Prev Story Next Story 3 of 10 Last Updated: 12:08 AM, January 31, 2012 Posted: 12:03 AM, January 31, 2012 Lets hope Chelsea Handler had a less-backbreaking night out with Katie Couric compared to her partying the previous weekend. Couric hosted a girls dinner at Meatpacking restaurant Catch on Friday with Emmy Rossum , Kathy Najimy and Handler, who described last week how she ended up in a back brace after some over-energetic celebrations at Provocateur. Couric and the gals were overheard swapping stories and laughs, and posed for a group photo. REUTERS Chelsea Handler Prev Story Next Story 3 of 10

Actress/comedienne Chelsea Handler's bawdy jokes have been cut from pal Reese Witherspoon's new movie in a bid to land the film a Pg-13 rating in the U.S. Movie executives lost an appeal to lower the restrictive age rating of spy comedy This Means War on Thursday (26Jan12) and it was slapped with an R-rating, which prohibits film fans under the age of 18 from seeing the movie without an adult. But reports suggest officials at the Motion Picture Association ratings board have reconsidered the rating after Fox bosses agreed to cut out Handler's risque gags. The film, which also stars Chris Pine and Tom Hardy as love rival colleagues, will hit cinemas in April (12).

Jennifer Aniston and Chelsea Handler . Credit: Tammie Arroyo/AP. All those rumors about Jennifer Aniston being smack-talking diva are true. When she's playing one, anyway.Aniston mocks herself in a new clip from Chelsea Handler's "After Lately," in which she slams the E! comic to her staff for having badhygieneand not being funny. In real life, Aniston and Handler are tight. At Glamour's Women of the Year awards in November, the former "Friends" star declared, "I'm madly in love with the one and only Chelsea Handler!" Also Read

Movie executives lost an appeal to lower the restrictive age rating of spy comedy This Means War on Thursday (26Jan12) and it was slapped with an R-rating, which prohibits film fans under the age of 18 from seeing the movie without an adult. But reports suggest officials at the Motion Picture Association ratings board have reconsidered the rating after Fox bosses agreed to cut out Handler's risque gags. The film, which also stars Chris Pine and Tom Hardy as love rival colleagues, will hit cinemas in April (12).

Joan Rivers has slammed Chelsea Handler again, accusing the Chelsea Lately host of "f**king" her way to the top. A feud erupted between the comedians earlier this week when Handler dismissed Rivers on The Howard Stern Show . Handler had said: "Joan Rivers? What the f**k do I care about Joan Rivers? I don't think about her ever." PA Images / Chris Pizzello/AP While Rivers fired back at Handler earlier this week, the incident continued on Tuesday when she also appeared on Howard Stern to once again address Handler's comments. "Number one, the girl made it on her back f**king the president, we all know that, of the network," Rivers said, referring to Handler's past relationship with E! President Ted Harbert. "Number two, she's fine, she's ordinary. She's not a genius. She's an ordinary girl that was f**king somebody high up in the industry and they gave her a break and she's doing okay. "Who the f**k do you thin...

Jennifer Aniston and Chelsea Handler . Credit: Tammie Arroyo/AP. All those rumors about Jennifer Aniston being smack-talking diva are true. When she's playing one, anyway.Aniston mocks herself in a new clip from Chelsea Handler's "After Lately," in which she slams the E! comic to her staff for having badhygieneand not being funny. In real life, Aniston and Handler are tight. At Glamour's Women of the Year awards in November, the former "Friends" star declared, "I'm madly in love with the one and only Chelsea Handler!" Also Read

Joan Rivers has slammed Chelsea Handler again, accusing the Chelsea Lately host of "f**king" her way to the top. A feud erupted between the comedians earlier this week when Handler dismissed Rivers on The Howard Stern Show . Handler had said: "Joan Rivers? What the f**k do I care about Joan Rivers? I don't think about her ever." PA Images / Chris Pizzello/AP While Rivers fired back at Handler earlier this week, the incident continued on Tuesday when she also appeared on Howard Stern to once again address Handler's comments. "Number one, the girl made it on her back f**king the president, we all know that, of the network," Rivers said, referring to Handler's past relationship with E! President Ted Harbert. "Number two, she's fine, she's ordinary. She's not a genius. She's an ordinary girl that was f**king somebody high up in the industry and they gave her a break and she's doing okay. "Who the f**k do you thin...

