Ellen DeGeneresknows the importance of not sweating the small stuff.In an exclusive sneak peek from DeGeneres’ upcoming appearance on My Next Guest Needs No Introductionwith David Letterman,she recalls the stressful hours leading up to herfirst performance onThe Tonight Show with Johnny Carsonin 1986.“I was so nervous because I had time to really think about it,” she says of being booked on the show. “I went to a store on Melrose to get something and I go inside and I come out — this is the day of that I’m going to Carson — and my car is gone.”DeGeneres says she forgot to put the emergency brake on the car, causing it to roll backward.“I’m like ‘Oh my god my car got stolen’ but then I hear horns honking,” she says. “It had rolled all the way down.”“It’s just rolling and I’m running after the car,” she adds. “That was the day of Carson.”Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.But luckily, DeGeneres was able to leave the stress of the day behind her during her appearance onThe Tonight Show.She made history when she was the first female comedian Carson ever invited to sit on his coveted couch.The appearance kickstarted her stand-up career and eventually helped lead to her hit sitcom and eventual daytime talk show.DeGeneres is one of Letterman’s high-profile guests on the sophomore season ofMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction.Kanye West,Tiffany Haddish, Melinda Gates and Formula 1 racer Lewis Hamilton are also set to appear on the show.My Next Guest Needs No Introductionlaunches May 31 on Netflix.
Ellen DeGeneresknows the importance of not sweating the small stuff.
In an exclusive sneak peek from DeGeneres’ upcoming appearance on My Next Guest Needs No Introductionwith David Letterman,she recalls the stressful hours leading up to herfirst performance onThe Tonight Show with Johnny Carsonin 1986.
“I was so nervous because I had time to really think about it,” she says of being booked on the show. “I went to a store on Melrose to get something and I go inside and I come out — this is the day of that I’m going to Carson — and my car is gone.”
DeGeneres says she forgot to put the emergency brake on the car, causing it to roll backward.
“I’m like ‘Oh my god my car got stolen’ but then I hear horns honking,” she says. “It had rolled all the way down.”
“It’s just rolling and I’m running after the car,” she adds. “That was the day of Carson.”
Michael Rozman/Warner Bros.
But luckily, DeGeneres was able to leave the stress of the day behind her during her appearance onThe Tonight Show.She made history when she was the first female comedian Carson ever invited to sit on his coveted couch.
The appearance kickstarted her stand-up career and eventually helped lead to her hit sitcom and eventual daytime talk show.
DeGeneres is one of Letterman’s high-profile guests on the sophomore season ofMy Next Guest Needs No Introduction.Kanye West,Tiffany Haddish, Melinda Gates and Formula 1 racer Lewis Hamilton are also set to appear on the show.
My Next Guest Needs No Introductionlaunches May 31 on Netflix.
source: people.com
