Welcome to Ellen's world -- a daily dose of non-stop comedy on a talk show that's "of the people -- by the people -- for the people."

"We wouldn't have a show if people didn't write in and give us ideas. They don't even know they're giving us ideas," Ellen told us. "There's plenty of segments that all come from viewers that watch and give us ideas."

"I love that," she continued.

What's not to love about a show that snagged 4 Emmys in its rookie season -- including winning "Outstanding Talk Show." That's a tough act to follow, so what are her plans for topping her first season?

"Well, it will be eight Emmys," Ellen predicted. "I'm trying to double everything, and there are a lot of changes, a lot of big changes -- and yet none."

Last season, Ellen got her dancing groove on -- making it her signature to get down with heavy hitters like Justin Timberlake, Janet Jackson and John Travolta. And Ellen says the superstars keep coming in Season Two, with visits from Matt Leblanc, Nelly, Reese Witherspoon, Kelly Clarkson, and the US Women's Gymnastics team.

Before her stand-up comedy career ignited in the 1980s, Ellen worked as a paralegal and even sold vacuum cleaners for a living -- then came that fateful day in 1986 when she appeared on the "Tonight Show" with Johnny Carson.

"I was like a scared little girl," Ellen recalled. "That was meeting the king, like Johnny Carson was the king. It meant a lot to me, and he's really been my beacon."

Ellen got waved over to talk to Johnny after her performance -- a rare and coveted honor for comedians appearing on the show.

"It blew my mind, because I had envisioned it. When I wrote the phone call to God I envisioned it," Ellen told us. "That I would be the first woman in the history of the show to sit down."

Speaking of the almighty, Ellen's all set to take on the role of the big woman above in the re-working of the 70's big screen classic "Oh God."

And Ellen told us, "I've always been pre-occupied with the idea of being able to speak with this thing we've created, like a person almost -- the way we talk about God. So, now, to be able to play that role as if it's something real is pretty fun for me."