Are You There, Chelsea?
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| Also known as | 'Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea Chelsea Straight Up' |
| Genre | Sitcom |
| Developed by | Dottie Zicklin Julie Ann Larson |
| Written by | Chelsea Handler (book) |
| Starring |
Laura Prepon Jake McDorman Lauren Lapkus Lenny Clarke Ali Wong Mark Povinelli |
| Composer(s) | Matter Music |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 12 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) |
Chelsea Handler Dottie Zicklin Gail Mancuso Julie Ann Larson Mike Clements Tom Brunelle Tom Werner |
| Camera setup | Multi-camera |
| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company(s) | 4 to 6 Foot Productions Borderline Amazing Productions Werner Entertainment Warner Bros. Television |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Release | |
| Original network | NBC |
| Picture format |
480i (SDTV) 1080i (HDTV) |
| Original release | January 11 – March 28, 2012 |
| External links | |
| Website | |
Are You There, Chelsea? (formerly known as Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea) is an American sitcom created by Dottie Zicklin and Julie Ann Larson. It is based on Chelsea Handler's 2008 best-selling book Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea and aired from January 11 to March 28, 2012, on NBC. The title is a take on Judy Blume's Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
On May 11, 2012, the show was cancelled by NBC after one season.
The sitcom is based on a book written by Chelsea Handler, a book containing comical stories from Handler's early twenties.
The pilot first appeared on NBC's development slate in November 2010. On January 26, 2011, NBC placed a pilot order. Dottie Zicklin and Julie Ann Larson wrote the pilot with Gail Mancuso set to direct. Chelsea Handler serves as executive producer, along with Tom Werner, Mike Clements and Tom Brunelle.
Casting announcements began in January 2011. First to be cast was Laura Prepon, who plays the lead Chelsea Newman (originally named Chelsea Hanson in the early stages of production). Next to join the series was Angel Laketa Moore, who was cast as Shoniqua, the assistant manager of the sports bar where Chelsea works. Lauren Lapkus and Natalie Morales followed, with Lauren Lapkus playing Dee Dee, the bubbly woman whom Chelsea and Ivory live with, and Morales playing Ivory, Chelsea's long-time Filipino-American friend.Jo Koy later joined the series as Mark, a bartender where Chelsea works.Mark Povinelli then joined the show as Todd, a bar back at the sports bar where Chelsea works.Lenny Clarke was the last actor to be cast in the series, he plays Melvin, Chelsea's father, who is a big man with a big personality.
NBC ordered the pilot to series on May 13, 2011, as a midseason entry in the 2011–12 United States network television schedule. The half-hour series was produced by Warner Bros. Television.
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