Chelsea Handler Returns Again
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Wondery Plus subscribers can listen to Armchair Expert early and ad-free right now. Join Wondery Plus in the Wondery app or on Apple Podcasts. Or you can listen for free wherever you get your podcasts. Welcome, welcome, welcome to Armchair Expert. I'm Dax Shepard and I'm joined by Monica Padman.
Hi.
We have a returning guest today.
We do, but on video this time.
Yes, first time on video. She's so radical. Oh, I love her. I've adored her for decades now. Chelsea Handler. She's a comedian, a television host, six-time New York Times bestselling author and advocate. She has written Life Will Be the Death of Me and You Too, Uganda Be Kidding Me, Lies That Chelsea... These are all great titles. Yeah. Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me, Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang. In her new book, I'll Have What She's Having... Which is really, really good and very introspective. And it was a great jumping off point for lots of tasty conversations.
He's just the best. I guess we should say, although it's not too prevalent, but just in case people are confused, we recorded that Wednesday as the fires were starting.
Just starting. We just had high, high winds and an inkling of things were going to happen. Exactly. Much worse later that day.
Yeah.
If we sound trivial.
Or, yeah, if it's like, wait, they're kind of talking about it, but not really. That's why.
She also has a great podcast, Dear Chelsea. Check that out. Please enjoy Chelsea Handler.
He's an object expert.
Chelsea, it's really, really nice to see you. It's been a minute. It's been some years.
I've seen you guys, but I've seen you guys on my podcast.
Yes.
So it's very refreshing to be on your podcast once again.
I imagine your last book would have been the last time we had you. Possibly.
Maybe it was for some TV thing.
It doesn't matter. What's really fun, I don't know if you care about numbers, but I turned 50 a few days ago.
Oh, happy birthday. I didn't know that.
Thank you. Yes. Your birthday, 225, 25, turn 50. I can't imagine a more symmetrical thing to happen. Do you like that kind of thing?
I do a little bit because 25 is a good solid round number. It is. I was born 225, 75. So for this book, when we were talking about a release date, they were like, is there any way you would release this on your birthday? Because that's a really good window. Yeah. When they look at other books that are coming out to see what's your competition.
Who are you up against?
I have no idea. I don't get into that shit anymore. I'm like, you know what? I don't have to waste time. Whatever happens, happens. I'm not attached to the outcome of anything. Not too much. Within reason. Within reason, exactly. But I was like, you know what? Let's blow it out. It's my 50th birthday. Let's release the book on my 50th birthday. My new Netflix special comes out March 25th. Wow. I was hosting the Critics of Choice Awards this week, but they just got postponed to January 26th. So lots of 25, they just postponed them.
For a year? No, no, no. You said till 26. You mean January 26th. January 26th, 2025. Okay, I was like, you can't.
Don't have a big event January 26th, February 25th, March 25th. It's just going to be all the 25th. That's when I'm going to schedule all my releases for things. Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah. I figured, you know what? I'm going to be 50 this year. I want to make it a huge celebration. Right. What are you going to do? Well, my book's going to come out, so I'm just going to have a big book party combined with a birthday party in New York. I'll have a party in Whistler. Maybe I'll have one in LA. You should. Sure. I mean, I might as well just go for it. The year's been off to such a banging start. I have to kind of make up for it, you know, societally.
You are comfortable throwing a birthday party. It doesn't give you any anxiety.
It's funny you say that. I had a big banger when I was 40. And I remember walking through my house and seeing all the people that were there. And I was like, wow, this is awesome. They made this big birthday video, all these tributes from all my friends. And I remember thinking, this is probably as good as it's ever going to get. It's only downhill from here.
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