Chelsea Handler opened up about many things, including the coronavirus and how she looks at things post lockdown. The 45-year-old comedian revealed that she wanted to get in touch with people beyond social media and video calls.
The comedian recently went back on the stage to perform a comedy special, which was held with COVID-19 safety measures. In an EW interview, Handler admitted that she wanted to provide people something that would bring them under one roof and make them laugh.
Handler chose to make everyone laugh through a new special on HBO Max, Chelsea Handler: Evolution. The special is going to stream from Oct. 22 onwards. The special is basically an adaption of her Life Will Be the Death of Me, which was published in 2019.
She tested her special on the live audience while the dinky comedy room's capacity was only 30 percent as per the guidelines. The special covered everything starting from her California trip related to wellness retreat to her crush on Andrew Cuomo, New York Governor.
While sharing her California journey, she opened up about meeting a person who shared a certain substance with her that never had before experienced effects on her. The comedian also admitted that she doesn't deal with Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) but instead, she has less empathy.
The overall special was about the discoveries she came across in the past couple of years. According to the comedian, it is the "most personal" stand-up she has ever performed. She also disclosed jokingly that she had finally come to terms with attending her therapy sessions and realizing that she was a "raging b--ch."
She acknowledged the rage and said a huge factor that helped to increase her temper was President Trump's 2016 election. However, the comedian doesn't get much political during her entire special. However, it will be different from watching the comedian delivering her self-deprecating humor on-stage, which is rare when it comes to her bold personality.
She also recalled her elder brother's death and the impact it created on her family, including her adulthood. Moreover, she revealed not missing her talk show much as it kept her physically tied up in one place.
"It felt like I was weighed down and I had to be in one place all the time, and I don’t like that feeling — I move around a lot," the comedian admitted. She explained that after leaving the talk show, she could do things that has "more weight."