DeGeneres nets stand-up special

ELLEN DeGeneres is to record her first stand-up comedy special in 15 years for Netflix.

The 59-year-old talk show host was asked by the streaming service to join the likes of Chris Rock and Dave Chappelle in recording a one-off programme for them.

Netflix tweeted on Wednesday: “Looks like it’s been 15 years since you did a stand-up special, @TheEllenShow. How about one for Netflix?”

She replied: “Let me think about it. Ok I’m in.”

However, while Ellen is thrilled with the deal, she wasn’t impressed that bosses at Netflix wouldn’t divulge any secrets or spoilers from her favourite shows.

Speaking on an episode of her talk show, she said: “Earlier this week I got a tweet from the people at Netflix and I have good news and bad news.

“The bad news is they wouldn’t tell me what happened to Barb on Stranger Things, but the good news is they asked if I was interested in doing a stand-up special.

“I said I’m going to have to think about it and then 30 seconds later I said yes. Exciting!”