Chelsea Handler is a "bad girl" with a heart of gold. Underneath all of her snark about headline news and celebrities is an honest search for knowledge about the intricacies of our needlessly complicated culture. In short, when is it OK to laugh at things that are taken so seriously? "Chelsea Does," her new documentary series on Netflix, is the perfect vehicle to showcase that quest. Over the span of four, one-hour segments, Handler tackles the hot-button issues of marriage, technology, racism, and drugs with the same passionate insights she brings to her other projects.Rather than just riffing on the talking points through stand-up comedy, Handler digs deep to gather and share multiple perspectives via roundtable discussions with public figures, interviews with experts, and her own personal interactions with the subject matter. (Highlights there include her officiating a Vegas wedding as well as developing and pitching a clever smartphone app.) "Chelsea Does" succeeds by letting Chelsea do what she does best: using her sharp mind and wit to unlock the truth (and the humanity) behind these otherwise unfunny topics.
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