Ellen DeGeneres opens up to Jimmy Kimmel about comedy special Relatable up for awards consideration By Paul Chavez For Dailymail.com Published: 08:23 BST, 9 May 2019 | Updated: 09:26 BST, 9 May 2019 1 Viewcomments 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 wanted to do something that scared me again,' she revealed. The host: Jimmy after a screening of Ellen's stand-up special Relatable talked to her about it Good times: The talk show hosts were in good spirits during the question-and-answer session For consideration: Jimmy and Ellen took part in the For Your Consideration event at Raleigh Studios in Los Angeles Ellen also admitted that she nearly quit the Netflix special that premiered in December. 'I almost gave the money back twice. I kept saying, ''I don't have anything to talk about.'' But the idea came to me a year and-a-half later,' she told Kimmel. She earlier told Deadline that she was 'torn' over how long to keep her talk show running. Nearly quit: Ellen admitted that she nearly quit the Netflix special twice Fan favorite: The daytime talk show host returned to stand-up in the comedy special after a 15-year break Family affair: Ellen's mother Betty joined her at the Relatable screening and reception 'I don't know what I'm doing,' she joked. Ellen said her wife Portia de Rossi, 46, wants her to slow down, but her brother Vance said she's needed while Donald Trump is in the White House. The Lousiana native was joined at the special screening and reception by her mother Betty DeGeneres, 88. The Netflix event was part of their lavish FYSee campaign for Emmy Award consideration, which is a play on past For Your Consideration (FYC) efforts. Lavish event: The Netflix event was part of their lavish FYSee campaign for Emmy Award consideration, which is a play on past For Your Consideration (FYC) efforts Read more: Share or comment on this article: All rights reserved for this news site dailymail and under his responsibility