Ellen DeGeneres is calling all her famous friends to stave off confinement boredom

Is social distancing really so bad if you can just phone up John Legend and Chrissy Teigen any time you feel like it? Ellen DeGeneres is used to talking to celebrities day in and day out. It is, after all, her job. It is not, however, a job one can do while maintaining the rule of social distancing (aka our new reality). So Ellen, with the help of her partner Portia de Rossi, has come up with a workaround. Instead of welcoming her famous guests to sit down for a chat on her talk show studio couch, she simply phones them from one of the couches in her house, putting her celeb pals on speaker phone while de Rossi films the conversation. It’s a less formal version of her regular show. Don’t expect any makeup or wardrobe. Do expect pyjamas and creative uses of sofa cushions. Here are a few of our favourite celebrity phone chats, courtesy of The Ellen Show Twitter feed:Ellen proves that celebs like Chrissy Teigen and John Legend are just like us: bored.

Sounds like things are good over at @JohnLegend and @ChrissyTeigen’s house. pic.twitter.com/RRk0upv6BW

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 19, 2020

David Blaine gave Ellen (and the rest of us) a lesson in MAGIC. Find out how far Ellen has progressed as a magician here.

Got a little help from @davidblaine. Ok now I see how to do it. pic.twitter.com/vRy1YreUaD

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 18, 2020

In which Kevin Hart and Ellen work together to figure out how many people each of them have living in their houses (including dogs). Tune in later for possible twerking.

I spoke to my friend @KevinHart4real, or as I now call him, Morgan Freeman’s nephew. pic.twitter.com/6dh2eaUXM4

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 20, 2020

Jamie, the credit card call centre guy, may not be famous, but he’s pretty sweet (and his call is followed up by one from Tiffany Haddish and her new hairdo).

Good talk with @TiffanyHaddish and my new friend Jamie. I think that’s what he said his name was. pic.twitter.com/VbiRUCrb6l

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 19, 2020

How is Justin Timberlake weathering Coronavirus the storm? By doing nothing. Check back for updates on the hour.

Great catch-up with my friend @JTimberlake and his wife @JessicaBiel. pic.twitter.com/avUQL9Yz6Q

— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) March 19, 2020

Expect Ellen to keep this up for the foreseeable future. Because, like, what else is there to do?[video_embed id='1925935']Before you go: Evangeline Lilly refuses to social distance and faces backlash[/video_embed]