Ellen scaring people: Funny or mean?

I think it’s so well known that the guests must realise it might happen to them during the interview.

I don’t like Ellen. I think she is rather mean.

I’ve never seen it but I voted mean because I hate it when people scare me. Does anyone like it?! Especially while being watched by millions on TV?

I'll go with generally mean. I've had a few times a friend scared me and it was funny. But mostly I find it tends toward being mean.

I agree. It was funny in the beginning or around Halloween, but now it’s overdone.

I thought it was funny the first few times she did it. The novelty has worn off for me. But I have to think if you go on her show at this point, you should know that it is a possibility.

I haven’t watched in quite awhile, but I still crack up every time I see clips of the bit she did with Dennis Quaid repeating the lines she was feeding him at the coffee shop. “Dennis Quaid is here!” 😂.

yes. This is exactly.

This thread is so timely for me as my family and I just had this conversation recently. We agreed that it comes off mean. I will admit the first few times we laughed but now we all think about the other person. No one ever seems to prank ellen. I also do not enjoy some of her games where the contestants are spun around meanly or while scrambling blindfolded, they are punched in the stomach by the small poles going up that WEllen controls. I try to keep in mind that some might enjoy it but I am not sure if I would or not. Maybe they tolerate because they get to meet Ellen and always are rewarded for their participation. Where else could an adult get away with playing these kinds of games.

Hilarious. I love Ellen! 

I think it’s mean. I also wonder if anyone has gotten hurt. When she scared Taylor Swift while she was walking into the bathroom, Taylor fell while wearing heels. She could’ve twisted an ankle or hit her head on the wall.

I said mean because I don’t appreciate being scared and don’t find it funny.

I like Ellen, but I HATE her game show stuff, and the pranks. It's just dumb and mean. I don't know why her people don't tell her that. I've felt that way for quite awhile. She doesn't even talk to people anymore, she just plays those dumb games. I want to hear what people think, or about their projects.

I voted other because I think it's stupid just like most of her show. What happened to talk shows where people actually talk to one another? Now most of them are playing loud dumb games and people are screaming to the top of their lungs-omg. And now NBC has Ellen's game show at night??? Can't they find anything else to show? ANYTHING would be better than that. I don't watch any of this but my mom watches her in the afternoon- drives me insane. I usually try to leave and go somewhere... I guess that was more than you wanted to know!

Although I don't generally watch her show, I have seen it a couple of times,
I don't like it and I think it's inappropriate and not funny.
*maybe* funny around a time when people might expect to get scared, like a Halloween show, but apart from that, no.