We caught up with Ellen DeGeneres doing some home shopping yesterday at the Pacific Design Center and our videographer asked the newly-appointed American Idol judge what she thought of her predecessor Paula Abdul's impersonation of her at the VH1 Divas concert in New York on Thursday night.

Ellen told X17online exclusively: "I thought it was hilarious - very, very funny." Girl's gotta have a sense of humor -- it's what made her famous!