Ellen

Ellen Degeneres has been tapped to be the new fourth judge on American Idol. The choice of the talk show host and comedienne is a brilliant move by the producers.

Ellen brings humor, a warm humanity and a fan’s perspective to the already popular show which, at times, can feel overly contrived and too full of itself.

Sure, we’ll all miss Paula Abdul’s nonsensical ramblings, but in return we’ll get a stronger foil to stand up to Simon Cowell and a… More »