Chelsea Handler

Chelsea Handler is a comedian, host, and seven-time New York Times best-selling author whose humor and candor have established her as one of entertainment and pop culture’s celebrated voices. After a seven-year run hosting E!’s top-rated Chelsea Lately, where she was the only female late-night talk show host on air, she launched the documentary series Chelsea Does, followed by her 2016 Netflix talk show Chelsea. She has written seven New York Times best-selling books, six of which reached #1, including her latest, I’ll Have What She’s Having, published in February 2025.

In 2021, Handler launched her iHeartRadio advice podcast, Dear Chelsea, which now streams on Netflix. Later that year, she embarked on the Vaccinated and Horny Tour, performing in over 90 cities and 115 shows across North America. She won “The Comedy Act of 2021” at the People’s Choice Awards. Following her 2020 HBO Max comedy special Evolution, she earned a GRAMMY nomination for Best Comedy Album. Her third Netflix comedy special, The Feeling, premiered in March 2025.

In January 2026, Handler hosted the Critics’ Choice Awards for the fourth consecutive year. She performs at her Las Vegas residency, Chelsea at The Chelsea at The Cosmopolitan, and was the venue’s first female comedian in residence. She is currently on her High & Mighty Tour and is attached to star in and executive produce Hulu’s in-development comedy series Townhouse, about a washed-up reality star attempting to revive her career while reconnecting with her estranged daughter.