DeGeneres taking show to Sydney

Ellen DeGeneres has announced she will tape segments for her Los Angeles chat show in Sydney, Australia, in March. DeGeneres revealed her plans during an on-air interview with Australian-American actress Nicole Kidman. The talk-show host also offered ecstatic members of her studio audience free flights to Australia. "This is a major coup for NSW as this is the first time that Ellen DeGeneres, one of the world's most popular TV stars, has taken her show outside the [United States], and it's also Ellen's first visit to Sydney," acting New South Wales Premier Andrew Stoner said in a statement Friday. "Sydney will be on show to more than 16 million viewers who tune in to each episode of 'The Ellen DeGeneres Show,' which is broadcast on weekdays to a worldwide audience," Stoner said. "Ellen's visit to Sydney will generate huge international publicity for Sydney and NSW in key tourism markets. I have no doubt that Ellen and her audience will fall in love with Sydney."