Chelsea Handler: Evolution (TV Special 2020)

Chelsea Handler: Evolution: Directed by Troy Miller. With Chelsea Handler. Chelsea Handler is back and better than ever – and not just because she started going to therapy and consuming cannabis. Marking her much-anticipated return to stand-up after six years, Chelsea Handler: Evolution finds the trailblazing comedian in her home state of New Jersey, fresh off the national tour of her latest New York Times #1 bestselling memoir, and at the top of her game. Evolution is her most candid, intimate material to date. Intertwining hilarious and brutally honest stories about her family, friends, and her first foray into therapy, Handler reflects on her personal journey toward self-awareness, reminding audiences why she’s one of the most successful and outspoken voices in comedy.

“I love good stand up comedy, particularity if it has (a) message(s). Iu0026#39;ve struggled watching female comedians though. Mostly because their humour tends to veer in an unnecessary anatomy or relationship degrading cliche. I prefer rough edged life humour like Bill Bure or Jim Jeffries (other than the latter obsession with a certain male anatomy as well :)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eI will admit, I knew little of Chelsea Handler before I watched this. I know I saw bits of her other shows and specials and remember some humour. The only reason I watched this, is I flipped onto her interview in the daily show. I usually get bored in these repetitive interviews, but she captivated me at a personal level. Her dry humour and humility, but mostly due to her emotional plight subtly displayed.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe show itself is fractured at the beginning, itu0026#39;s not fluid humour but still entertaining. Within 20 minutes she gets into a flow and deliveries. She actually hit me at a personal level, where even my wife looked at me and said u0026quot;thatu0026#39;s youu0026quot;. I got free (and likely very expensive) psychiatric treatment from Chelsea Handler. I have a real lack of empathy and it is derived from childhood. She depicts this with perfection with great humour and the genuine nature of it almost brought me to tears. This is a rare feeling for me.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eIu0026#39;m giving this an 8, but my bias relation to it gives it a 10. The people giving it anything under a 7 clearly either didnu0026#39;t watch it, or didnu0026#39;t understand her message. Iu0026#39;m guessing itu0026#39;s more likely they are simple snow flakes due to political reasons. People as deep as a puddle. Thank you Chelsea for a great show! If I see you on flight, Iu0026#39;m going to start packing my stuff, look In your eyes, and you better follow because itu0026#39;s time to go.”