Jennifer Aniston and Chelsea Handler . Credit: Tammie Arroyo/AP. All those rumors about Jennifer Aniston being smack-talking diva are true. When she's playing one, anyway.Aniston mocks herself in a new clip from Chelsea Handler's "After Lately," in which she slams the E! comic to her staff for having badhygieneand not being funny. In real life, Aniston and Handler are tight. At Glamour's Women of the Year awards in November, the former "Friends" star declared, "I'm madly in love with the one and only Chelsea Handler!" Also Read

Joan Rivers has slammed Chelsea Handler again, accusing the Chelsea Lately host of "f**king" her way to the top. A feud erupted between the comedians earlier this week when Handler dismissed Rivers on The Howard Stern Show . Handler had said: "Joan Rivers? What the f**k do I care about Joan Rivers? I don't think about her ever." PA Images / Chris Pizzello/AP While Rivers fired back at Handler earlier this week, the incident continued on Tuesday when she also appeared on Howard Stern to once again address Handler's comments. "Number one, the girl made it on her back f**king the president, we all know that, of the network," Rivers said, referring to Handler's past relationship with E! President Ted Harbert. "Number two, she's fine, she's ordinary. She's not a genius. She's an ordinary girl that was f**king somebody high up in the industry and they gave her a break and she's doing okay. "Who the f**k do you thin...

Kimberley French/ Twentieth Century Fox "This Means War" Moving quickly, 20th Century Fox has agreed to trim several sexual jokes from McG's This Means War in order to secure a PG-13 rating. On Thursday, the Classification and Rating Appeals Board upheld the R rating assigned to the film, which opens on Valentine's Day and headlines Reese Witherspoon , Chris Pine and Tom Hardy . Fox quickly agreed to make the necessary cuts -- which involve several lewd jokes made by Chelsea Handler 's character -- in order to receive a PG-13. Insiders confirmed on Friday that the rating board has now given This Means War a PG-13. The film follows the travails of two seasoned government operatives and best friends who turn their skills against one another after falling for the same woman. Timothy Dowling and Simon Kinberg wrote the script.

The feud between Chelsea Handler and Joan Rivers continues as the two comedians recently traded jabs on Howard Stern's Sirius XM radio show. Stories: Chelsea Handler's NBC show 'Are You There, Chelsea?' debuts on Wednesday (Video, Poll) Chelsea Handler discusses $25 million deal with E! Network Chelsea Handler talks teenage abortion, condemns '16 and Pregnant' Handler, who hosts the late-night talk show "Chelsea Lately" on E!, appeared on Stern's show on January 23. Stern asked Handler what she thought about Rivers' criticism of her in the past and Handler replied, "Joan Rivers? What the [expletive] do I care about Joan Rivers?" Handler, 36, also talked about running into Rivers and her daughter at E! studios before adding, "I don't think about either one of them. Ever." Rivers, 78, who hosts "Fashion Police" for the network, appeared on Stern's show the following day. Stern asked Rivers about the remarks H...

By Daily Mail Reporter Last updated at 6:09 PM on 26th January 2012 Jennifer Aniston and Chelsea Handler have been effusive in their proclamations of love for one another, in fact the Horrible Bosses star has declared: 'I am madly in love with Chelsea Handler.' But what appears to be roses and champagne on the surface hides murkier depths, if a segment filmed for 36-year-old Chelsea's After Lately show is anything to go by. In it, the razor-tongued blonde proudly introduces her A-list friend to her E! writing team and tells them that the former Friends star was tickled by a sketch they're working on. Scroll down for video... She won't be there for you, when the rain starts to fall: Jennifer Aniston lets rip at Chelsea Handler on After Lately But when Chelsea has to take a call, Aniston asks the team: 'Do you think that's funny? That is so not funny.' The Chelsea Lately writers agree that the humour is off but defend their star by telling her friend that ...

Joan Rivers and Chelsea Handler have been exchanging brassy, barbed banter for years. This week saw the two comedians rekindle their feud in the last couple of days, and wouldnt you know Howard Stern is at the center of it all? It started Monday when Handler appeared on Sterns Sirius XM radio show. He asked how she felt about Rivers, and Handler stated combatively, Joan Rivers? What the f do I care about Joan Rivers? She rolled her eyes as she mentioned running into Rivers and her TV costar daughter Melissa recently, then said, I dont think about either one of them. Ever. The Joan & Melissa stars wasted no time in personally responding, stopping by Sterns show the next day, describing Handler as a comedian who made it on her back, a drunk, a whore, and not a genius. Oh, but theres more! See what else the ladies had to say about one another in the (obviously) NSFW clips below. Chelsea Handler Joan Rivers What do you think, PopWatchers? Do you love Melissas horrified response to he...

