The Chelsea Handler Show

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The Chelsea Handler Show
Genre Sketch comedy
Presented by Chelsea Handler
Composer Steve Mayer
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons1
No. of episodes12 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers Jay Blumenfield
Tony Marsh
Mark Schulman
Brent Zacky
ProducersChelsea Handler
Tom Brunelle
Chris Franjola
LeeAnn Jennings
Johnny Milord
Jeff Anderson Munkres
David K. Pleger
Dustin Rubin
Brad Wollack
Running time2224 minutes
Production company 3 Arts Entertainment
Original release
Network E!
ReleaseApril 21 (2006-04-21) 
September 8, 2006 (2006-09-08)

The Chelsea Handler Show is an American sketch comedy series that aired on the E! television network. The series starred Chelsea Handler and featured skits that mocked the entertainment industry, spoofed celebrities, television, the elderly, and herself. The show aired Friday nights at 10:30 EST.

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Production

The mini-series was green lighted by E! in early 2006 and premiered on April 21, 2006. The cable channel ordered eight episodes of the half-hour project that features Handler, a Tonight Show correspondent and star of Oxygen's Girls Behaving Badly , in taped spoofs, film shorts and field remote pieces, all framed by stand-up segments of her performing before a studio audience. [1] Jay Blumenfield, Tony Marsh, and Mark Schulman served as the show's executive producers. [2]

Episodes

The show originally ordered eight episodes which aired from April 21 to June 9 and was given an additional four episodes starting August 11 to create a 12-episode season. The show finished its run on September 8, 2006.

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No.TitleOriginal air date
1"Pilot"April 21, 2006 (2006-04-21)
Chelsea goes off to find a "gay best friend," and takes a look at a couple's night of an intimate encounter, both of whom have different observations of what happened.
2"Episode 2"April 28, 2006 (2006-04-28)
Chelsea sets out to look for a new assistant, quizzes the elderly bowling league on pop culture, and brings "Extreme Makeover" to the homeless.