00:00I want to thank my staff and my crew once again.
00:03But most importantly, I want to thank Mary, Andy, and Craig.
00:06Mary and Andy, you have been with me since day one.
00:11And I am so grateful.
00:13I got so lucky that I have two executive producers
00:16that not only knew how to make a great show,
00:19but make a great show for me.
00:21Because you understood me.
00:22You got me.
00:23You knew who I was.
00:25You knew my comedy, my sense of humor.
00:27You knew what I cared about, what was important to me.
00:30You surrounded me with so much love and so much support.
00:33You nurtured me.
00:34And you found a way to make me shine brighter
00:37than I could do it by myself.
00:40You helped me be my best.
00:44I love you more than I can possibly say you're family.
00:48And to Craig, you're my rock.
00:50You have been with me for 25 years.
00:52We have been through everything together.
00:5525 years, thick and thin.
00:57We have laughed.
00:57We have cried.
00:58You have been my constant source of support and love.
01:01And I thank you.
01:01You're brilliant.
01:03You're talented.
01:04You're super smart.
01:05I admire you.
01:05I respect you.
01:06And I love you.
01:09To all of you who have watched this show and supported me,
01:12thank you so much for this platform.
01:16And I hope that what I've been able to do in the last 19 years
01:19has made you happy and that I was able to take a little bit of pain away
01:23from a bad day or anything you're going through.
01:25And I hope I've been able to inspire you to make other people happy
01:29and to do good in the world, to feel like you have a purpose.
01:33And I've said it before, but I'll say it again.
01:35If I've done anything in the past 19 years,
01:37I hope I've inspired you to be yourself, your true, authentic self.
01:42And if someone is brave enough to tell you who they are,
01:45be brave enough to support them, even if you don't understand.
01:49They're showing you who they are, and that is the biggest gift anybody can ever give you.
01:53And by opening your heart and your mind,
01:56you're going to be that much more compassionate.
01:58And compassion is what makes the world a better place.
02:02Thank you so much for being on this journey with me.
02:05I feel the love, and I send it back to you.
02:10Bye.
02:32Thank you very much.
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