The Ellen Show Comes to BU

On Tuesday, October 22, The Ellen DeGeneres Show used Twitter to announce a live filming of the show on Boston University's campus.

Ellen challenged students to dress like Green Monsters, to show their red sox pride, with red socks.

Over 500 fans came to the show's live filming, many of which were dressed as Green Monsters. The crowd waited hours, through a short rain shower, until the filming began. "We probably have about a thousand people here, and I'd say well over half of them are dressed as Green Monsters from head to toe," said Jeannie Klisiewicz, Ellen's receptionist, who also acts as a correspondent for the show. On air, Ellen challenged the Boston crowd to take a scary photo with a stranger. Nikki Lazos, a Boston University senior, won the competition, taking home $5,000 and World Series tickets. Karen Contador, a runner-up in the photo contest and a freshman at Boston University, won the opportunity to compete for World Series tickets on The Ellen Show in Los Angeles. 

Oct. 22, 2013 - Boston University students play the guitar and sing "Sweet Caroline" over the crowd at the live filming of The Ellen Show at Boston University's Marsh Plaza, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Through Twitter, the show called for people to come dressed up as Green Monsters with red socks for the chance to win World Series tickets. At least 500 students attended the filming, with only a few hours notice. Photo by Rebecca Shinners.

Oct. 22, 2013 - The crowd cheers as a camera passes over their heads at the live filming of The Ellen Show at Boston University's Marsh Plaza, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Through Twitter, the show called for people to come dressed up as Green Monsters with red socks for the chance to win World Series tickets. At least 500 students attended the filming, with only a few hours notice. Photo by Rebecca Shinners.

Oct. 22, 2013 - A correspondent for The Ellen Show asks a girl in a frog costume about her love for The Red Sox and The Ellen Show at the show's live filming at Boston University's Marsh Plaza, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. The Ellen Show crew went around finding fans dressed in costume to put in the front row while the crowd waited for the filming to begin. Through Twitter, the show called for people to come dressed up as Green Monsters with red socks for the chance to win World Series tickets. At least 500 students attended the filming, with only a few hours notice. Photo by Rebecca Shinners.

Oct. 22, 2013 - Jeannie Klisiewicz, Ellen's receptionist, counts down the seconds before the live filming of The Ellen Show at Boston University's Marsh Plaza, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass begins. Through Twitter, the show called for people to come dressed up as Green Monsters with red socks for the chance to win World Series tickets. At least 500 students attended the filming, with only a few hours notice. Photo by Rebecca Shinners.

Oct. 22, 2013 - Jeannie Klisiewicz, Ellen's receptionist, tells Karen Contador, a freshman at Boston University, that she will be flying to Los Angeles to compete for World Series tickets on The Ellen Show at the show's live filming at Marsh Plaza, 735 Commonwealth Ave., Boston, Mass. Through Twitter, the show called for people to come dressed up as Green Monsters with red socks for the chance to win World Series tickets. At least 500 students attended the filming, with only a few hours notice. Photo by Rebecca Shinners.