- AS YOU KNOW, MY SHOW IS POPULAR
WITH PEOPLE OF ALL AGES AND CATS,
AND I'VE NOTICED THERE ARE A LOT OF COLLEGE STUDENTS
WHO WATCH MY SHOW,
AND I'VE BEEN ASKING THEM TO WRITE IN AND TELL ME
WHY THEY ARE MY BIGGEST FAN.
WE'VE HAD THOUSANDS OF SUBMISSIONS,
BUT THIS ONE IS ONE THAT STOOD OUT FOR ME.
AND IT SAYS, "HI, ELLEN, MY NAME IS KRISTEN LOPES.
"I'M A JUNIOR AT MARIST COLLEGE IN POUGHKEEPSIE, NEW YORK.
"I WATCH YOU EVERY SINGLE DAY, SOMETIMES MULTIPLE TIMES A DAY.
"I LIVE IN A HOUSE WITH SEVEN OF MY CLOSEST FRIENDS,
"AND I--WHO ALSO LOVE YOU.
"WHO WOULD RATHER-- WE WOULD RATHER WATCH YOUR SHOW
"ON A FRIDAY NIGHT THAN GO OUT.
"IF THAT DOESN'T TELL YOU HOW GREAT YOU ARE,
"THEN I DON'T KNOW WHAT DOES.
"WE ALSO ALL SCHEDULE OUR CLASSES
"SO THAT WE DON'T HAVE ANYTHING FROM 4:00 TO 5:00 P.M.
"WHEN YOUR SHOW COMES ON.
ELLEN, WE LOVE YOU AND HOPE TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON."
I READ THAT, AND I WAS LIKE,
WELL, THEN I HAVE TO MEET THEM,"
SO RIGHT NOW, KRISTEN AND HER FRIENDS
THINK I'M ABOUT TO SKYPE WITH A PRODUCER ON THE SHOW.
THAT PRODUCER IS ME,
AND I'M GONNA SURPRISE THEM RIGHT NOW.
KRISTEN.
[all screeching and cheering]
[cheers and applause]
- HI, KRISTEN!
[all screaming and cheering]
- HI.
[all screaming]
- HI. WHAT ARE Y'ALL DOING?
[all screaming]
- OH, MY GOD! - HI, KRISTEN.
OKAY.
- OH, MY GOSH. - I'M EXCITED TOO.
I'M EXCITED TO SEE YOU. - ELLEN!
[all scream]
- KRISTEN, WHO'S WHO?
INTRODUCE ME TO EVERYBODY.
- I'M KIRSTEN.
- [screams]
- THESE ARE MY HOUSEMATES.
- I'M GABRIELLA. I'M FROM LONG ISLAND.
- I'M CAROLINE. I'M FROM NEW YORK.
- HI, I'M ALENA. I'M FROM NEW YORK.
- I'M JULIA. I'M FROM JERSEY.
- I'M ELLEN. I'M FROM LONG ISLAND.
- I'M ANGELA. I'M FROM LONG ISLAND.
- [speaking indistinctly]
- HI, I'M--
[all scream]
[laughter]
[all talking at once]
- LISTEN.
SO--SO WE'RE SHOOTING A SHOW RIGHT NOW,
AND I JUST READ YOUR LETTER TO THE AUDIENCE,
AND I THOUGHT IT WAS A REALLY COOL LETTER.
AND I READ THAT YOU SCHEDULE YOUR CLASSES AROUND MY SHOW
SO THAT YOU CAN ACTUALLY WATCH MY SHOW.
[all screaming]
- 4:00. - THAT'S GREAT.
IT'S GOOD TO SEE THAT YOUNG PEOPLE
HAVE THEIR PRIORITIES STRAIGHT, AND I THINK THAT'S--
[laughter]
YOU'RE OFF TO A GOOD START.
SO, LISTEN, I WISH YOU COULD BE HERE.
YOU'RE NOT GONNA BELIEVE WHAT YOU'RE MISSING.
IT'S ACTUALLY DAY THREE OF OUR 12 DAYS OF GIVEAWAYS,
AND YOU CAN'T BE HERE FOR THAT, WHICH IS REALLY A SHAME,
BUT I HAD AN IDEA.
SINCE YOU CAN'T BE HERE, I'M GONNA BRING 12 DAYS TO YOU.
SO A LITTLE LATER IN THE SHOW,
I'M GONNA GIVE THE AUDIENCE SOME REALLY GREAT STUFF,
AND WE'LL SKYPE BACK IN,
AND YOU'RE GONNA GET EVERYTHING THAT I'M GIVING THE AUDIENCE.
ALL OF IT, OKAY?
[cheers and applause]
I HAVE ONE MORE SURPRISE FOR ALL OF YOU, OKAY?
YOU'RE GONNA PLAY A GAME RIGHT NOW--A BIG PRIZE.
IT'S GONNA BE A TRIP TO CALIFORNIA TO SEE MY SHOW,
AND HERE'S HOW IT WORKS.
[all screaming]
- OKAY, I SENT YOU EACH A BOX OF KLEENEX.
PUT THE BOX OF KLEENEX IN FRONT OF YOU.
EACH HAVE A BOX OF KLEENEX, OKAY?
THE FIRST PERSON TO EMPTY THEIR BOX
BY PULLING OUT A TISSUE ONE AT A TIME--
ONLY ONE AT A TIME--
IS GONNA WIN.
I HAVE ONE TICKET TO GIVE AWAY.
READY, SET, GO.
ONE AT A TIME. PULL 'EM OUT.
[frantic music playing]
[all shouting]
- YOU GOT IT.
WHO--WHO GOT IT FIRST?
- WHOO! - WHO GOT--
YOU GOT IT FIRST, RIGHT?
OKAY, CONGRATULATIONS. YOU'RE GONNA--
WE'RE GONNA FLY YOU OUT TO BEAUTIFUL BURBANK
TO SEE A TAPING OF MY SHOW.
[all scream]
- I KNOW.
HEY, ALSO, ONE OTHER THING,
YOU CAN BRING SEVEN OF YOUR CLOSEST FRIENDS.
[cheers and applause]