"The Chelsea Handler Show" (2006) TV series

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Seasons:

1 | 2

Release Date:

21 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Comic Chelsea Handler mixes her stand-up routine with taped spoofs, shorts and sketches.

Plot Keywords:

Character Name In Title

Cast

Chelsea Handler	...	Herself - Host (12 episodes, 2006)
Michael Marconi	...	Anthony Squiggle / ... (3 episodes, 2006)

Runtime:

30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Company:

3 Art Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Followed by "Chelsea Lately" (2007)

Could be better

This show is fair in its attempt to be funny. Chelsea throws out some soft-ball jokes about race and gender that are along the lines of Carlos Mencia or Dave Chappelle in their triteness. Still, this show has some pretty inspired moments, such as the Internet clips, which are the best part of the show, and the frequent visits to the old folks home. Chelsea does have the potential to be very funny, if only she'd lay off the old-hat gags on race and gender, which are not really all that funny. She's best when she mixes self-deprecating humor with her bad-girl image. The scenes where she goes to a women's reading club or the self-defense class are the best examples of this, and really show off Chelsea's talents as a comedian.

This show seems like a quick-fix replacement for the ill-fated "Taradise," and that's a shame. I hope Chelsea will hone in her skills more acutely and make this show improve. She does have talent, but this show doesn't fully show it. Still, it's my second-favorite show on E! after the excellent and far-superior "The Soup."