Late-night queen Chelsea Handler is making a move in prime time with a comedy project at NBC based on her books. The pilot project titled after one of Handler's books, "Are You There Vodka? It's Me,
Chelsea," is described as an autobiographical multi-camera comedy based on Handler's life in her twenties. "Dharma & Greg" co-creator Dottie Zicklin and Julie Larson, both with UTA, will write the
adaptation.
They will executive produce the project with CAA-repped Handler, who won't be starring. The comedy will be centered on a 20something woman named Chelsea who won't have the same
profession as comedian/author Handler, but will carry a lot of the traits depicted in Handler's three best-selling autobiographical books: "My Horizontal Life: A Collection of One-Night Stands," "Are
You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea" and "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang."
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