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Chelsea Handler to Create Stand Up Special for HBO Max After Six Year Hiatus

“I didn’t want to return to stand-up until I had something important to say. I do now."
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May 21, 2020
Chelsea Handler attends The 2020 MAKERS Conference (Photo by Rachel Murray/Getty Images for MAKERS)

Actress, author and comedian Chelsea Handler will make her first stand-up comedy special in six years for the new streaming service HBO Max. Handler will discuss her life, family, friendships and therapy in the hour-long special.

“I didn’t want to return to stand-up until I had something important to say. I do now,” Handler, who hit number one on the New York Times bestseller list with her memoir “Life Will Be the Death of Me,” said in a statement. “I’m absolutely delighted to be doing this with HBO Max and always excited to be reunited with Bob Greenblatt, one of the only executives I can never have sex with.”

“No one makes me laugh like Chelsea and we are thrilled to partner with her on this long-awaited return to standup,” Suzanna Makkos, executive vice president of original comedy and animation for HBO Max added. “We feel lucky to be able to share with our audience her evolution and personal growth that she relays so beautifully in this hour special.”

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