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Handler Slams Gillis, Hinchcliffe; Gillis Announces Philly Show

5/23/2026

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Chelsea Handler condemned Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe on Deon Cole’s podcast, calling their jokes racist, sexist and worse than rape.
Brandon Tatum called Chelsea Handler a hypocrite, nasty and liar after she mocked Shane Gillis’s lynching joke about Kevin Hart as gross.
Shane Gillis said the backlash was a big moment for Chelsea Handler, that he was glad she’s capitalizing, and that he announced a July 17 Philadelphia show.

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Chelsea Handler condemned Shane Gillis and Tony Hinchcliffe on Deon Cole’s podcast, calling their jokes racist, sexist and worse than rape.
Brandon Tatum called Chelsea Handler a hypocrite, nasty and liar after she mocked Shane Gillis’s lynching joke about Kevin Hart as gross.
Shane Gillis said the backlash was a big moment for Chelsea Handler, that he was glad she’s capitalizing, and that he announced a July 17 Philadelphia show.