KnowraEllen DeGeneresLinked fromLinked fromThe 7 pages that link to Ellen DeGeneres, each with the reason it gives.All 7Related 3Compared with 4Joan RiversCompared with: DeGeneres’s gentler mainstream persona contrasts with Rivers’s deliberately abrasive humor.Oprah WinfreyCompared with: Her talk show is often compared with Winfrey’s, though its comedic format differed.Observational comedyRelated: Her conversational delivery made mundane experiences central to mainstream stand-up.Chelsea HandlerCompared with: DeGeneres built a daytime-host persona around warmth, contrasting with Handler’s more abrasive comic style.Richard SimmonsRelated: Simmons made one of his last public appearances on her show in 2014.Rosie O'DonnellCompared with: DeGeneres also brought an openly lesbian identity to daytime television, through a different hosting persona.Wanda SykesRelated: Sykes has appeared in comedy and television contexts alongside DeGeneres and shares her path across stand-up and screen work.