Deborah Kim Chelsea Handler arriving at ELLE's 18th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute at the Four Seasons Hotel on October 17, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. Philip Vaughan Chelsea Handler may have one of the best friendships in Hollywood with actress Jennifer Aniston, but shes got her fair share of A-list haters as well. The UKs Daily Mail reported comedian and E! Fashion Police co-host Joan Rivers is not a big Handler fan. The 78-year-old went on Howard Sterns Sirius XM radio show Tuesday and called the E! talk show host a drunk and a whore. But Rivers wasnt the only one badmouthing funnywomen. According to the New York Post , Handler was on the show on Monday telling Stern, "What the f--k do I care about Joan Rivers?" Well it seems Rivers at least cares a little about Handler, claiming the 36-year-old "made it on her back, f--king the president [of E!] ... we all know how she got there." Handler and Ted Harbert, Comcast Entertainment Groups former CEO, ha...

Joan Rivers and Chelsea Handler let the insults fly at one another over the last couple of days. The two E! Network stars are not holding back in their intergenerational war of words, which both comediennes said began with a spat at a network event, according to the New York Daily News . Joan Rivers , 78, had the harshest words in the ongoing feudwith Chelsea Handler , 36, Tuesday, on Howard Stern 's radio show on Sirius XM : "She's an ordinary girl that was f--king somebody high up in the industry and they gave her a break and she's doing okay," the "Fashion Police" host said on Stern's show. "Number one, the girl made it on her back f--king the president - we all know that - of the network. Number two, she's fine, she's ordinary. She's not a genius." Like us on Facebook She went a step further,breaking out the dreaded "W" word: "I don't think she's particularly funny," she said. "But don'...

It isn't easy being Chelsea Handler 's celebrity BFF -- just ask Jennifer Aniston . In a clip from Sunday's all new episode of After Lately , the 42-year-old Horrible Bosses actress meets with the writers of Chelsea Lately to trash talk Handler, 36. VIDEO: Exclusive details on Jennifer Aniston's After Lately cameo "[Is she busy] gossiping about more successful people that are better-looking than her?" a sarcastic Aniston wonders. "Putting her name on another dumb book to make the world an even dumber place?" VIDEO: Hilarious! Chelsea spoofs Us Weekly Aniston's biggest gripe with the best-selling author, however, has to do with Handler's hygiene. "When we were in Cabo, she never showered," Aniston recalls. "She would be like, 'What? I went in the pool.' It's gross!" VIDEO: Chelsea accidentally pees the bed laughing The Wanderlust star says she and Handler's other A-list pal, Reese Witherspoon , "can...

Vanessa Soldano Comedians Chelsea Handler and Joan Rivers are not laughing at each others cheap shots. The Huffington Post reports that comedian, and late night TV host, Chelsea Handler appeared on Howard Stern this Monday where she mocked Joan Rivers when asked what she thought about recent criticism about her given by the Fashion Police host. "Joan Rivers? What the f**k do I care about Joan Rivers? ... I don't think about her ever" she said. In response Rivers said "I don't know her but the few times we've met she's been very grand and very happy to be Chelsea...I mean come on, you're lucky you've got a mouth. I just don't like people who think they're terrific." The UK's Daily Mail also reports Rivers calling Handler a 'whore,' and a 'drunk.' Being that the two both have TV shows on E!, they have met each other a few times at events. The Huffington Post also reports that there was an event where Handler was e...

Chelsea Handler has fired shots at Mariah Carey, labelling her as "fake" and also said her husband Nick Cannon lacks a sense of humour. The comedian made an appearance on Howard Stern, where she talked about a variety of topics, but clearly felt the need to vent about her dislike of the singer. "Anyone who's married to Mariah Carey, I'm pretty sure doesn't have a sense of humour," she quipped. "I mean, let's be honest. She's ridiculous. What is her game plan? What kind of person operates like that? She's worse than Elizabeth Taylor, she's just so ridiculous, with her body, one day she's like 50 lbs heavier or lighter. What is she doing? I don't even understand what hemisphere people like that operate in." "There's nothing real about her and her Hello Kitty whatever," she added. Upon hearing Chelsea's comments, Nick blasted her on Twitter saying that she is "miserable ." Chelsea also revealed d...

