Rosie O'Donnell doesn't miss the workload from her talk show The 59-year-old star created and presented the Emmy-winning 'The Rosie O'Donnell Show' between 1996 and 2002 but admits she became fed up with the repetitive nature of the show 2 July 2021 Rosie said: "I miss the people and staff and doing surprise stuff for others but I don't miss the amount of work that it took. It got to a point where I couldn't do the same thing over and over again." However, the comedian did acknowledge that the success of the show has given her financial support for life. Speaking on SiriusXM's 'The Jess Cagle Podcast with Julia Cunningham', Rosie said: "I realise that I live above most people's means. It's crazy how successful that talk show was for me. It has financed my entire life and my children's lives."