Ellen certainly doesn't cut corners when it comes to having things she gets her celeb guests up to. Maybe she can drop Jimmy Fallon a line and get him to up his game from rolling around on the floor.
If you aren't familiar with 'American Ninja Warrior', it's basically a one-man/woman Gladiator assault course that is seriously difficult and daunting even to watch. So much so that there are relatively few people who actually complete it. Consider it a Wipeout/Takeshi's Castle but far more physically demanding.
So the idea of having celebrities do it is a no brainer, but of course most celebs and their publicists don't want them to come across as incapable or hurt themselves doing such vigourous activity. Which is just one of the reasons this is so good. Usher seems to be doing the diet version of the course, but his athletic abilities are still hella impressive.
Now all we need is this to become a regular feature a la Top Gear's 'Star in a Reasonably Priced Car' and have our celebs duke it out for all to see. Our money's on Hugh Jackman to wipe the floor with everyone.
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