If you feel somewhat dazed and confused while watching the new NBC sitcom Are You There, Chelsea?, it doesn't necessarily mean that, like the title character, you may have had one too many vodkas. Even the cast and producers acknowledged that the comedy's unusual setup may take some getting used to. "We did kind of a weird thing," executive producer Julie Larson said at the show's press session in California last week. Viewers will see this "weird thing" for themselves when the half-hour debuts at 7:30 tonight as a companion show to Whitney. It's based on the memoirs of late-night TV talk host and comedian Chelsea Handler - specifically, her best-seller, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. Yet, strangely enough, Handler, who appears in the show, doesn't play Chelsea. Laura Prepon (That '70s Show) does. Both Handler and Prepon said they expect there will be some viewer confusion at first, but they hope NBC's promos featuring the...

Sharp-tongued funnywoman Joan Rivers called late-night talk show host Chelsea Handler a "drunk" and a "whore" during a radio interview with Howard Stern Tuesday. The comediennes have a history of taking jabs at one another, with Handler telling Stern Monday "What the f--k do I care about Joan Rivers?" But Rivers, 78, took shots at the blonde TV host one day later, saying Handler "made it on her back, f*cking the president [of E!] ... we all know how she got there." Rivers was referring to Handler's relationship with Ted Harbert, former CEO of Comcast Entertainment Group, the parent company of E! Entertainment Television where Handler's show airs. The pair dated from 2006 to 2010. PPNY / GSNY / Splash News Joan Rivers called late-night talk show host Chelsea Handler a "drunk" and a "whore." "She's fine, she's ordinary, she's not a genius," Rivers added about Handler, 36, appearing on Stern's s...

WireImage | FilmMagic In an interview with Howard Stern on Monday (Jan. 23), comedienne Chelsea Handler lashed out at Mariah Carey and husband Nick Cannon , with whom she has traded insults in the past . The beef between Handler and the 'Fantasy' singer began when the 'Chelsea Lately' star fired shots at Cannon during her opening monologue at the 2010 MTV Video Music Awards, then followed with another salvo shortly after, tweeting , "I just heard nick cannon is starting a comedy tour. Who's going to do the comedy?" Despite her husband's obvious umbrage , Carey later appeared on Handler's show to promote her 'Merry Christmas II You' holiday album, but well over a year later, Handler is still making jokes at the couple's expense. "Anyone who's married to Mariah Carey, I'm pretty sure doesn't have a great sense of humor," Handler joked on Stern's SiriusXM show Monday. "I mean, let's be honest, she's...

Home : Entertainment : Chelsea Handler thought 50 Cent relationship was funny Chelsea Handler thought 50 Cent relationship was funny View Larger Image BANG Showbiz Date: Tuesday Jan. 24, 2012 7:12 AM ET Chelsea Handler thought it was "funny" to date 50 Cent. The talk show host enjoyed a short romance with the rapper last year and though she insists he is very different to his public persona, she admits she and her friends felt their union was bizarre. She said: "He's actually a lot different than you would think. He's really sweet. "I thought it was kind of amusing that I would even be with 50 Cent; I thought it was funny. "My friends all loved him, my friends fell in love with him. (Jennifer Aniston and Reese Witherspoon) loved that I was dating him. They were like, 'Chelsea, come on.' They were both laughing really hard at it...I mean, everyone was." Chelsea ended the relationship after 50 called her to warn that one of his ex-girlfrie...

Chelsea Handler's romance with rapper 50 Cent ended after one of his former lovers made an appearance on her U.S. TV show. The funnywoman was first linked to the hip-hop star in 2010 when they were photographed enjoying a night out together, but the stars dismissed talk of a budding relationship. Handler finally confirmed the romance last year (11) during an interview on Piers Morgan's Cnn show, but they split shortly after. Now the comedienne has revealed the pair never spoke again after she hung up on him at work when he called to warn her she was set to chat with one of his ex-girlfriends. She tells E! Online, "We dated for a couple months and then we had a falling out. One of his ex-girlfriends was coming onto my show. "(He called to warn me and) I was like, at my job. It was just so juvenile, I was at work. I hung up and I've never spoken to him again. I do think he's a really nice guy and I think he's smart in a certain way." The star admits the...

