Helpful Score: 1
Meh, it was mildly humorous. This book is definitely for hard-core fans of the Chelsea Lately TV show as well as her previous books; folks who aren't hip to these will be clueless as to most of the content. The stories are read by Chelsea's family, friends, and associates from her TV show about various elaborate practical jokes (from sending prank emails from someone's unattended computer all the way to conning an employee into returning early from their European honeymoon) that she's played on them over the years. There wasn't a lot of laugh-out-loud hilariousness, but I did enjoy some of the stories from Chelsea's early, pre-stardom days in show business. Many of the stories were repetitive and overly long, and I found myself fast-forwarding to get through to their conclusions.
Do not read if you do not want to be subjected to foul language, sexual references, etc. There is an entire section, which honestly feels like "filler," referencing the E! Network's Standards and Practices attempts at censoring Chelsea's show, where various curse words are repeated endlessly. Snore.
Do not read if you do not want to be subjected to foul language, sexual references, etc. There is an entire section, which honestly feels like "filler," referencing the E! Network's Standards and Practices attempts at censoring Chelsea's show, where various curse words are repeated endlessly. Snore.
Helpful Score: 1
I am a huge fan of Chelsea Handler and I watch the "Chelsea Lately" show pretty faithfully. I have also read all of her books that she has written. I felt that her previous publications were moderately entertaining but somewhat disappointing. I did like this book but I still find that she is a lot more enjoyable on her television show than she is as a writer. This was a quick, mindless compilation of experiences involving Chelsea Handler which were contributed by many of the comedians,family or close friends who frequently appear on her television show.
This was a fun read. I enjoyed the book very much.
