A hit Ellen bit is turning into its own television show. THR reports that ABC has ordered a hidden camera prank show called Repeat After Me based on the popular running bit from DeGeneres’s daytime talk show. The Goldbergs cast member and Reno 911! alum Wendi McLendon-Covey will host the series, which will “see McLendon-Covey, via remote earpiece, informing celebrities what to do with everyday people. At the end of each half-hour episode, the best moment of the night will be announced in front of a live studio audience.†The first episode features Ellen Pompeo, Taye Diggs, and Harry Connick Jr. and is set to debut on Tuesday, February 17th at 8:30pm. Repeat After Me makes the third talk show bit to get the TV treatment within the past year, joining Adult Swim’s The Jack and Triumph Show and Spike TV’s Lip Sync Battle.
ABC Orders a Hidden Camera Prank Show by Ellen DeGeneres