*Chelsea Handler went on the Howard Stern show today to talk about her past relationship with rapper 50 Cent, according to Bossip. * The E! talk show host said that her relationship with the rapper/mogul ended over singer Ciara who the rapper used to date. Apparently, 50 called Handler on a night when the singer was supposed to appear on the show and informed her about their past relationship. Instead of finding it as an honest gesture to make, she found it childish. She said that it made her believe that there may still be something going on. The couple broke up and will probably never rekindle the love they once had; if you even want to call it that. Read more at Bossip. Like what you see? Share it! Did you find this interesting? You can easily share it with friends & colleagues thanks to a wide variety of social networks like Facebook, Twitter, Digg, LinkIn, Delicious, StumbleUpon, or Tumblr... just to name a few. You can also send this via e-mail or bookmark it!

Reese Witherspoon is one of Chelsea Handler 's closest celebrity pals, but in a clip from Sunday's all new episode of After Lately , the 35-year-old Oscar winner becomes her biggest nightmare. VIDEO: Exclusive details on Reese Witherspoon's After Lately cameo The problem: Witherspoon enlists the help of Handler's writing staff to prepare a speech, but her perky demeanor grates on Handler, 36. "She is driving me crazy!" Handler complains behind Witherspoon's back. "She is so awful." PHOTOS: Reese's red carpet evolution The comedienne and bestselling author ignores her employees' polite suggestion to confront Witherspoon, explaining: "What am I supposed to do? I'm gonna go tell Reese Witherspoon that I think she sucks? She's a mess!" VIDEO: Chelsea leaks a nude picture of an After Lately star Will Witherspoon catch Handler badmouthing her? Watch the clip (above) to find out and tune in for an all-new episode of After ...

Reese Witherspoon is returning to Chelsea Handler's show After Lately ! After turning in a hilarious performance on the show last year, Reese is back for more in this weekend's episode. We're taking a peek at her cameo and her real-life friendship with Chelsea in PopSugar Rush. Transcript Hi there, I'm Lauren Bradshaw. Reese Witherspoon is returning to Chelsea Handler's show After Lately, and we're taking a look at the women's fun friendship in today's PopSugar Rush. REESE WITHERSPOON: I made you a little something to say thank you for all of your hard work. I'll be right back, it's right upstairs. CHELSEA HANDLER: Oh my god, she is driving me crazy. You guys were right the last time, she is so awful! Reese Witherspoon's awful? The A-list actress is making her second cameo on Chelsea Handler's show After Lately this weekend, and clearly, she's enjoying having a little fun with her image. Remember when she acted like this on the seri...

(credit: DON EMMERT/AFP/Getty Images) NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) Attention jokesters: If you think you have what it takes to get by on your wit, this may just be the weekend to test out that open mic night. New Jerseys foul-mouthed native, Chelsea Handler, will hit the New York City comedy scene this weekend. Reportedly, one of her stops includes famed hot spot the Comedy Cellar. Whats she looking for? Fresh talent. See More: The 5 Best Places In NYC To See Stand-Up Comedy According to Page Six , Handler will be making the rounds of the citys comedy clubs in search of acts for her three shows currently in production:Chelsea Lately, After Lately (both on the E! Network) and NBCs Are You There, Chelsea?

Chelsea Handler (pictured) will be scouring New York comedy clubs for up-and-coming talent this weekend. Were told the sassy blonde, whos been described as having the pre- silicone lushness of a 60s Playmate, will be bringing her lush tush to the laughs-club circuit, including the Comedy Cellar, from tonight through the weekend, looking for fresh talent for her E! shows Chelsea Lately and After Lately and NBCs Are You There, Chelsea? Tony DiMaio/startraksphoto.com Chelsea Handler

Hello, you either have JavaScript turned off or an old version of Adobe's Flash Player. Get the latest Flash player . Everybody loves Reese Witherspoon , right? Well, almost everybody. "You know, Chelsea. I'm super excited to give you your award tonight. These guys did an amazing job," the Oscar winner tells Chelsea Handler after collaborating with the Chelsea Lately staffers on a speech she's going to give at a Women in Television event. "Ooh, that reminds me, I made a little something to say thank you for all your hard work. I'll be right back," says Reese. MORE: Cocky James Van Der Beek Pulls Celebrity Rank on After Lately "Oh my God, she's driving me crazy," moans Chelsea after the actress has left the room. "You guys were right the last time. She is so awful." "What are you talking about?" asks show writer Heather McDonald . "Reese is like a little slice of wonderful." "No, she's like a big ...

