Chelsea Handler is a unique talent who combines sexy with satire, and has brilliant timing instincts that let her guests on her hip talk show "Chelsea Lately" do themselves in often times by their own words.
10/24/2009 - Chelsea Handler - Chelsea Handler is a unique talent who combines sexy with satire, and has brilliant timing instincts that let her guests on her hip talk show "Chelsea Lately" do themselves in often times by their own words.. © Koi Sojer / PR Photos
She isn't afraid to feature equally funny comics in an opening bullpen-style segment that hearkens the old Colin Quinn "Tough Crowd" show, as they dissect pop headlines and riff on celebrity sacred cows. It's not a chat show to be trifled with.
Now Chelsea is working her body and face for Playboy, a magazine that appreciates a witty broad as much as they do a great pair of gams and knockers.
The December issue of the venerated men's magazine - as American as apple pie and Chevys - popped our Ms. Handler on the cover, filming her in an ode to the good ol' "Mad Men" days of cocktails and canapes for a swinging adult take on Holiday festivities.
The Host of E!s "Chelsea Lately" has provided tips for a kid-free, sotted Yuletide in her five page "Guide to the Holidays."
Handler's Playboy December issue (available on newsstands and at www.playboydigital.com ) reveals her brand of comedy and love for intoxicants with the original feature, “Chelsea Handler’s Guide to the Holidays,” in which she offers crucial holiday entertaining tips, including how to gloss and paper over a myriad of mistakes with vodka.
Words of wisdom are illustrated by colorful and hilarious photos of the comedienne and her aide-de-camp, Chuy, spreading holiday cheer and eradicating inhibitions around the Chelsea Lately office.
Handler’s holiday guide and original video footage are available at here .
Chelsea offers this expert tip for cooking: “I love a big holiday meal with friends. And I’m a meat-and-potatoes kind of girl. I like baked hams, mashed potatoes, a big turkey stuffed with Vicodin and extra tryptophan – all the old standards.”
On hooking up at office parties: “If you drink so much that it seems a good idea to hook up with one of your co-workers, try to do it somewhere a little less public, like a car. … If you’re going to make a mistake you’ll regret tomorrow, you may as well do it somewhere classy.”
On keeping the holidays secular: “It’s time to take back Christmas for those of us who don’t want to hear about angels and shepherds and babies with glowing heads. Besides, ever since Jesus started dating Madonna, I can’t take him so seriously anymore. A secular holiday party is a happy holiday party. … If you’re doing it right, Christmas should be a celebration of family and friends and having a good time, with just a sprinkle of porn thrown in.”
On the right blend of celebrity guests: “Paula Abdul and David Hasselhoff are a must, especially with all the free time they both have. And don’t forget about Michael Jackson’s doctor. He’s gotten a bad rap … but I think he’d be a lot of fun to have around for Christmas.”
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