The Funny Thing Is...

..this wasn't so funny as I expected.

It has the usual Ellen jokes,but...ahh it just wasn't the same as her most recent book.
I listened to this to maximize the experience, though I didn't find her tone to be as casual as I am used to. And that ruined it for me.

Don't get me wrong; I still enjoyed this. I just wish it had a better narration tone. I guess Ellen hadn't completely found her style back then. She is a stand up comedian and maybe talking to a microphone with no audience was weird? Idk..

I love Ellen. I think she's witty and smart and super funny. But, this book was a huge ho hum for me. And maybe part of that is due to the fact that I've seen her perform most of this book in her TV stand-up shows. The jokes fell flat and lost something in translation. Ellen is a very physical comedienne; her timing, body movements, facial expressions and wide-eyed innocence are what make her jokes hysterical. It's a package deal with Ellen. Just reading the jokes simply didn't make the cut for me and I was really bummed by this. If you've never seen Ellen perform, then the book might be okay--but I have a strong feeling it would still rank pretty below average.

A disappointing read for me. But I still love Ellen.

As many other reviewers have said, this was enjoyable & entertaining, but not hilarious. It seemed on par with her stand-up comedy, which is decent enough, and audio is definitely the way to go, since Ellen's delivery is a large part of what makes her funny. Given the choice, however, I still think she's more entertaining as a talk show host. My favorite part was the portion about women in the restroom with automatic toilets, sinks, and hand dryers. Spot on!

This is definitely one of the more light-hearted autobiographies I have read this semester and I loved it! She talks about what she sees in everyday life and what she has to deal with on occasion such as getting 21 minutes of sleep consecutive days and still maintaining to function. I am going to have to use some of her phrases she has come up with sometime too because they are hysterical! I would definitely recommend this autobiography because even though it was a longer book for me, I flew through it! I would read aloud certain pages during snack time to 5th graders.

Ellen DeGeneres is a hilarious stand up comic, but her humor does not work for me in writing. She sounds like an idiot. I've seen her perform a couple of the pieces that are in this book and I laughed until I cried, but reading them wasn't funny at all.

Knowing that I am a fan, this was a perfect gift. A retelling of many of her latest comedy routines makes this a fun, fast read. The book captures Ellen DeGeneres's http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ellen_DeGeneres unique, off-beat insights into the hilarity of everyday life. Her comedy is the best kind, often making fun of herself and reminds me to never take myself too seriously. (lj)

I like Ellen a lot, but to read this book I needed to be in the mood for stand-up, because that's essentially what it was. (Some of the bits were actually from one of her shows that I've seen on DVD.) Plenty of it was funny, but in the silly way of humor that has no purpose but to be funny. I'm really more in the mood for actual memoir right now.