Chelsea Handler's CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG Tour Lands in Austin at Bass Concert Hall, 4/16

Late Night talk show host, author and stand up comedian Chelsea Handler is celebrating the release of her third book, CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG, by headlining a 21 city tour. The show makes a stop in Austin at Texas Performing Arts at The University of Texas at Austin's Bass Concert Hall on Friday, April 16.

Tickets for the 2010 Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang show at Bass Concert Hall go on sale Friday, January 15 at 10 a.m. at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall ticket office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.livenation.com or http://www.TexasPerformingArts.org , or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

As one of the nation's fastest-rising female stand-ups, Chelsea has performed to sold-out audiences at venues and festivals across the country, including, most recently, the prestigious Carnegie Hall. Her comedy mixes fearless honesty, ironic riffs and self-deprecations with an abundance of always fresh material. "I have made a recent living making fun of every person in Hollywood, so I'd like to take this tour as an opportunity to get back to my roots and make fun of myself along with the rest of America and of course, Spain. Godspeed." -- Chelsea Handler

Although she regularly appears on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno," was profiled on "Nightline," and has been featured on "Today," LIVE with Regis and Kelly" and "Late Night with David Letterman," Chelsea is best known for her own E! Entertainment show, "Chelsea Lately," which airs weeknights at 11:00 p.m. Consistently the highest-rated program on E!, "Chelsea Lately" has been picked up through 2012, providing Chelsea with the perfect showcase for what she does best: comment on pop culture and entertainment news while interacting with the public. The daily program offers a tongue-in-cheek look at entertainment news, celebrity truths and rumors that just won't die, and other hot topics of the day. Bringing refreshing new energy to the late night arena, "Chelsea Lately" is an authentic and hilarious commentary on the celebrity culture around us.

A three-time published author, Chelsea's latest book, CHELSEA CHELSEA BANG BANG (Grand Central Publishing Hardcover; $25.99) hits stores on March 9th. In the new opus, Chelsea mines her family, her sex life, her career, and her distinctively outrageous worldview to bring readers an outrageous no-holds-barred account of life on the ridiculous side. In addition to her concerts, Chelsea is expected to meet her fans at bookstores in cities along the route of her upcoming tour.