Who Did Chelsea Handler ROAST In Her Critics Choice Monologue?
Chelsea Handler is once again kicking off this year’s award season! The comedian hosted the 2026 Critics Choice Awards on Sunday, Jan. 4, marking her fourth time emceeing the event. During her monologue, Handler cracked jokes at the A-listers in the room, including Leonardo DiCaprio, who missed being honored at the Palm Springs Film Festival a day earlier due to restricted airspace following the U.S. attack on Venezuela. “Leo’s here. Thank God. Leo almost didn’t make it tonight because he was trapped on a boat in St. Barths. It was just like the Titanic, but worse, because Jeff Bezos was there,” she quipped. The 50-year-old also threw shade at Nicki Minaj, who recently joined Charlie Kirk’s widow, Erika Kirk, onstage at Turning Point USA’s annual conference, as well as Warner Bros. Discovery CEO David Zaslav while shouting out the studio’s hit film “Sinners.” Plus, at the end of her remarks, Handler paid tribute to legendary director Rob Reiner and his wife Michele after their tragic deaths.“Rob and Michele were tireless in their efforts to so many important causes, all stemming from one basic idea: decency. That we should all look out for each other, and I think we can all agree that we definitely need more of that. So let’s use tonight as a reminder of that decency and a reminder of everything Rob and Michele stood for,” she said in part. Nick Reiner, one of the couple’s sons, has been taken into custody and charged for the murder of his parents. He has not yet entered a plea.
00:00 – Intro
00:35 – Chelsea roasts Leonardo DiCaprio
00:54 – Nicki Minaj & David Zaslav
01:45 – Gwenyth Paltrow’s ski trial
02:12 – ‘Heated Rival’
02:43 – Chelsea’s tribute to Rob Reiner & his wife
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43 Comments
Ew ending with that pic in my face
LEO=Hypocrite! Thanks for exposing him, Chelsea!
Chelsea looks great! As always!
God she’s so boring. Idk how people find her funny.
She used to be awesome.. now she looks like Lauren. Sanchez
Lamest roast ever.
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Leo DiCaprio. One of the biggest hypocrites in Hollywood. Rails against climate change yet hangs out on yachts with one of the richest men in the world
You would think a channel as big as Access Hollywood would be able to hire an editor that knows how to normalize audio levels… but alas, no….
This is such low quality editing and video that I honestly can't believe it's from Access Hollywood. Have you guys gone bankrupt or something???
Why say how old is someone when introducing a part? Aren't we above these things?
Nicki Glazer would have been a much better host and would have had more to say about Nicki. Chelsea just isn’t that funny.
How and where can I watch critics choice awards in England
It went down hill post bar.
Cheers 🍻
Well his ex is a nightmare and I think his current girlfriend is similar.
I’m trying not to go down that rabbit hole again because it’s really embarrassing
And we know it won’t be Oscar’s of the Oscar’s.
..hand.
I’m trying to make a blood is on your hands joke but I feel like that’s going too far. The Oscar has Leonardo’s ex period blood on its hand through.. playing nice with her self to Trump’s new ballroom.
On top of generational herpes? It’s like.. go home.
Vittoria’s a joke – I’ll pass that gross Oscar to you if you choose to accept.
I want Cameron e to drop her and Leonardo’s ex.
I wouldn’t hire anyone Leonardo dates besides Jane Goodall.
Just don’t hire anyone Leonardo dates.
It’s a very poor representation to women and they’re ridiculous on top of it.
He did #LoveWins for me back in the day and I never dated him.. or Sam Adams.
And Leonardo changed his Twitter profile picture twice.
I’m 35 now.
And people are having babies or even getting married closer to 40 now. Well I need a man for me.
And I’m not freezing my eggs for Leonardo’s girlfriends to grab a$$z
Even though it's a silly joke, they seem obligated to laugh as if it's hilarious because the camera's on them. I feel like they're just doing it to look good, and I don't like that because they seem fake.
Her voice sounds roasted
Is it just me or is she trying to sound (voice) like along with hand jesters Joan Rivers
Illegally invaded Venezuela so Trump and his evil mates can get their hands on billions of dollars via their oil reserves
Does anyone still know ( or care ) who Handler is and what she thinks?
Chelsea is a has been for many years. She's not even funny. Queen nicki minaj forever
Why is everyone referring to rob reiner as "legendary " hes meathead and a bad parent
Her calling Rob Reiner decent is like Kamala calling Biden smart
She had not aged gracefully and that joke about going over to black ppl house was so ingorant
Why is the outstanding narrator not getting a named credit here?
It is hard to think that Reiner and his wife are dead because their son murdered them. Life is so fragile. When will our time come.
https://youtu.be/Y-hf_8QFhcE?si=jhmmI20TNffK-4rs