Chelsea Handler Signs 2-Year Deal with E!

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Chelsea Handler Inks New Two-Year Deal With E!
11/15/2011
by Lesley Goldberg


E! is staying in business with Chelsea Handler.

Under the new two-year deal, Handler will continue serving as host and executive producer of "Chelsea Lately" through 2014 as well as developing and producing shows via her Borderline Amazing Productions shingle.

As part of the pact, Handler's Borderline has a first-look deal with E! and NBCUniversal.





While "Chelsea Lately" doesn't pull the same viewership as the broadcast networks' late-night offerings, Handler's late-night series, which launched in July 2007, ranks as the highest-rated and most-watched late-night talk show among women 18-34, E!'s core demo.

"Chelsea is an extraordinary talent whose smart, clever, no-holds-barred point of view has clearly been embraced by viewers," said E! president Suzanne Kolb.

Added Handler, "It's a great time for women in comedy, and it's a great time to have real breasts."

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