We're featuring some of the best moments from the past seasons. No one can forget the time that Ellen and Dennis Quaid played a hilarious hidden camera prank on the nearby Starbucks!
That should go down as one of the funniest moments in television. Not since David Letterman's innovative pranks 30 years ago have I seen something this clever and original. The skit was mind-blowingly funny and it's so nice to see a big star like Dennis comfortable enough in his own skin to have some fun like that. Bravo!
To everyone pointing out that the employee looks at the camera, I'm pretty sure that's the store surveillance camera and they just tapped into the feed for the show. He looked up because he's used to seeing the camera there and probably did it thinking his bosses would be watching this moment later.
That would be the store's camera. Think about it: a camera behind the counter focused on the cash registers? I imagine after this prank was over, Ellen's producers asked to have use of Starbuck's video because it was better.
XSlevenxXx That's either the store's own camera that's always been there (like the person above me said), or also possible is that obviously they were never going to get a decent shot using a camera carried inside a bag so they set up the prank with the owner ahead of time, who of course agreed to help out and positioned the hidden camera where it needed to be (the employee appearing to look directly at it would be a coincidence - but where it was placed increased the potential for that to happen - and he's likely looking toward some back kitchen area to his coworkers). It's true a lot of talk show comedy skits of this nature are partially scripted or entirely fake, but this one is completely doable, the employee reacts like you would expect, and it's very simple to pull off (yet hilarious) so I see no reason why they would fake the whole thing when they could actually just do it for real.
Oh Ellen we miss you so much , you made us belly laugh and no one can replace that ever ! Thank you , for making my life easy not to go to the gym when I could loose lbs here just lol 😂
I LOVE this!! :) I remember watching the show when ELLEN had him on, I still "crack up" EVERY TIME" I watch it, again. LOL...Dennis Quid wants water....LOL, LOL, LOL..
Omg I laughed so doggone hard at DQ 4-11-20 I was crying & my stomach was hurting! I love Ellen & I subscribed again. Dennis Q. shares bday w/me 4-9 so I was curious
