Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea

By: Chelsea Handler

Narrated by: Chelsea Handler

Welcome to Chelsea Handler's world—a place where absurdity reigns supreme and a quick wit is the best line of defense.

When Chelsea Handler needs to get a few things off her chest, she appeals to a higher power—vodka. Seems reasonable, when considering that she discovered her boyfriend was having an affair with a Peekapoo and she had to pretend to be honeymooning with her father in order to upgrade to first class.

In this highly entertaining, deliciously skewed collection, Chelsea mines her past for stories about her family, relationships, and career that are at once singular and ridiculous. Whether she’s convincing her third-grade class that she has been chosen to play Goldie Hawn’s daughter in the sequel to Private Benjamin, deciding to be more egalitarian by dating a redhead, or looking out for a foulmouthed, rum-swilling little person who looks just like her...only smaller, Chelsea has a knack for getting herself into the most outrageous situations. Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea showcases the candor and irresistible turns of phrase that have made her one of the freshest voices in comedy today.©2008 Chelsea Handler; (P)2008 Simon and Schuster, Inc.

Critic reviews

"Chelsea Handler writes like Judy Blume, if Judy Blume were into vodka, Ecstasy, and sleeping with midgets and nineteen-year-olds."

-- Jennifer Weiner, bestselling author of In Her Shoes

"Ms. Handler's style is a friendlier, more workaday version of the haughty self-abasement practiced by Sarah Silverman, leavened by the everywoman spirit of Kathy Griffin...She seems like a cruel queen bee from an expensive college: There's something suspiciously sophisticated about how her jokes line up that suggests the moral austerity of a comic not of [Joan] Rivers's bad-girl school: Tina Fey."

-- New York Times

"Where have I been all of Chelsea Handler's life? I had no idea how funny, how brilliant she is. She is too clever for words."

-- Liz Smith, New York Post

"Chelsea Handler is a terrific comedian and a hilarious writer."

-- Jay Leno

Cracked Me Up!!!

I love her crass humor. She had me cracking up.
I cleaned my entire house while listening to her book. Not for the squeamish.

O.K. audio comedy story telling by Handler

Ok story by Handler.. Miss her show & stand up..This was ok. I feel that watching her mannerism whild telling jokes add to the entertainment. But, this audible story was "o.k."

Boss

I hate doing these reviews. But love the book!... And I tried to just submit this and was told i need at least 15 words.... What a dilemma...

FRIKKEN HILARIOUS!

I LOVE CHELSA - SHES A FRIKKEN ROIT!! IF YOU HAVE A SENSE OF HUMOR - YOU WILL LOVE LOVE THIS BOOK

smart, dry, ramblings from a comedic powerhouse

I have to say that Chelsea Handler brings a refreshing take on life on life's terms, by abandoning PC culture and offending just about everybody... Exactly what I look for in humor. If you're easily offended... oh, I wouldn't recommend it. if you want to laugh until you cry, and would like to relate to someone's inner ramblings while questioning your integrity then don't hesitate on giving this a go...
from her first experiences with her vagina, to her DUI, or obsession with little people, Chelsea's dry wit and knee slapping humor is enough to put any modern comedian to shame. She is unbiased in her biases and do I agree with everything she says? No. Hell no. But I'm laughing all the way through and it makes me think of how I would react in the same situation that she brings to life. from her whack-a-doo family, to her relationship with coworkers, Chelsea Handler is a real person and it's endearing to here A Memoir that is not littered with celebrity gossip and hoity toity stuck up complaining.
this is my favorite of all of her books, with Uganda be kidding me as number two. I really wish Chelsea would have narrated my horizontal life, because I adore her early books. Anyway, get your kaslapuss in order and listen.