With the PlayStation 5 having officially released, successful comedian and celebrity Ellen DeGeneres attempted to make a joke regarding the speed of console releases compared to that of iPhones. Rather than talking about the PS5 directly, Ellen referenced a hypothetical PS6 in a joke that seems to have fallen flat with Twitter users.
With many gamers still concerned with getting a PS5, discussion around a potential PS6 seems a bit early. Still, Ellen made the joke anyway, quoting a fictional couple 200 years in the future. Ellen’s joke reads “‘Honey, have you seen my iPhone 378? I need it to preorder my PS6',” and it is safe to say that gamers as a whole did not approve of the attempt at humor. While the attempt at a joke garnered over 20,000 likes and 10,000 retweets, the 5,000 comments being mostly negative are a good indication that something went wrong in its delivery.
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Ellen DeGeneres fans may have gotten whiplash in 2020 as they watched the talk show host's reputation swing wildly from positive to negative and back again. DeGeneres has been a staple of pop culture since the mid-1980s and is best known for her quirky, laid-back interviews on The Ellen DeGeneres Show. However, a growing number of people have. The latest tweets from @KevinTPorter. Ellen DeGeneres breaks Twitter taking a selfie at the Oscars#Oscars #EllenDeGeneres #Selfie #TwitterEllen DeGeneres takes a selfie at the Oscars.
SomeOrdinaryGamers’ Mutahar tweeted his own reply to Ellen’s joke, telling Ellen she should “ask Twitter to add a laugh track function so it can mask the unfunny.” CallMeCarson, another big YouTuber known for humorous content, replied to the tweet with a gif showing a man dropping his phone and falling over in his chair due to something he’s seen. While Ellen may be an award-winning comedian, she seems to have missed the mark on this Twitter joke.
You should ask Twitter to add a laugh track function so it can mask the unfunny.
— Mutahar (@OrdinaryGamers) November 23, 2020Many of the people that found the joke unfunny filled the comments of the tweet with jokes of their own, most of which were aimed directly at Ellen. One Twitter user posted a picture of Arthur Fleck's failed comedy routine from the movie Joker, while another highlighted the word 'comedian' in Ellen's Twitter biography. With some clever PlayStation-related memes and silly gifs thrown into the mix as well, the truly funny aspect of this PS6 joke is the responses that were made to it.
— Carson (@CallMeCarsonYT) November 22, 2020
Despite two high-profile content creators and hundreds of gamers calling out Ellen for her poor judgment regarding the joke’s posting, the gaming community still had more shots to fire at the talk show host. YouTuber Chris Ray Gun went above and beyond, though, posting a short video in response to the tweet. Sporting a fake laugh and saying “oh, I get it,” the video was a perfect example of the exact reaction the joke did not get. With all the negative responses, it is safe to say that Ellen’s latest attempt to connect to the video game community did not go as well as having Ninja on her show.
— Chris Ray Gun 🇵🇷 (@ChrisRGun) November 23, 2020
Hopefully, gamers enjoy playing on the PS5, because they could be playing on the latest PlayStation console for the next two centuries if this joke from Ellen DeGeneres proves true.
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Ellen DeGeneres is the subject of an intense media circus right now, as the talk show host faces backlash over toxic workplace claims—and it appears that her Twitter following is also suffering as a result.
According to stats by social media tracker, Social Blade, DeGeneres' account, @TheEllenShow is down by more than 18,000 followers this month.
The 62-year-old presenter still remains one of the most followed people on the social media site, with a staggering 79.9 million followers to her name. That makes her the ninth most followed person on Twitter, according to Social Blade.
In 2014, DeGeneres' famous Oscar-selfie tweet broke records for the most retweeted tweet ever, at the time.
DeGeneres' loss in Twitter followers comes as her wife Portia de Rossi has spoken out to defend the presenter in the midst of the backlash.
Taking to Instagram Monday night, the Arrested Development star, 47 shared a photo of a slogan reading: 'I stand by Ellen,' and 'Be kind to one and other.' The latter is the phrase DeGeneres uses to close her show.
De Rossi included a number of hashtags in her caption, which read: 'To all our fans....we see you. Thank you for your support. #stopbotattacks #IStandWithEllenDeGeneres #IStandByEllen
#IstandByEllenDeGeneres #ellendegeneres #ellen #theellenshow #ellenshow #bekindtooneanother.'
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Despite everything, DeGeneres' followers over on Instagram continue to rise.
Social Blade finds that DeGeneres' Instagram account has been increasing by over a million followers per month on average. She currently has a whopping 92.1 million followers on the platform and her last post from five days ago garnered more than 545,000 likes.
Another celebrity who has sprung to DeGeneres' defense is singer Katy Perry, who tweeted that she 'only ever had positive takeaways' with the host.
The 'Teenage Dream' singer wrote Tuesday morning: '1/2 I know I can't speak for anyone else's experience besides my own but I want to acknowledge that I have only ever had positive takeaways from my time with Ellen & on the
@theellenshow. I think we all have witnessed the light & continual fight for equality that she has brought to the world through her platform for decades. Sending you love & a hug, friend @TheEllenShow.'
1/2 I know I canât speak for anyone elseâs experience besides my own but I want to acknowledge that I have only ever had positive takeaways from my time with Ellen & on the @theellenshow. I think we all have witnessed the light & continual fight for equality that she has brought
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— KATY PERRY (@katyperry) August 4, 2020Ellen Twitter Oscars
There have been widespread calls to #ReplaceEllen on her namesake show this week, with British presenter James Corden rumored to be in the running.
However, this rumor has not generally been received well with others suggesting other suitable replacements like Laverne Cox, Wanda Sykes, and Ali Wong.