Lisa Kudrow Explores Ellen's Family Tree

[ilindah]

genealogy is an amazing thing to get into. it gives people an 'anchor' or a sense of belonging.

[passionfruit127]

is this fake

[DrunkPrincessCola]

@passionfruit127 realy is fake? its funny thought

[peeco19]

they should make a friends movie

[PeraJacobus]

Ellen is so pretty!

[annie1652]

How do you see this stuff?

[foxepk]

I love Lisa's laugh!!

[Crewie1039]

I may be able to add just a little more. In the late 1700's Nova Scotia was actually called Acadia. After a war between England and France, England owned Acadia, and had the French people settling there either hail to the English Monarchy, or be deported to Quebec(Lower Canada at the time), France, Africa, or Louisiana. Ellen's 5th great grandfather was deported to Louisiana. He didn't choose to. If it were not for the Acadian Deportation, Ellen DeGeneres would be Canadian.

[iMaarine]

Yaaaay I'm French I'm so happy even though I have no reason why.. Just the fact that they kinda talked about France haha

[TheFeather45]

I love friends•••••••£!£¥ ••••••

[SarahBlochJB]

PHOEBE!!:D



[breedak]

Phoebe;always the smartest 'Friend'.

[adibitchxo]

''so we owned louisiana?'' hahahaha

[misspinkerbell858]

I would love to go on a show like this, i am so interested in finding out about my family history!

[mgrifi]

so we own Louisiana??

[Snicker484]

I think a passenger car is a train car that holds passengers.

[RachelClare44]

everytime i see lisa kudrow i think PHEEBS!!!!

[RuthJey2012]

MY NAME IS RUTH AND I AM FROM CANADA --- INSANITY . Wait, what if me and Ellen are related.....

[JessMurgatroyd]

I want to hear more cause that was interesting. 

[TomyParadise]

Lisa is so cute! "I don't know what that means..."

[number1cuziamironman]

i miss friends

[Smartboy8877]

@number1cuziamironman

I miss "Friends" too! The only show that I miss more than "Friends" is "Mad About You", in which Lisa Kudrow had a small part. Helen Hunt forever!

[HelenaSalvator]

QUEBEC YEAHHHHH

[Skizla]

Who the fuck doesn't know what a passenger car is? What a couple of dumb cunts.

[Neptunemoon20]

@Skizla um, i don't...care to explain?

[gtvm1984]

@Skizla

Please tell me when "those couple of dumb c*nts" said they didn't know what a passenger car is... all they did was poking fun at the fact that it is called a passenger car [salesman] by asking if there were cars that didn't hold passengers (e.g. "white snow"; "is there snow that isn't white?"). Please remove yourself from the gene pool.

[CANNUCK72]

"So we own Louisiana?" LOL!

[TheChacha722]

OH MY GOD I LOVE ELLEN'S MOTHER!!!!

[Smartboy8877]

@TheChacha722

I read both of the books that she has written from cover to cover!

[LucyVP9]

Jean and Michelle are men's names in French. Jean as in Jean-Paul and Michelle is Michael.

[SilkeH6]

@LucyVP9 No, Michel = Michael and Michelle is a girls name. There's a difference. :) But you're totally right about Jean, it basically means John.

[keishabriann]

PHEOBE!!!

[kkhogeer]

Oh i missed her :D

[OnePartCorrespondent]

Her family was actually probably expelled from Nova Scotia (Acadia.. a French region of Nova Scotia) during the Grand Derangement in the 1700s, which was when the British kicked out all the French Acadians. They went to (French) Louisiana... and the Acadians became Cajuns!

[BhanuHabbo]

Passenger car is probably related to train coaches. :P

[quillber]

ok her mom is ADORABLE

[BKeny007]

QUEBEC POWAAAAAAAAAAAA ^^

[ddffghij]

Im sorry but every time i watch one of the 6 actors from friends i cant stop thinking about their characters on friends!! :D like now... all i hear is phoebe talking :D

[LunaLuvgood27]

I wonder who I'm related to that's famous???

[likeyouornot]

Yay Ellen and Madonna has canadian blood!

[doctorcouture]

Yay Betty DeGeneres!

[MarinaAnastasia66]

"Jean" is a male name in France :)

[TimBillyRichie]

@MarinaAnastasia66 Yup, she probably meant Jeanne (sometimes pronounced like "genie" in the U.S.) as in Jeanne d'Arc.

[1532WRH]

ILYA wheres that?

[Jessica07893]

GO CANADA, GO QUEBEC.

[xXazdesertboyXx]

Madonna is my 10th Cousin 2x removed. Ellen and Madonna kinda look alike! lol

[cocolahtay]

Regina Phallange makes a brief appearance

[miegaha]

1803...ellen's family came from Acadia (a part of Nova Scotia), after the Brits kicked them out for being catholic

[cookiedoughinthezone]

aw, ellen's mom is so cute

[thebdreamer]

That ain't Lisa Kudrow, that's freaking Phoebe Buffay!

[vivalavietv]

PHOEBE TALKED ABOUT THE LOUISIANA PURCHASE! It all comes back to FRIENDS!

[osahju914]

@vivalavietv 1803!

[vivalavietv]

@osahju914 what?

[osahju914]

@vivalavietv is the year...

[vivalavietv]

@osahju914 Oh, I know that. Pheobe just mentions the Louisiana Purchase on Friends and being the geek I am, I remembered! LOVE FRIENDS!

[paulinasalcido]

i love lisaaaaaaaaaa and ellen also=)

[IrishEyes1989]

Genealogy is so fascinating. How cool that Ellen's ancestors came to Canada before eventually settling in the States. We love you in Canada, Ellen! :D

[rafathama]

a better question to ask would be were there passengers that didn't hold cars

[milakunisismyidol]

Ellen, sweetie, everybody is related some how! But, it's always interesting to find out your family's history! :D

[alyann39]

That's crazy that her and Madonna's great great great great great grandmothers were sisters! They're 11th cousins! And I can kinda see it!

[casipie]

HEY! That's where my great-great-great-great grandparents immigrated to, Nova Soctia!

[casipie]

WOO HOOO!! GO CANADA!

[xsacha96]

wow, she is soo pretty! love her hair! im jealous ! xD

[faiz007ification]

how do you spell Phoebe--P,as in Phoebe,H as in hoebe,O as in Oebe,E as in Ebe,B as in Bebe,E as in 'ello there mate,LLLLOOOOOOOLLLLLLL...I will never forget that

[samulis1]

@faiz007ification where did you see or hear that???

[faiz007ification]

@samulis1 one of the FRIENDS episodes....Joey's interview 8th season

[samulis1]

@faiz007ification ooohh,thanx i don't remember it anymore

[SwiftTaylor98]

@faiz007ification when was that? x

[faiz007ification]

@SwiftTaylor98 an episode in season 8 where joey does his second interview

[christineeelee]

@faiz007ification i just watched that episode.. haha i replayed it like 10 times

[kayleighsarmy]

Ellen when is the new season going to start in England? Season 7 just finished on Friday but this weeks episodes are just repeats of season 7 again? Please reply they show 4 episodes a day here and I'm gonna really miss watching them!!!

[Eilliniel]

I miss Phoebeee!!! I wanna be like her when I'll grow up xD

[andrewdisney1]

I Love Lisa Kudrow!! This Was GREAT!

[ellenmorgane]

hé hé ! ellen is french like me ! :)

[teamxtreme2000]

(L) Lisa Kudrow :P