Taste This

Ellen Degeneres | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (October 1, 1996)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Atlantic / Wea
• ASIN: B000002JWY
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (18 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,283 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Camping and Hunting

2. Iroquois Indians

3. Children

4. Tourettes

5. Airplanes

6. Scary Things

7. Embarrassing Moments

8. Licking a Frog

9. Depends and Leg Warmers

10. Cat in Heat

11. Birds Mating

12. Phone Call to God

13. Stupid Things

14. Public Bathrooms

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars 'Taste This' is Mmm, Mmm good, August 20, 2003

By A Customer

This review is from: Taste This (Audio CD)

Our family loves to laugh and snaps up every comedy CD & DVD we can find, and this is hands down my favorite. Ellen's material, delivery and timing are blond head and shoulders above Jerry Seinfeld, Ray Romano, Robin Williams et al.

She spins everyday occurrences -- pushing an elevator button, using a public restroom -- into a hilarious comedy of manners:

"These bathroom stalls have no locks. Every now and then someone will open the door ... 'Oh! I'm sorry.'

"We say, 'It's OK.' We don't really mean this. I think we'd be surprised if they came back actually: 'AGGHHH!' ...'It's OK, she said it was OK. Call Julie. ... This is Julie. ... And you are ...?' "

The material is PG-13, the language clean and, refreshingly, Ellen avoids the obligatory and predictable lesbian jokes (though she has shown a deft touch with them) and sticks to more universal topics: airplanes, babies, being raised in the mountains by Hollywood Indians, etc.

We've shared this with many friends and they all find it uproarious.

15 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars This is the Ellen we fell in love with!, May 10, 2000

By 

Paul W. Sager (Saint Louis, Missouri) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taste This (Audio CD)

Although this CD was released several years ago, it still manages to find its way into my CD player every now and then. Why you ask? Well, whenver I am having a bad day, or the world just seems to be caving in on you, put this CD in. Why you ask?

Well, for one, this is perhaps the funniest CD recorded by a comedian. And it's funny without being to vulgar. Vulgarity can be funny at times, but too much vulgarity doesn't get you respect.

Ellen takes you on a wild adventure ride and shares her thoughts and philosophies on the many facets of life. You will never think the same about an airplane ride after you hear her airplane stories. Or you will never go camping again without smiling. But more importantly, Ellen makes you laugh and that is what is really the point in life.

Yeah, it would have been nice to have "been" there, but this CD will surfice. Good job Ellen, now just go back on the circuit and shine your craft for us again.

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nothing funnier in all the world ..., March 14, 2002

By 

Blondie981 "I love amazon.com!" (WA, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Taste This (Audio CD)

I don't think I have ever laughed so hard in my life. My friends and I listen to this CD over and over. It will win over any skeptic too. When she talks about running into a plate glass window, I lauged until I cried. I think I have this CD practically memorized. If anyone sees Ellen, tell her to make more comedy sketches like these!!! BUY THIS CD! It's awesome!