By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com
Published: 08:23 BST, 9 May 2019 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 9 May 2019
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Ellen DeGeneres opened up to Jimmy Kimmel about her Netflix stand-up comedy special Wednesday during a special screening in Los Angeles.
The 61-year-old comedienne discussed her comedy special Relatable at Raleigh Studios as Netflix pushed it for awards consideration.
Jimmy, 51, joined her onstage after the screening in which Ellen performed stand-up again after a 15-year break.
Awards push: Ellen DeGeneres spoke to Jimmy Kimmel on Wednesday about her Netflix special as the streaming service pushed it for awards consideration
Ellen told Jimmy that she was 'getting the itch' to do stand-up again, according to an article by Deadline.
'I do love it and will do it again, just not full-time. it's a hard life,' she said.
The daytime talk show host said the Netflix special appealed to her because it scared her.
'I made the deal with Netflix before I knew what I was going to talk about. I kind of did that in the same way I agreed to host the Oscars. I