Chelsea Handler: Evolution

I love good stand up comedy, particularity if it has (a) message(s). I've struggled watching female comedians though. Mostly because their humour tends to veer in an unnecessary anatomy or relationship degrading cliche. I prefer rough edged life humour like Bill Bure or Jim Jeffries (other than the latter obsession with a certain male anatomy as well :)

I will admit, I knew little of Chelsea Handler before I watched this. I know I saw bits of her other shows and specials and remember some humour. The only reason I watched this, is I flipped onto her interview in the daily show. I usually get bored in these repetitive interviews, but she captivated me at a personal level. Her dry humour and humility, but mostly due to her emotional plight subtly displayed.

The show itself is fractured at the beginning, it's not fluid humour but still entertaining. Within 20 minutes she gets into a flow and deliveries. She actually hit me at a personal level, where even my wife looked at me and said "that's you". I got free (and likely very expensive) psychiatric treatment from Chelsea Handler. I have a real lack of empathy and it is derived from childhood. She depicts this with perfection with great humour and the genuine nature of it almost brought me to tears. This is a rare feeling for me.

I'm giving this an 8, but my bias relation to it gives it a 10. The people giving it anything under a 7 clearly either didn't watch it, or didn't understand her message. I'm guessing it's more likely they are simple snow flakes due to political reasons. People as deep as a puddle. Thank you Chelsea for a great show! If I see you on flight, I'm going to start packing my stuff, look In your eyes, and you better follow because it's time to go.

This was as bad as Lisa Lampanellis special after she has loose all that weight. Chelsea just apologizing being white....

I'd say, don't quit your day job...but how does she make a living from this exactly? She has a net worth of $35 million for this style of "humour". Lasted 20 minutes without laughing, and I wanted to at least smile and find something amusing from this?!!

If you think "I'm not suicidal, today" is funny ... then I don't understand how you think. A comedian should not be depressing. She is. Liberal, feminist with issues and back issues. Skip it

I've always been a fan of Handler, but this stand-up wasn't what I expected.

Nothing is better than a comedy where you talk about your hilarious life's events, but Handler also showed her vulnerability with a sad story about someone (no spoilers) close to her that I never new about. For a comedian to open up on a stage, and intertwine it with humor the way she did and pull it off, was stellar, and I learned about another side of her.

There were a few LOL moments, but I also caught myself with a perma-smile/grin when she was telling her stories. If alpha males turned into a woman for a day, they'd be Handler. I'm sure most women think like she does, but only she has the courage to hide nothing and say what's really on her mind, that that's what makes her special, relatable, unique, and hilarious.

Chelsea, thank you for being you, and the laughs you gave us in times like these. And if you're ever in the 416, 🤙 ;p It's a well deserved 8/10 from me.