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Something miraculous happened in the wake of the ruthless Kevin Hart Netflix roast.<\/p>\n

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Chelsea Handler suddenly found a set of pearls to clutch.<\/p>\n

Yes, that Handler who rose to fame with her unsparing and withering insult comedy, which spared no sacred cows.<\/p>\n

Now, after a lifetime of offending \u2026 well, everyone, the abrasive abortion enthusiast has deputized herself the head of the Joke Police. How rich that is.<\/p>\n

The 51-year-old comedian appeared on Wednesday\u2019s episode of \u201cDeon Cole\u2019s Funny Knowing You\u201d podcast to whine about the jokes in the Hart roast, reserving all her vitriol for Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchliffe.<\/p>\n

\u201cI knew enough about Tony and Shane \u2014\u00a0they\u2019re racists, they\u2019re bigots, they\u2019re sexist,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n

She complained about a lynching crack Gillis made about Hart.<\/p>\n

\u201cLynching black people is not a joke,\u201d Handler said. \u201cIt\u2019s worse than rape.\u201d<\/p>\n

She criticized the pair for thinking they were invincible because they had both weathered industry cancellations. Handler also took aim at the \u201cTires\u201d star for dropping a very dark joke about the suicide of comedian Sheryl Underwood\u2019s late husband, Michael Sparkman.<\/p>\n

\u201cSheryl\u2019s husband killed himself,\u201d he said. \u201cApparently black does crack if it\u2019s married to Sheryl and it jumps off a f\u2014king roof.\u201d<\/p>\n

Handler said the joke was \u201cgross \u2026 I wasn\u2019t fine with that. There was so much disgustingness, I knew it was gonna be a gross vibe.\u201d<\/p>\n

Underwood was<\/em> fine with it, but who cares how she feels. Handler is the new white savior, who speaks for all black people.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, Underwood appeared on Gillis\u2019 podcast \u201cMatt and Shane\u2019s Secret Podcast\u201d this week, explaining that deeply personal jokes about her late husband provided a catharsis through humor and presented an opportunity for men, particularly black men, to have a conversation about mental health.<\/p>\n

Despite it all being so icky, Handler took the check and the opportunity to be center stage.<\/p>\n

The Netflix roast of Tom Brady in 2024 was a real watershed moment, washing away all the residual gunk from our hypersensitive woke era. And after Hart\u2019s turn, it felt like our culture was in a healthy place. Comedians were making dark, edgy jokes again. The jabs were brutal and raw.<\/p>\n

And all political sensibilities were hit.<\/p>\n

In the special, Hinchliffe made a joke suggesting George Floyd was \u201clooking up\u201d at them from hell. While addressing Hinchliffe, Pete Davidson delivered a cruel line invoking Charlie Kirk\u2019s fatal shot in the neck.<\/p>\n

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Viewers on both the right and left complained about the respective jokes on X, which indicated that the job was well done by all.<\/p>\n

More importantly, no one was sent to the social guillotine. Not that Handler didn\u2019t try to march Gillis and Hinchcliffe there, nearly two weeks after the fact.<\/p>\n

The purpose of a roast is to strike hard and in all directions. Plus, there\u2019s a certain fun in seeing which celebrities can both give and take a punch. It demonstrates a level of humility.<\/p>\n

Handler, however, revealed herself to be thin-skinned and bitter.<\/p>\n

Perhaps I missed the brash broad being strapped to the couch and forced to listen to the horribly offensive material. Why didn\u2019t she disavow the whole thing on stage?<\/p>\n

Instead, she went after Gillis and Hinchliffe. While trying to stick it to the pair, she erroneously said that the two comedians performed at the controversial Riyadh Comedy Festival in Saudi Arabia.<\/p>\n

Otherwise, she gave as good as she got.<\/p>\n

Perhaps she was smarting from Gillis pointing out that she attended an intimate dinner with Jeffrey Epstein and a few other celebrities including Katie Couric, Woody Allen and Prince Andrew.<\/p>\n

The get-together took place after the sex offender had been charged with soliciting an underage girl in 2008.<\/p>\n

Comedy roasts aren\u2019t for everyone. It\u2019s okay. Maybe Handler is just losing her edge.<\/p>\n

Her schtick about being a liberated, motherless alcoholic loose lady is getting old. But Handler insists she is secure while continuing to complain about her competition.<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m doing exactly what they\u2019re doing, except I\u2019m a woman and I\u2019m allowed to. I\u2019m rich, I\u2019m famous, and I\u2019m hot, so I\u2019m f\u2014g people. That\u2019s what I\u2019m gonna do, and I\u2019m gonna continue to keep doing that as long as I remain as f\u2014able as I am,\u201d she said, sounding like a woman grappling with her fading youth and relevance.<\/p>\n

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Gillis took it all in stride.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is a big moment for Chelsea. I\u2019m glad she\u2019s capitalizing. We\u2019re all rooting for her,\u201d he said in a statement to the Hollywood Reporter.<\/p>\n

Make no mistake: Handler\u2019s criticism comes not from a place of care for others, but rather professional jealousy.<\/p>\n

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It\u2019s obvious that she felt upstaged \u2014 and for good reason.<\/p>\n

Because she was upstaged.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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