If you feel somewhat dazed and confused while watching the new NBC sitcom Are You There, Chelsea?, it doesn't necessarily mean that, like the title character, you may have had one too many vodkas. Even the cast and producers acknowledged that the comedy's unusual setup may take some getting used to. "We did kind of a weird thing," executive producer Julie Larson said at the show's press session in California last week. Viewers will see this "weird thing" for themselves when the half-hour debuts at 7:30 tonight as a companion show to Whitney. It's based on the memoirs of late-night TV talk host and comedian Chelsea Handler - specifically, her best-seller, Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea. Yet, strangely enough, Handler, who appears in the show, doesn't play Chelsea. Laura Prepon (That '70s Show) does. Both Handler and Prepon said they expect there will be some viewer confusion at first, but they hope NBC's promos featuring the...

Video by Alex Alvarez | 10:28 am, January 17th, 2012 Last night, CNNs Piers Morgan found himself, as a kick-off to his one-year anniversary celebration, in the role of interviewee when late night host (and, now, sitcom star) Chelsea Handler confronted Morgan about his aggressive and often flirtatious interviewing style. What would you like your epitaph to say? Handler asked, then issued the obvious follow-up: Ok, you love your celebrity guests, and you love flirting with them, as we can see here. Burn. Morgan hit back. Youve a very rude demeanor when it comes to responding to what the guests are saying, he said. Youre supposed to engage. Its not all about you. Mega burn. Handler responded that shes only being rude because she was asked to play Morgan for a day. Mega burn vs. giant burnopus. RELATED: Piers Morgan Declares His Love For a Blushing Brooke Baldwin Live On CNN As she leaned back in her chair, Handler chided Morgan for not maintaining eye contact (ahem), before noting t...

Newsman Piers Morgan was given a taste of his own medicine on Monday night (16Jan12) when comedian Chelsea Handler interviewed him on the first anniversary of his Cnn Tv show. The former America's Got Talent judge signed a multi-million dollar deal to take over from the time slot from revered broadcaster Larry King on the U.S. news channel last January (11). Morgan aired a special on Monday looking back at his first year helming Piers Morgan Tonight and the celebrity quests he has quizzed. TV host Handler, who Morgan interviewed last year (11), took his seat behind the desk and turned the tables, asking him a series of probing questions, including the Brit's favourite "How many times have you been properly in love?" But the star was less forthcoming as a interviewee, and replied, "I'm not going to tell you. Nobody has to answer that question. I'm an English gentleman, we don't talk about sex and love. I'm not going to tell you."

Handlers character falls short in new comedy Monday, January, 16, 2012; 7:03 PM | | | by Patrick Murphy , features editor Talk show host, comedian and professional hot mess Chelsea Handler is at it again, this time with an intriguing new comedy based on her books, as well as her entertaining life. Are You There, Chelsea? premiered on NBC last Wednesday, Jan. 11, at 8:30 p.m., following fellow freshman comedy Whitney. Despite the shows title, Handler is actually a very minimal part of the program. The character of party girl Chelsea is played by Laura Prepon, who is best known for her role as Donna on That 70s Show. Instead, Handler plays Prepons incredibly boring, put-together pregnant sister. So why isnt Handler playing herself? Why is Handler, a veteran comedian, not playing a funny character? Beats me. Handlers character, so far at least, is a blatant waste of talent. In the coming weeks, she may come around, but right now her character is pretty bland. Still, Handlers comedic tou...

Laura Prepon and Chelsea Handler's new NBC sitcom "Are You There, Chelsea" premiered on Wednesday and the actress said that she used vodka to prepare for her role as the talk show host... and it was Handler who provided the spirits. Stories: Chelsea Handler's NBC show 'Are You There, Chelsea?' debuts on Wednesday (Video, Poll) Chelsea Handler discusses $25 million deal with E! Network Chelsea Handler talks teenage abortion, condemns '16 and Pregnant' "I sent her a case of Belvedere to start," Handler told CNN . Prepon confessed that the case lasted only a week and a half, telling the news site, "All of my friends, they pre-game at my house, and have drinks before we go out. So that was an awesome gift." The new show is loosely based on the raunchy comedienne's best-selling book, "Are You There Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea." Laura Prepon, 31, plays the comedienne, who works as a cocktail waitress at a New Jersey sports b...

