Chapter 1: What insights does Chelsea Handler share about Hollywood parties?
All right, we got Chelsea Handler. Chelsea Handler, old friend, old friend of the show. I see her out and about a lot. Always funny. Just did the Critics' Choice Awards. We talked to her, and she was, of course, on fire, getting laughs.
Yeah, she's a pistol. She's got a lot of energy. She says what's on her mind. Very funny. Never been shy. Never been shy. Yeah.
We covered a lot. We talked about dating. We talked about stand-up tours, who's filling arenas these days. All the ins and outs of her life. Had a lot of laughs. Anytime you have a just straight-up comedian on, we have a lot of laughs.
Yeah, we started laughing the minute we started, and it went all the way through.
So here she is, Chelsea Handler.
Chelsea Handler.
Hi, my two penis-faced buddies.
I don't know. I saw Chelsea recently, Dana, at a little backyard get-together. Oh. Remember, I came over here on the couch. I said hi.
Was it at Ted's house?
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Chapter 2: What are Chelsea Handler's thoughts on dating in Hollywood?
It was at Gervitz's, our manager.
Oh, yes.
Chapter 3: How does Chelsea Handler describe her stand-up comedy career?
Yes, yes, yes. That was a really fun party. Apparently, I left that party too early. I heard it went all night long and that you got on stage and sang.
No, you know what? That was the idea. There was, it was going to be, uh, people would sing, but by the way, I got there at seven cause everyone was a little older. So I got there at seven going, Oh no, no one's going to be there yet. And then people are leaving. I go, wait guys, this is, I'm the old guy, but I wasn't the oldest guy there for once.
And, uh, and then Dana, I don't think you went to that one, but after about nine, it was kind of slowing down. And then I go, are they going to sing? And they're like, no, they did a birthday cake. And then they go, and then his daughter sang. Remember that Chelsea?
Yeah. Yeah.
Lovely song. And then I said, I guess that's it. And they go, no, Eddie's not going to sing.
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Chapter 4: What experiences does Chelsea Handler have with her special?
And I go, oh, I thought we're going to all going to sing. Okay. So I leave. And then about two hours later, Sandler's like, you're up. And I'm like, I'm up. I'm in bed. I don't know. Are we doing this? And did you go back? No, he's too far away. It was an hour.
Right, exactly. There was a lull in that party after about two hours. And that's when a group of people left. I didn't know that we were supposed to stay and things were going to, you know, there was going to be an act too. So I also, I was, we may as well have left together, David. David, like we've done so many nights of our lives.
So many times. And I liked it because the party was fun, but it felt like a long party and it felt like there's a cake and we weren't really bailing out. It was just like, I thought they were trying to say scoot, you know, because it's probably 30 people left.
Also, I feel like Gesundheit, if that was a sneeze, Dana. I also feel like LA is so lame. You know what I mean? Like no one is out at till nine. I mean, that's what time everyone goes to bed. Every party ends earlier. It's just, it's almost like it's so hard to even go out because- The scene is kind of just so subdued. So many people are sober. It's just not what it used to be.
I'm going to just throw that out there.
Throw that out there to talk about. Explain to me as a fellow human being why anybody... And their right mind would go to a Hollywood party. No. Isn't it the most hideous? I mean, I like four people at your house for dinner. I'm not going to book it. That would be nice. Five. One conversation's happening. But the small talk derby, what's up? Chelsea, what's going on? Oh, yeah.
You know, God, I don't know how you guys deal with it.
Well, when it's hours of that and you keep walking to the same people all night, you don't know what to say the eighth time you see them. Yeah.
And it's also like you have to question why you're at parties. Like, what's your motivation?
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Chapter 5: How does Chelsea Handler view the evolution of female comedians?
Why are you why am I here? Like, am I promoting anything? Like, am I why am I going to an Oscar party? I'm not nominated for an Oscar. Why am I at the party? Like, I always I'm like, no, it's like, you know, you got to show up once in a while to, like, refresh people's memories.
but um i find la to be if i wish i i want to i want to have a place in new york that's going to be my my goal i think that's a little bit it's too unhealthy like i'm becoming almost elderly in this lifestyle whenever i'm here which isn't frequently i come back home and like last night i was supposed to go over for friends for dinner which was the kind of event you're describing or dinner you're describing dana which is actually sounded really nice but even getting in my car
And I am in a compromised situation because I just had some surgery. So, you know, it's not fun. I can't drink. I can't really do anything. But I was going to get in my car and go over there. And I was like, I don't think so. I don't think I would rather just sit here and watch mindless television and sleep as much as I can.
I think I overheard one of you lesbians saying that you slept for 11 hours last night.
I did. Yeah.
Wow. Wow. Did you masturbate to get yourself to sleep?
No, but I woke up and I had completed the task and it was like, what the fuck was I dreaming?
Yeah, you can do it in your sleep.
Oh, yeah. So who started that? What I meant was the movement front in the stand up world with women, females, whatever you prefer. And it seems to me that Joan Rivers made a turn where she really was more incendiary than the 60s Joan. And then there's this continuum of female stand ups just saying what they want. And I put you in that, you know, you're like a leader kind of in a way.
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Chapter 6: What challenges does Chelsea Handler face in her career?
