out this season.
But next season is season 18.
In Judaism, 18 is a very good number.
It means life.
And I look forward to all of us being together again.
tWitch.
Ellen, thank you.
Seriously, I mean, honestly, that was--
Andy, you kind of encapsulated that perfectly.
The only thing I have to add that is just,
Ellen, thank you for continuing for your light to shine.
You know what I mean?
Because it's just like in terms where,
seriously, it gets so dark, like it's so dark out there.
I mean, it's just like you do.
There's a light that comes through that gives us
direction, that keeps us actually looking up rather
than looking down, whether we're laughing,
whether we're crying because we're inspired,
or whether we're dancing.
And that is just incredibly special.
And I cannot be more honored than to be a part of this
family.
So I appreciate y'all, and I appreciate you.
I feel the same.
I could not feel more honored.
And I think we've all grown closer together,
even though we're not even together, through all of this.
So I love you all.
I can't wait to see you again.
Thanks for watching.
Listen to one another, and be kind to one another.
Bye.