For fans who may have fretted that a network sitcom would take the fire out of Chelsea Handler , consider a few bits from the upcoming debut of the NBC series "Are You There, Chelsea?" When viewers first meet Chelsea, a wild young thing who slings cocktails for a living, she's just been hauled to jail for drunk driving. In the holding cell, she prays to vodka not God to get her out of her mess, promising to turn over a new leaf. That later involves moving within walking distance of the bar, not getting sober. The hard-partying character, played by Laura Prepon interpreting a twentysomething Handler, could be the first to coin the sexually descriptive term "lady wood" on network prime-time TV. So we're clear that this single-gal-in-the-city tale isn't "The Mary Tyler Moore " show, right? In this post-"Bridesmaids," Kathy Griffin , "2 Broke Girls" era, female comedians are increasingly testing boundaries like never before...

Jordin Althaus/NBC NBCs highly anticipated comedy Are You There, Chelsea -- based loosely on Chelsea Handler s life and comedy book, Are You There, Vodka? Its Me Chelsea made its debut on Wednesday, Jan. 11. The series aired in the 8:30 p.m. timeslot, led in by Whitney Cummings (a Chelsea Lately regular) half-hour sitcom, Whitney . Chelsea stars That 70s Show s Laura Prepon as a young Handler, while the E! star appears in a recurring role as her uptight, real-life big sister, Sloane. As Chelsea Lately fans waited anxiously for midseason program to begin, what were the critics saying? PHOTOS: Midseason TV Preview: 17 new Shows Premiering in 2012 Starring Laura Prepon (an actress who will hopefully one day get better material), Chelsea tells the story of a woman who works as a waitress at a sports bar and says stuff like, I'm so excited to show him my boobs, talks about boners and excessive drinking and, well, if you're familiar with Handler at all, then you know the seri...

For fans who may have fretted that a network sitcom would take the fire out of Chelsea Handler, consider a few bits from the upcoming debut of the NBC series "Are You There, Chelsea?" When viewers first meet Chelsea, a wild young thing who slings cocktails for a living, she's just been hauled to jail for drunk driving. In the holding cell, she prays to vodka not God to get her out of her mess, promising to turn over a new leaf. That later involves moving within walking distance of the bar, not getting sober. The hard-partying character, played by Laura Prepon interpreting a twentysomething Handler, could be the first to coin the sexually descriptive term "lady wood" on network prime-time TV. So we're clear that this single-gal-in-the-city tale isn't "The Mary Tyler Moore" show, right? In this post-"Bridesmaids," Kathy Griffin, "2 Broke Girls" era, female comedians are increasingly testing boundaries like never before, indu...

Pasadena -- NBC's entertainment chief insists that it wasn't squeamishness over booze that got "vodka" dropped from the television version of Chelsea Handler's memoir. Robert Greenblatt said Friday that the 2008 book's title, "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea," was just too long. Initially, NBC considered just calling the show "Chelsea" but settled instead on "Are You There, Chelsea?" and it premieres on the network Wednesday. "There was no mandate from anyone saying don't put vodka in the title of the show," the entertainment president said. Talk to the author, though, and that's not so clear. Handler said in a telephone conference call last month that "although there is plenty of drinking in the show, you can't have it in the title." On Friday, Handler joked that "not everyone is into alcohol as much as I am." She said that "this is not cable, this is network" and sa...

The meteoric rise of Chelsea Handler continues as the life of the Ill-say-what-I-want cable talk-show host gets turned into the new NBC comedy Are You There, Chelsea? Based on Handlers three books: Are You There Vodka? Its Me, Chelsea , My Horizontal Life , and Chelsea, Chelsea, Bang, Bang , the new series stars the comedian, who will portray her very Christian, new-mom, older sister. The part of Chelsea Handler will be played by That 70s Show graduate Laura Prepon. Handler says the odd casting is just a matter of her being tired of playing herself. Its fun to just kind of dress shlumpy and have a completely different appearance and have a completely different attitude. Its nice to play against someone whos playing me. Its very antithetical to Chelsea. So its kind of a really fun role, Handler says. Along with appearing on the show, Handlers one of the executive producers. This new gig goes along with Handler continuing to host her E! talk show Chelsea Lately and appearing on the beh...