Chelsea Lately

About Chelsea Lately

Chelsea Lately is a late night comedy talk show on the television channel E!, notable for host comedian Chelsea Handler's especially sarcastic approach to the format. It had its premiere on the E! channel on Monday, July 16, 2007 at 11:30 PM Eastern Time, as a successor to the mini-series The Chelsea Handler Show. It is taped in Los Angeles, California, USA, and the set was formerly used by a show on E!'s sister network G4, Attack of the Show! On March 11, 2008 Chelsea announced that the channel had ordered 150 new episodes.

Chelsea Lately is presented in a half-hour format, and is broadcast every night, Monday to Friday at 11:30pm. There is usually a panel of three comedians, actors, etc. who talk with her about celebrities and goings on in pop culture (they chat at what she refers to as her "round table"). Round Table regulars include Heather McDonald, John Caparulo, Loni Love, E! correspondent Jason Kennedy, Conor Knighton, Hyla Matthews, Jo Koy, and also pornstar legend Lexington Steele . Handler also has an assistant named Chuy Bravo who sits across from the round table and interviews studio audience guests and participates alongside Handler in video segments for the show.

She often has celebrity guests whom she interviews. Notable guests who have appeared on the show include: Gene Simmons, Snoop Dogg, Howie Mandel, Debbie Harry, New York, and Ashanti. Handler stated to Jay Leno that she tries to have celebrities who have a sense of humor on her show.