I mean, Joan certainly paved the way for all of us. I can say that. I didn't really realize that until she was dead. You know, like I was like, no, I paved the way for myself. I had an arrogance about my own success. Like Joan Rivers wasn't somebody I had looked up to. And then, you know, when I did my homework and grew up a little bit, I realized how
how, what she went through and like, you know, going to the comedy clubs, like women didn't even get on stage without being like, you know, they would get on stage as characters like housekeepers or, you know, maids or, or like, you know, just like, it was kind of a character.
Yeah.
Right. And Joan was like being herself and dressing up and going to these gross comedy clubs. And we, we all know how gross comedy clubs are. They are. That's where all disease begins. And I, I, That's where the disease in my shoulder probably began. It's just presenting now. But yeah, she was a trailblazer, of course, which is an annoying word for some reason. I find that annoying.
I don't like when people call me a trailblazer either because I'm not out there with, you know, blazing trails. But I think that it's just good to see women succeed. It's good to see women being taken seriously. And it's like the idea that women aren't funny is just so dumb. And I know both of you know that. But like, you know, for so many men out there who really think that men
that comedy is just a men's game. It's been so insulting for so long that you just kind of turn off that noise. Like, you know, when I was doing, for instance, my first talk show, Chelsea Lately, I didn't pay attention to any of that because I didn't go home at night thinking, what was it like to be the only woman in late night? Those were just comparisons that everybody else made.
And I feel like if you spend too much time thinking about that,
aspect of it you're it's taking away from your creative outlet anyway you know what i mean you should be creating you should be doing your thing and not looking around to see what your your competition is doing because i certainly didn't look at david letterman and think i was in competition with him you know what i mean i wasn't i was on the e-network you know um so
that's what i think i have to say about making making a buzz on the e-network even though he's making he's on network but he you're helping e get wider and more looked at which is interesting also when i go to the comedy store every you don't even blink every other comic is a female i mean everywhere you go it's not even like oh you're not one of the comedians i'm
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Chapter 7: How does Chelsea Handler approach writing her books?
So they'd be like, Oh, you want to produce this? Great. Go ahead. And then they'd be like, Oh, it's not getting the numbers or whatever. But you know, it was hard to get anything going on EVE. I mean, the Kardashians in my show were like, you know, and I don't know, Saving Sunset or whatever. It's Selling Sunset. Saving Sunset.
I think that was later. You were really... You paved the way for shitty flip shows.
Yeah. He really took a hit after... I laughed and the Kardashians laughed. And actually, I know this is probably coming out later, but I'm about to host the Critics' Choice Awards, which brings me back to E! this next Friday night, which is a full circle. I'm going back to my birthplace.
I love that show. When I first saw that show with you and the comedians, it was one of the first lo-fi shows. Because cable was still coming up and stuff. And so... There are shows that do that now, but usually it was the band and the... So it was very cool how lo-fi it was and casual. Thank you.
Yeah, it was very casual.
If you're just funny, you don't need much. You need a camera. And then you got, and then people like, oh, you don't need all this other noise because some of those shows, there's only just this much comedy and there's little pieces, but those are harder what you're doing because it's just like, turn the cameras on, let's just talk and we'll find things to talk about. And, and it just blew up.
And that's why I agree when you left, it was a big hit on there.
But also, it was so much fun because you guys are from SNL, so you know about Ensemble. But what was so much fun about that show was that the casualness of it allowed us to just book my friends on the roundtable. So many comics that I didn't even know that I discovered on my own show whose careers have blown up, like Fortune Feimster or...
Joe Coy, like Kevin Hart used to be on the round table, like all these people. So that, and it was so unique in the fact that like at the time anyway, cause everyone's ripped off that show now too. I mean, David, you've even ripped it off, but like you, and I don't believe ideas can be ripped off, so I don't care anyway, but like putting comics together.
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Chapter 8: What advice does Chelsea Handler give about being honest in comedy?
That comes out February 25th on my 50th birthday. And then my special is called The Feeling. And that comes out on Netflix on March 25th, which is a month after my birthday. So I don't know when this airs, but you can just piece it together however you like.
We'll do it. Yeah. So The Feeling is Netflix. So which... Cause I remember I came to see, is it possible? I came to see you at Caesar's palace once years and years and years ago. Did you ever play?
Yeah, I do. I actually, yes, I used to play Caesar's palace. Now I do a residency at Vegas where I perform once a month, which is how much time I'm willing to spend at Vegas. I perform once a month at the cosmopolitan at the Chelsea theater. So I perform inside myself, but I was at Caesar's many years ago.
Yeah. Cause I think it was during maybe your show. And I think Brad Wallach, those guys were there. I think, I think, I think, uh, how many specials have you done?
Which one is this? I don't know. Actually four, four or five, four or five. How did this one feel? Cause I think it's very hard. I did a couple of, they suck because I just, I, when you can know you have one, there was a technical issue and you have one shot. And you've kind of worked on this stuff in the little clubs and now you're in a barn with 1,400 seats and three balconies.
So how did this one feel like your experience of the other ones? What you want to land is like a feeling basically of how you're authentically your best self on stage, right? Not shooting a special.
Well, you're well, no, I think you do treat it like you're shooting a special, but you're supposed to not. You're supposed to shoot two in a row. David, Dana, sorry, David. I would need a nap.
I'm too weak and old to do two.
Well, I mean, I guess so, because that's how you don't screw it up. If you don't get what you want in the first set, then, you know, to get it in the second set. So somebody should have definitely told you that.
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