The Feeling

Chelsea Handler blames her worst decisions, including teenage business failures, a ruined Thanksgiving dinner, and a regrettable crush on Andrew Cuomo, on a recurring, irresistible impulse she calls the feeling. Filmed at the Wellmont Theater in New Jersey, this hour captures a retrospective Handler holding court on stage just after turning 50. She builds her material around the idea that her chaotic past was entirely guided by this gut instinct, whether she was dealing with a wild summer fling or having an incredibly awkward encounter with Bill Cosby. The special arrived at a busy crossroads for Handler in 2025, premiering on Netflix on the heels of her book, I’ll Have What She’s Having, and right as she kicked off her Las Vegas residency at the Cosmopolitan. While critics noted that the set occasionally retreads familiar territory, Handler keeps the pacing brisk, mixing her signature unapologetic storytelling with lighter, observational targets like the baffling rise of pickleball.