Ellen Degeneres “didn’t think” she’d ever do stand-up comedy again

The 60-year-old comedian performed stand-up gigs for 20 years before she gave it up in favour of her eponymously titled talk show - which has been running since 2003 - and although she’s set to make her return to the stage for the first time in 15 years with new special ‘Relatable’, she admits she very nearly stepped away from the microphone for good