Train Wrecks
Chelsea Handler's New Gig: Bigot?

Trying to joke about race can get you in a lot of trouble -- just ask Michael Richards. Last night outside of Koi, supposed comedian Chelsea Handler tried to do the same thing and, like Kramer, failed miserably.


She was approached by two cameramen -- one of whom was Chinese, the other (our guy) was African-American. Chelsea quipped that it was "crazy that you guys all travel together, Asians and Blacks. That's amazing." And they can vote now, too!

After a failed joke about Dog the Bounty Hunter, somehow a question about Britney Spears turned into Chelsea saying the Chinese photog was from "Vietcong-nam." When it was pointed out that he was, in fact, Chinese, Chelsea just said, "Whatever."

Guess she's the kind of comedian you just have to laugh at -- not with.



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91. Chelsea is very talented and easy on the eyes -- Chelsea - give me a call - Chuey can watch...

Posted at 4:19PM on Nov 25th 2007 by Jonny

92. i recently saw her perform here in vegas at the comedy festival. almost every single joke she said was a racist joke. she is a horrible comedian and needs to find a day job

Posted at 4:19PM on Nov 25th 2007 by kudabanks

93. Just like Michael Richards' rant was not a joke, Handlers' comments were not jokes! What was the setup? What was the punchline? "Wow, blacks and asians traveling together!" How is that at all funny? I don't even see that it is racist because it doesn't mean anything. Her dismissive, "Whatever" in reply to the correction that the asian photog was from china, not vietnam, was disrespectful, but again, who cares?

Is she racist? Probably, but I don't see anything even close to the Michael Richards rant. Is she funny? Sometimes. Was this funny? No. Was it meant to be?

Posted at 4:32PM on Nov 25th 2007 by GM

94. An unattractive yellow haired piece that gets off on her stupid jokes and a humorless wench that does it to Chewy. Wow like she is so original having a little person side kick- as if Kid Rock of Jack Ass crew never thought of that one before.

Posted at 4:27PM on Nov 25th 2007 by P-Type

95. Alot of our society thinks we should respect even the crudest and dumest of all humans. Chelsea tells it like it is, along with alot of sugar coating sarcasem. I hope she never gets drumed out by all the political correct.

Posted at 4:28PM on Nov 25th 2007 by a republican

96. Not of - or!

Posted at 4:30PM on Nov 25th 2007 by P-Type

97. I have tried several times to sit through one of her crappy shows & keep finding myself not wanting to watch her. She is not funny. That b*tchy look that she puts on her face to keep from laughing at her own jokes makes me want to slap the cr*p outta her. She could be cute, but her attitude and her mouth make her "haggish". Racism jokes can only be pulled off by the right kind of person (ie: Robbin Willims, Dave Chappell etc...). She is a trainwreck EVERYTIME! She needs to go back to her practical jokes on the public and shut her mouth.... She needs a talk show senario like Britney needs another kid!

Posted at 4:31PM on Nov 25th 2007 by whattaidiot

98. TMZ shame on you for letting the freakin F-Word through on a post about bigotry. You guys take the cake. Losers.

Posted at 4:32PM on Nov 25th 2007 by Corey

99. I meant N-Word you pathetic pieces of crap.

Posted at 4:33PM on Nov 25th 2007 by Corey

100. Yeah she meant it to be funny. She hoped anyway.

Posted at 4:34PM on Nov 25th 2007 by Corey

101. What a moron, did we not know that this would cause a stir? What a dumb whore. didn't know that washed up comedians hung out together either, funny eh?

Posted at 4:43PM on Nov 25th 2007 by saywhat

102. can anyone take a joke anymore,my god shes a comedian people . lighten up some. thats the problem with all these ppl jumping to conclusions,its called joking not racism. at this point its not ok for any one to say anything becuz its turned into something bigger than it is.

Posted at 4:40PM on Nov 25th 2007 by sherry h

103. I really have no idea who the woman is.

Posted at 4:41PM on Nov 25th 2007 by FlBiker

104. she's hot--she's funny--everyone jokes about someone's race, so what should we do--ban all the comedians

Posted at 4:43PM on Nov 25th 2007 by montana mike

105. I am American, born and raised in the US of A, and proud to be of Puerto Rican heritage. As such, I know what it's like to be discriminated against. However, its really insulting when people talk to you and say "Oh I thought you were from..." (insert Country). When I say I'm not, mexican, dominican, guatemalan, etc...people say "oh isn't it the same thing?" How ignorant. But then again, ignorance begets ignorance. Comedians do try to make fun out of the un-funny and some do it successfully, take Carlos Mencia per-chance, even when he's telling racial jokes, at least we're learning something from it. That's how I see it anyway, and I like Chelsey Handler as well, I think she's funny, but in this case, the word over-kill comes to mind. I don't think it's funny to say "whatever" when you're corrected about the Country of Origin a person is from...especially when you were just EDUCATED on their origin...However, very interesting to know how the rest of the voters on the poll above feel...Chelsea's jokes were ...
Just jokes, people! 63%
Over the line! 37%
Total Votes: 12,949
So are we intolerant, too uptight, or is racism still an issue at the core in this Country...?

Posted at 8:25PM on Nov 27th 2007 by EJ ESTRELLA

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