♪♪ >>> SHE WAS THE FIRST FEMALE TO
BREAK INTO THE MALE-DOMINATED WORLD OF LATE NIGHT WITH
"CHELSEA LATELY." >> NOW, SHE'S BACK MIXING
POLITICS WITH POP CULTURE FOR SEASON TWO OF HER TALK SHOW,
CHELSEA," WHICH HAS SCENES FROM
HER FAMOUS DINNER PARTIES. TAKE A LOOK.
>> YOU LOCK AT SOMEBODY. YOU SEE THEIR HUMANITY AND THEY
SEE YOUR HUMANITY AND YOU HAVE TO LISTEN TO THEM, AND HOW
THEY'RE EXPERIENCES ARE DIFFERENT THAN YOURS.
>> I HAVE DDIARRHEA. >> SHUT UP.
>> I JUST RAN UPSTAIRS AND I HAVE HAVE TO GO AGAIN.
>> WHAT DID YOU EAT? >> I GOT MENDED.
I HAD TO WALK OUT. >> WHY ARE YOU TALKING RIGHT
NOW? >> I HAD TO TELL YOU.
>> I'M SO GLAD. I THOUGHT I WAS BEING BORING.
>> GOOD MORNING. >> IS THAT FOR REAL?
>> THAT'S A BEAUTIFUL CLIP FOR THE MORNING.
I'M OKAY, FOR NOW. ANYTHING CAN CHANGE AT ANY
MOMENT. >> ARE YOU ALWAYS SO SUBTLE?
>> THAT'S WHEN A I CAME BACK FROM INDIA.
WE WENT TO INDIA. WE FILMED FOR TWO WEEKS.
I WAS ONE OF THE ONLY ON MY CREW THAT DID NOT GET DIARRHEA.
IT WAS AFTER. THAT'S HOW SLOW MY METABOLISM
IS. >> YOU'RE NOT KIDDING.
>> IT WAS ROUGH. I DIDN'T KNOW HOW TO SAY AT THAT
DINNER PARTY, LIKE I GOT UP TOO MANY TIMES.
AND I DIDN'T WANT ANYBODY TO THINK I WAS DOING ANYTHING
UNTOWARD. I HAD TO GO WITH HONESTY.
>> IT'S FINE. THIS IS THE THING.
PEOPLE CAN RELATE TO THE FACT THAT -- I TOLD YOU BEFORE THE
SHOW. YOU MUST FEEL SO FREE.
ONE MOMENT, YOU'RE TALKING ABOUT
DIARRHEA. I DON'T KNOW WHY I DID IT LIKE
THAT. AND THE NEXT MOMENT --
>> LIKE CANCER. >> AND THE NEXT MOMENT, YOU'RE
TALKING ABOUT REAL ISSUES, EDUCATION OR PARENTING.
YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN? YOU DON'T BOTH.
>> THAT'S WHAT IS GREAT ABOUT DOING NETFLIX AND DOING THE SHOW
I'M DOING. I CAN DO WHAT I WANT.
WE WENT TO ENGLAND, INDIA, PARIS.
WENT TO WALES. YOU CAN MAKE IT SERIOUS.
YOU CAN MAKE IT FUNNY. YOU CAN MAKE IT SILLY AND STUPID
AND COMBINE ALL THOSE THINGS. THERE'S NO REASON ALL OF THOSE
THINGS HAVE TO BE MUTUALLY EXCLUSIVE.
IT'S NOISE TO DO A SHOW WHEN I GET TO BE ME.
>> WHY WAS IT IMPORTANT TO YOU TO COMBINE COMEDY WITH SOME
ISSUES? EDUCATION AND HEALTH AND --
INFORM PEOPLE? >> I THINK IT'S GREAT TO
CONSTANTLY BE LEARNING
ESPECIALLY GOING ON IN THE WORLD.
A POLITICAL CLIMATE WHEN THERE'S A LOT OF BACK AND FORTH.
PEOPLE WHO DISAGREE. IT'S GREAT TO GET INFORMED AND
HIGHLIGHT THE ISSUES AND GET INVOLVED AND HAVE DEEP
CONVERSATIONS. HOW DO YOU GET INVOLVED IN
POLITICS? I DIDN'T KNOW HOW A BILL WAS
PASSED. OR I DIDN'T KNOW WHAT THE
ELECTORAL COLLEGE REALLY MEANT UNTIL SOMEBODY EXPLAINED IT TO
ME FOR THE FIFTH TIME. I FINALLY GOT IT.
YOU CAN HAVE FUN WITH THE ISSUES WITHOUT BEING CORNY ABOUT IT.
>> WHAT CAN WE EXPECT? I FEEL LIKE THE BAR IS SO HIGH.
YOU KEEP RAISING THE BAR. >> THANK YOU.
OR LOWERING IT, DEPENDING ON WHICH EPISODE YOU WATCH.
NOW, WE'RE DOING HOUR EPISODES ON FRIDAY.
THAT ALLOWS US MORE TIME WITH EACH TOPIC.
I CAN MAKE EACH EPISODE THEMEATTIC.
IT'S MORE OF LIKE A WAY FOR ME TO GET -- DELVE INTO TOPICS I'M
INTERESTED IN GETTING TO THE BOTTOM OF.
HAVING MORE TIME WITH MY INTERVIEW SUBJECTS AND THAT KIND
OF THING. >> THE EXPLAINER SEGMENTS --
IT'S WHAT WE'RE ALL TOO SCARED TO ASK.
>> I DON'T HAVE A PROBLEM WITH LOOKING LIKE AN IDIOT.
OBVIOUSLY. I FEEL LIKE IF I CAN ASK
QUESTIONS AND WE CAN GET ANSWERS, THERE'S NOTHING STUPID
ABOUT ASKING A QUESTION. I'S MORE EMBARRASSING TO PRETEND
YOU KNOW SOMETHING THAT YOU DON'T.
I'VE HAD EXPERIENCE IN THAT, TOO.
I'M GOING TO ASK AND ADMIT THAT I DONE KNOW HOW MANY PEOPLE ARE
IN OUR HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. >> A LOT OF PEOPLE DON'T KNOW.
AND WE GET TO LAUGH SOMEHOW, TOO.
>> YEAH. YOU GOT, YOU KNOW, TO JUST KIND
OF NOT TAKE YOURSELF TOO EARSLY. I DON'T TAKE MYSELF TOO
SERIOUSLY. AND IT WORKED OUT WELL.
I HAVE A PRETTY NICE LIFE. >> YOU GET TO CURL YOUR FEET UP
AND ASK WHAT YOU WANT. >> LIVING THE DREAM.
>> YOU'RE LIVING THE DREAM, TOO, AT THE "TODAY" SHOW.
>> WE WANT TO PUT OUR FEET UP ON THE COUCH.
>> YOU HAVE TO GET A COUCH. >> WE HAVE TO EARN THE COUCH.