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JamesG · 07-31-2024, 12:32 AM

Patrick Warburton Recalls Ellen DeGeneres Confronting Him in Public about not Doing her Show
by Emlyn Travis
July 30, 2024

Patrick Warburton is sharing how turning down a spot on Ellen DeGeneres's sitcom "Ellen" led to one very uncomfortable and very public confrontation with the comedian and future talk show host.

While visiting SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw on Tuesday, the actor recalled an awkward run-in he had with DeGeneres at a restaurant after he'd claimed to have a conflict to avoid doing another guest spot after making a few previous appearances on the sitcom, which ran from 1994–1998.

Warburton — who was gaining popularity at the time as Puddy, Elaine's (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) boyfriend, on "Seinfeld" — explained that he had become the “flavor of the month” and was ready to do something new.

“They asked me to come back and do another one and I was just kind of done doing guest spots at that time, and it was sort of time to move on, and I just, you know, I said I had a conflict, all right? So, that was it.”

Well, until two weeks later. “I’m having lunch at a restaurant called Orso in Beverly Hills with a buddy of mine having lunch and Ellen walks up to the table and she goes, 'Too big to do my show now, huh?'” He remembered. “And I go, ‘No, Ellen.’ I go, ‘I just had a conflict,’ which she probably sensed was just bulls--- and she walked away.”

After their run-in, Warburton said that he realized the repercussions may extend beyond the show he turned down. "Knowing [DeGeneres],” he said, he knew he “was never, ever gonna be invited onto her talk show," referring to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show".

“She was spurn,” he added.

Warburton said he was perplexed by the star's reaction to him declining her invitation.

“It was just weird because, you know, when you say you have a conflict and you don't do something, you seem like you're gonna be fine with that,” he said. “You don't expect the star of the show to walk up to you and call you out on your s--- and that's all it was.”

He continued, “And then I always knew, it was like, ‘Oh, Ellen's got a great show. It's a lot of fun. I'll never be on it."

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07-31-2024, 12:32 AM	#1
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 56,956	Patrick Warburton Recalls Ellen DeGeneres Confronting Him on Turning Down "Ellen" Patrick Warburton Recalls Ellen DeGeneres Confronting Him in Public about not Doing her Show by Emlyn Travis July 30, 2024 Patrick Warburton is sharing how turning down a spot on Ellen DeGeneres's sitcom "Ellen" led to one very uncomfortable and very public confrontation with the comedian and future talk show host. While visiting SiriusXM’s The Spotlight with Jessica Shaw on Tuesday, the actor recalled an awkward run-in he had with DeGeneres at a restaurant after he'd claimed to have a conflict to avoid doing another guest spot after making a few previous appearances on the sitcom, which ran from 1994–1998. Warburton — who was gaining popularity at the time as Puddy, Elaine's (Julia Louis-Dreyfus) boyfriend, on "Seinfeld" — explained that he had become the “flavor of the month” and was ready to do something new. “They asked me to come back and do another one and I was just kind of done doing guest spots at that time, and it was sort of time to move on, and I just, you know, I said I had a conflict, all right? So, that was it.” Well, until two weeks later. “I’m having lunch at a restaurant called Orso in Beverly Hills with a buddy of mine having lunch and Ellen walks up to the table and she goes, 'Too big to do my show now, huh?'” He remembered. “And I go, ‘No, Ellen.’ I go, ‘I just had a conflict,’ which she probably sensed was just bulls--- and she walked away.” After their run-in, Warburton said that he realized the repercussions may extend beyond the show he turned down. "Knowing [DeGeneres],” he said, he knew he “was never, ever gonna be invited onto her talk show," referring to "The Ellen DeGeneres Show". “She was spurn,” he added. Warburton said he was perplexed by the star's reaction to him declining her invitation. “It was just weird because, you know, when you say you have a conflict and you don't do something, you seem like you're gonna be fine with that,” he said. “You don't expect the star of the show to walk up to you and call you out on your s--- and that's all it was.” He continued, “And then I always knew, it was like, ‘Oh, Ellen's got a great show. It's a lot of fun. I'll never be on it." https://ew.com/patrick-warburton-rec...r-show-8686299 Attached Images