Actress and Comedian Ellen Degeneres On Monday's SamDonaldson@ABCNEWS.com Webcast; DeGeneres Kicks Off the Relaunch of SamDonaldson@ABCNEWS.com on Monday, June 5

Business Wire, June 1, 2000

Entertainment Editors & Internet Writers

WASHINGTON--(ENTERTAINMENT WIRE)--June 1, 2000

Sam Donaldson and Ellen DeGeneres will discuss her return to her comedic roots and her 78-day comedy tour across the country.

Her interview on SamDonaldson@ABCNEWS.com on Monday, June 5th starts off a week of high profile guests as the Webcast expands to five days a week.

DeGeneres joins Donaldson during a tour stop in Los Angeles. She's traveling to more than 20 states and 40 theatres, performing her unique brand of stand-up comedy. And her tour will be highlighted in an HBO special airing later this summer. Many know Ellen from her long stint on the ABC comedy Ellen and through her various film roles, including EdTV and The Love Letter. Long before her big break on The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson, Ellen made a living as a stand-up comedian, an oyster shucker and a house painter, among other things. Her true passion was always comedy.

SamDonaldson@ABCNEWS.com streams live daily at 12:30 p.m., ET, and all shows are then archived at ABCNEWS.com, where Web surfers can watch them on demand any time. It is the first regularly scheduled, live, television-quality Webcast offered by a broadcast network.

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