Chelsea Hander Is 1 of the 10 Most Influential Comedians of the 21st Century

Good One

Vox Media Podcast Network

Comedy, Comedy Interviews

4.6 • 1.5K Ratings

🗓️ 2 April 2026

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Chelsea Handler joins the show this week to talk about how she changed both the industry and her own perspective, as she launches her latest stand-up tour 'High and Mighty'. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:41.3	It never was.
0:42.3	This is Good One.
0:47.3	I'm Jesse David Fox, senior writer, vulture, and author of Comedy Book.
0:51.3	My guest this week is Chelsea Handler, a comedian who I believe with the
0:55.4	release of her first two books, My Horizontal Life, and Are You There, Vodka, It's Me, Chelsea,
1:00.3	20 years ago changed the culture. Arguably, comedy and publishing never were the same afterwards.
1:06.9	We also talk about her time hosting late night shows and leaving stand-up comedy only to return again with a much more personal act.
1:13.9	So here is Chelsea Handler.
1:16.2	I'm here with Chelsea Handler. Thank you for joining me.
1:18.2	Oh, thank you for having me.
1:19.7	So the first question we start with, what is the funniest, strangest, or most fascinating thing that's happened to you this week?
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