Chelsea: Season 2
- Premiered Apr 14, 2017
- 30 episodes
She's biting, she's brassy, and she's back. Host Chelsea Handler returns with season two of her convention-defying talk show, switching to an hourly, once-a-week format with new episodes each Friday.
Episodes
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1. I Had No Backup Plan Whatsoever
Melissa McCarthy and Chelsea recall the rocky road to show biz success. Van Jones slams Trump's recklessness and nepotism. With the "Nobodies" cast.
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2. Women That Are Strong Are Fun
Chelsea talks resilient women with Charlize Theron, civic engagement with Rep. Linda Sánchez and "the French Donald Trump" with voters in Paris.
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3. Ladies and the Trump
Tracee Ellis Ross, Aisha Tyler and Rosario Dawson join Chelsea to scorch Trump's first 100 days in office. Sen. Cory Booker urges political integrity.
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4. Dinner Party: Getting Schooled
Jim Parsons, Rashida Jones, Gaby Hoffmann and Mary McCormack celebrate teachers who impacted their lives. With former Education Secretary John King.
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5. Answer Me This
Chelsea quizzes “Guardians of the Galaxy” star Chris Pratt. Amy Schumer, Goldie Hawn and Wanda Sykes play a guessing game. Plus, Rep. Adam Schiff.
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6. Scientologists and Pirates and Aliens, Oh My
Leah Remini dissects the perils of leaving Scientology, Geoffrey Rush talks Einstein and acting with monkeys, and Danny McBride riffs on movie aliens.
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7. Beauty Pageants, Black-ish and Going Broke
Priyanka Chopra discusses "Baywatch" and self-esteem. Anthony Anderson reflects on racial identity. Sen. Elizabeth Warren champions higher wages.
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8. Changing the Climate
Sen. Al Franken brings his humor to Congress. Sarah Silverman stands up for women's health issues. Plus, Thomas Middleditch on global warming.
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9. To England With Love
Chelsea gives English etiquette a whirl, goes boating with Eddie Izzard, scrums with a pro rugby team and hits the pub to gauge opinions about Brexit.
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10. Tear Down These Walls
Salma Hayek Pinault talks massage and marriage. CNN's Don Lemon discusses truth in journalism. Jerrod Carmichael gets real about the N-word.
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11. A Handler-maid's Tale
Alison Brie and Betty Gilpin dish on wrestling training for "GLOW." Elisabeth Moss ponders real-life echoes of "The Handmaid's Tale." With Janet Mock.
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12. Dinner Party: Good Sports
NFL stars Russell Wilson and Kurt Warner, gymnast Aly Raisman and boxer Laila Ali reflect on competing, performance nerves and reinventing themselves.
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13. When Chelsea Met Harry
Chelsea quizzes Harry Styles, chats with singer Rita Ora and talks "Game of Thrones" sexual taboos with John Bradley. With "Pod Save America" hosts.
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14. The Future Is Now
Actress Cara Delevingne works to empower girls, tech leaders weigh in on cutting-edge automation, and Garbiñe Muguruza savors her big Wimbledon win.
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15. Let's Keep Moving Forward
Kate Beckinsale, Jill Soloway and Niecy Nash extol diversity in showbiz. Congressmen Ted Lieu and Eric Swalwell discuss immigration and impeachment.
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16. Dear India
Chelsea discusses Indian culture with actress Freida Pinto, haggles in a Mumbai market with Vikas Khanna, meets a guru and shakes it Bollywood-style.
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17. We Are All Sharks
Reese Witherspoon talks about her new movie and becoming a producer. Kathy Bates discusses "Disjointed" and medical marijuana. With Dan Rather.
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18. Comfortably Naked
James Corden chats musicals and public nudity, Bella Thorne hopes to inspire the next generation, and Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand addresses gun violence.
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19. Handler and High Water
Jessica Biel gets real about motherhood. Chelsea kayaks with Abbi Jacobson and Ilana Glazer. With S.E. Cupp, Evan McMullin and Andrea Savage.
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20. Game Changers
Emma Stone and Billie Jean King talk “Battle of the Sexes.” Justin Hartley reflects on his Hollywood success. Plus, grassroots politician Randy Bryce.
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21. The Art of the Kneel
The NFL's Reggie Bush and activist DeRay Mckesson discuss athletes' defiant response to Trump. Maggie Gyllenhaal talks "The Deuce." Plus, Macklemore.
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22. Hart of the Matter
Kevin Hart and the Plastic Cup Boyz joke about comedy. Activists Kris Brown and Igor Volsky voice an urgent plea for gun control. Jackie Chan sings.
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23. Showing Up Matters
Dennis Quaid steps up for hurricane relief, Nancy Pelosi extols women's surging political clout, and Chrissy Metz mulls the impact of "This Is Us."
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24. Dinner Party: My American Experience
Jennifer Garner, Rob Riggle, Regina King, Mary McCormack and Dan Savage discuss their roots, patriotism, religion and modem America's complexities.
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25. Gwen We Meet Again
Gwen Stefani shares her love of Christmas music. Justice Bridget McCormack and activist Jason Kander talk the U.S. court system and voter suppression.
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26. Making a Big Bang
Chelsea talks precocious kids with Jim Parsons, quizzes Will Ferrell and Mark Wahlberg and gets some down-and-dirty workplace sensitivity training.
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27. Singing, Storms and Stoned Spelling
Lea Michele chats stage fright, karaoke and turkey. CNN's Bill Weir details the plight of post-hurricane Puerto Rico. Plus, a baked spelling bee.
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28. Dinner Party: Scandalous
Kerry Washington and her "Scandal" co-stars talk sexual harassment and real-life political bombshells. A pro fixer shares the secrets of good spin.
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29. We All Have to Fight and Be Loud
Former senator Barbara Boxer hails women's growing political clout. Journalist Ronan Farrow digs into the toxic consequences of sexual assault.
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30. Dinner Party: Ending on a High Note
Wiz Khalifa, Jill Scott, Shania Twain and Imagine Dragons frontman Dan Reynolds open up about inspiration, success and the emotional power of music.
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