MINNEAPOLIS — Ellen DeGeneres will end her career as a stand-up comedian this weekend with a comedy special at the Orpheum Theater in Minneapolis.

The two special performances on Friday, August 16 and Saturday, August 17 will be tapped. This will be the last time fans can see DeGeneres before she makes her “final curtain call,” according to a press release.

The tour began in June and sold out several venues in California and Oregon.

Tickets can be purchased through Live Nation.

DeGeneres began her career as a stand-up comedian in New Orleans, but became a household name with her Emmy-winning syndicated daytime talk show, “The Ellen DeGeneres Show,” which ran for 19 seasons until it ended in 2022.

DeGeneres is also known for her role as “Dory” in the Pixar animated film “Finding Nemo.”

The last time DeGeneres was in Minneapolis was in 2011 during her last comedy tour.

While in town, DeGeneres stopped by WCCO and even helped deliver a weather report with WCCO meteorologist Mike Augustyniak. Then-Mayor RT Rybak even declared the day Ellen DeGeneres Day in Minneapolis in 2011.