Someone at E! is smart. Someone, who’s desk probably lies deep in a sub-basement somewhere surrounded by cases of Ryan Seacrest’s hair product, thought it would be a good idea to give Chelsea Handler her own show. So when Taradise offically ended, I’m guessing because Tara Reid could no longer be revived to a suitable state of coherence for taping, there was an opening. And somebody took a shot and said “We should give Chelsea Handler a show.” and the brass at E! BOUGHT IT.
I almost feel like I should repeat it so it sinks in a little… that’s right kids, The Chelsea Handler Show now graces the E! line-up. New shows air Friday nights at 10:30 PM, right after the first weekly showing of The Soup, making for a solid hour of good comedy that’s really worth looking for. Check your local listings for re-runs of Friday night’s debut… her riff on Jon Faverau’s Dinner For Five show on IFC (with celebrity look-alikes of Madonna, Tom Cruise, Tiger Woods, and Bono) is freaking HILARIOUS. And when she decides that because she’s on TV she needs a gay best friend, her Fifth Wheel-style interview process to fill the new job is priceless.
OK, I’m obviously a big fan of Chelsea’s… have been for years. I even got the chance to meet her a few years back at The Punchline. She’s smart, self-depracating, she’s got a razor wit, and she rips celebs a new one with the best of ‘em (“Why are people giving Angelina Jolie babies? Wasn’t it only like 3 years ago she was making out with her brother with a vial of blood around her neck?”). She manages to be warm & wicked at the same time. And her book, My Horizontal Life: A Collection Of One Night Stands is riotously funny (wait’ll ya get to the midget story). Plus, she’s a smokin’ hottie. But that’s beside the point. This post is about more than just pimping… it’s about programming.
I guess what I’m trying to say is that Chelsea’s a welcome change from all the standard E! bullshit, like the Wild On crap, and the 100 Hottest Celebrity Navels, and all the fucking Brangelina watching. This is a positive step for the network, and they should be rewarded. And so should Chelsea. With huge ratings.
So please watch the show… hopefully you’ll get a chance to see it before it gets replaced by Ryan Seacrest’s emotional, in-depth interview of his own asshole.
Here’s a lil taste of her new show:
And here’s a lil taste of her stand-up (please pardon the Ant):
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