In New Memoir, Comedian Chelsea Handler Gets Serious

Stand-up comic, actress, writer and TV host Chelsea Handler is a woman of many talents. You may know her from her late-night talk show, “Chelsea Lately,” which aired from 2007 to 2014, or her Netflix documentary, “Chelsea Does,” or her other show, “Chelsea” — or her five books.

Now, she’s out with a new memoir, “Life Will Be the Death of Me: . . . and you too!” The book covers a wide swath of Handler’s life — from the 2016 election to her crush on special counsel Robert Mueller. It’s also an examination of the death of her older brother Chet in a hiking accident, and how the event shaped Handler into the person she is today.

“I wanted to have my independence. I wanted to be a strong woman and a strong role model and never depend on anybody, and I thought that was because I was just strong,” Handler (tells ‘s Robin Young. “I