Chelsea (TV series)
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| Genre | Talk show |
| Directed by | Eddie Schmidt[1] |
| Presented by | Chelsea Handler |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 9 (list of episodes) |
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| Production location(s) | Culver City, CA |
| Running time | 27-37 minutes |
| Release | |
| Original network | Netflix |
| Picture format | 1080p HDTV |
| Audio format | Stereo surround |
| Original release | May 11, 2016 – present |
| External links | |
| Official website | |
Chelsea is a Netflix original comedy talk show hosted by comedian Chelsea Handler.[2] The show debuted on May 11, 2016 and will stream Wednesday, Thursday and Friday each week worldwide.[3] There will be 90 episodes of the talk show per year and each episode will be 30 minutes.[4] The show tapes Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday of each week that it airs.[5] It is Netflix's first talk show.[6] The show covers "real topics" with a sense of humor like Chelsea Does.[6] She will have celebrities on the show.[6] Her comedic partner Chuy will not be a part of the series.[6] The show will have a global outlook as Handler said, "Netflix makes me able to do stories that are global, and it makes me able to pay attention to the stuff that does interest me in a way that will be able to be disseminated into all these different countries.[6]"
Background
Chelsea is part of Handler's deal with Netflix that she made in July[7] which included a stand-up special titled Uganda Be Kidding Me Live[7][8][9] and a four part docu-comedy special called Chelsea Does.[7][8][9]
On March 16, 2016, Handler announced on Twitter that each episode would be released at 12:01 a.m. U.S. Pacific Time (3:01 a.m. U.S. Eastern and 8:01 a.m. UTC) on Wednesday, Thursday and Friday mornings, three times a week, including holiday periods where episodes would be "banked" for release.[7] On that same day, Handler submitted a hand-written memo to herself concerning the new show and the memo said “PREMIERES MAY 11TH”.[6][7][9] She announced that her and Netflix would unveil the name of the show on her Twitter chat.[7]
Regarding the title of the show, Handler said that[6] “We thought long and hard about the title for my ....Netflix show, and there was a whole team at Netflix who worked on it; we hired a digital department and some small children who work in various countries to help roll this show out, and after two to three long hours, we came up with the name ‘Chelsea. It is named after herself.[6][9]
The show will not be live but will be filmed in front of a live audience.[6] Handler explained why:[6] "It has to be fed into 190 countries, which prohibits us from going live on Netflix, so we’re going to tape and then they will stream and feed it into every other country and territory that they’re in and then it will come on about probably 12 hours after we tape it.”
She expressed that she wants this show to be different from the typical late-night format saying, "I don’t want it to be like a talk show every night where I come out singing and dancing every night.[6]”
Episodes
| No. | Title | Guests | Original air date |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Appetite for Instruction" | Chris Martin, John King, Jr., Drew Barrymore, and Pitbull | May 11, 2016 |
| Chelsea kicks off a whole new journey of discovery and delinquency with guests Drew Barrymore, Chris Martin and the U.S. secretary of education. | |||
| 2 | "Gwyneth & Tony & Chelsea & TED" | Gwyneth Paltrow, Tony Hale, and Chris Anderson | May 12, 2016 |
| Chelsea talks lube with Gwyneth Paltrow and lobbying with Tony Hale, tests her acting chops in a telenova, and learns the secret to an ace TED talk. | |||
| 3 | "Dinner Party: Captain America & Friends" | Chris Evans, Frank Grillo, Sebastian Stan, Emily VanCamp, and Chadwick Boseman | May 13, 2016 |
| Chris Evans and the "Civil War" cast dish on superhero culture and Hollywood's blind spots, and Chadwick Boseman schools Chelsea on Black Panther. | |||
| 4 | "Gwen Stefani, Tokyo Style & the Night Sun" | Gwen Stefani and Bobak Ferdowsi | May 18, 2016 |
| Chelsea talks tour life with Gwen Stefani, steps out with a colourful Harajuku squad, and studies the moon with NASA's "Mohawk Guy," Bobak Ferdowsi. | |||
| 5 | "Wanda Sykes and the 2016 Political Scene" | Wanda Sykes and Jon Favreau | May 19, 2016 |
| Chelsea delves into the U.S. presidential race with comedian Wanda Sykes, former Obama speechwriter Jon Favreau and a posse of senior Florida voters. | |||
| 6 | "Christina Aguilera & Chelsea on Ice" | Christina Aguilera, Tony Hale, Bill Hader, Robbie Rogers, Bill Plaschke, Oleg Vasiliev, Vera Bazarova, and Andrei Deputat | May 20, 2016 |
| Chelsea reaches for a big note with the Grammy-winning "Voice" coach and steps into the rink with a pair of Russian figure skaters. | |||
| 7 | "Barbara Boxer & Souls to the Polls" | Barbara Boxer and DJ Khaled | May 25, 2016 |
| Senator Boxer and African-American churchgoers break down what's at stake in the 2016 election. Snapchat guru DJ Khaled preaches the keys to success. | |||
| 8 | "Perils of Porn & Rachel Bloom's Big Year" | Noah Church, Gabe Deem, Mike Lee and Rachel Bloom | May 26, 2016 |
| Recovering addicts warn of porn's troubling side effect, and the "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" star charts her journey from despair to a Golden Globe. | |||
| 9 | "Ashton Kutcher & the App Economy" | Ashton Kutcher, Cindy McCain, and Jonathan Abrams | May 27, 2016 |
| The actor-turned-mogul shares investing tips and joins Cindy McCain to shed light on human trafficking. Chelsea steps out as a dog walker for hire. | |||
Reception
Chelsea received mixed reviews from critics upon release, with many stating the show was very similar to her previous talk show. Split Sider called it "disappointingly familiar".[10]
However, the show continues to be one of the top viewed segments on Netflix and currently has a 4.78 out of 5.00 rating, beating any other talk-show.
See also
- The Chelsea Handler Show
- Chelsea Lately
- After Lately
- Are You There, Chelsea?
- Uganda Be Kidding Me: Live
- Chelsea Does
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