Ellen DeGeneres Reveals the Weird Rules That Can Get You Kicked Off the Show

Have you ever dreamed of being in the spotlight? Maybe dancing on live tv in front of millions of viewers? Well, if you can manage to get on Ellen, that's what you have to do. Although Ellen may seem like a big inclusive party, there are a lot of hoops you need to jump through to get there. Some might even shock and confuse you...

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Very few people actually get to visit Ellen DeGeneres’s studio in their lives. The lucky individuals that do get to join the studio audience might find that the experience is a little more restrictive than they had originally thought it would be. After all, this is live television, and the Ellen show is the most successful talk show on the air right now. 

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If you want to get tickets to see Ellen, there are some serious hoops you need to jump through to even be considered eligible to apply. If you pass the criteria (which we will elaborate on in a minute), you’ll be entered into a lottery system to receive an invitation to purchase a ticket. If you somehow manage to make it through all of those steps, the rules start to get weirder and weirder, some people have even dropped out of the running because of the criteria…

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The More You Know

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  • Game of Thrones made television history with "Baelor," the final episode of the first season, by killing off Ned Stark (played by Sean Bean), the main character of the show
  • One of the most influential TV series of all time, Star Trek broke several boundaries, including showing the first interracial kiss on television—between Captain Kirk and Lieutenant Uhura—in the 1968 episode "Plato's Stepchildren."
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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.