CHELSEA HANDLER

Chelsea Handler is a comedian, television host, best-selling author and advocate whose humor and candor have established her as one of the most celebrated voices in entertainment and pop culture.

In 2020, she released her first stand-up special in over 6 years, Chelsea Handler: Evolution on HBO Max. The one-woman stand-up show takes a hilarious and brave look at Handler as she shares her experiences about her family, friendships, and her personal journey toward self-awareness. The acclaimed special earned Handler a nomination for Best Comedy Album at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards. Most recently, she launched her iHeart Radio advice podcast, Dear Chelsea, and embarked on the Vaccinated and Horny Tour, bringing her sensational stand-up set to 40+ cities across the nation and winning “The Comedy Act of 2021” at the People’s Choice Awards.

Handler’s most recent memoir, Life Will Be the Death of Me, became her fifth consecutive No. 1 New York Times Best-Selling book upon its release in April 2019. Handler will executive producer and star in a TV adaptation of the book for Peacock under her production banner, Chelsea Handler Productions.

As the host of E!’s top-rated Chelsea Lately, Handler became the first female to break into the otherwise male-dominated late-night arena. The show ran for seven years from 2007-2014, a tenure in which Handler was the only female late-night talk show host on-air. Following her groundbreaking run, Handler launched an all-new talk show for Netflix in May 2016. Chelsea was the first of its kind for the global on-demand generation and tackled today’s tough issues with the same acerbic wit and fearless curiosity fans know and love. The show continues to be available for streaming globally on the platform. Handler can also be seen in Netflix’s documentary series Chelsea Does, where she explores a range of subjects of personal and universal curiosity, from marriage to drugs, to racism and Silicon Valley, as well as her second Netflix documentary Hello Privilege, It’s Me Chelsea, following Handler as she travels throughout America discussing the dynamics of “white privilege” with a wide range of Americans and challenging viewers to take conversations about race and opportunity more seriously.

In 2018, Handler left her Netflix talk show to focus on her work as an advocate by joining forces with EMILY’s List to help elect more women to public office, register people to vote and campaign for candidates who are fighting for women’s rights. In addition, she has partnered with the Karam Foundation, a non-profit organization whose mission is to build a better future for Syria by developing innovative education programs for refugee youth, distributing smart aid to families and funding sustainable development projects initiated by Syrians for Syrians. Handler is also an advocate for cannabis reform and the decriminalization of marijuana.

In addition to Life Will Be the Death of Me, Handler’s other best-selling books include: My Horizontal Life (2005), Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea (2008), Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang (2010), Lies That Chelsea Handler Told Me (2011), and 2014’s Uganda Be Killing Me, for which she embarked on a sold-out global tour. In October 2014, a stand-up comedy performance based on the tour, Uganda Be Killing Me Live, premiered exclusively on Netflix.

Handler has been honored by TIME magazine as one of its annual “TIME 100”; Glamour magazine as one of its Women of the Year; and the Human Rights Campaign, which gave her its Ally for Equality Award. Handler’s wide appeal and multiplatform success have been highlighted by publications all over the world.

A native of New Jersey, Handler currently resides in Los Angeles.