[Magdalen] The Gospel According to Ellen: Living a Practical Theology of Love | john pavlovitz

[Scott Knitter]

She was interviewed years ago by comedian Martin Short's character
Jiminy Glick, and he commented that she was never mean or boastful (He
then added, "I know the audience is thinking, 'What would she boast
about? But that's not the point...'"). She responded, "I just believe
you don't have to be mean to be funny."

Jiminy got a little choked up as he said, "I just want to say, Ellen
DeGeneres, that you're everything I'd hoped you'd be...and just a
little bit less."

He also interviewed Mel Brooks, and among his questions was, "What's
your beef with the Nazis?" Mel went wide-eyed and said, "What's my
beef with the Nazis? Well, they were rude, I guess."

Jiminy's an acquired taste. :)

On Mon, Feb 15, 2016 at 4:46 PM, James Oppenheimer-Crawford
<oppenheimerjw at gmail.com> wrote:
> I have to admit that I don't know what Ellen's faith is, but the point of
> the writer is that she is a divine force for true Good in the world.
> I don't watch her show very often, but I have always felt that deep down,
> this is a truly Good person.
>
> I recall one show where she was talking about an evangelist who made some
> really nasty remarks about her, and while it was obvious that she found the
> remarks hurtful, she paused for a moment to gather herself, and finally
> said, "Well, at least I'm glad that I'm providing some work for him."




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Scott R. Knitter
Edgewater, Chicago, Illinois USA