Vault: Can listeners help her meet Chelsea Handler

Summary

The Bert Show: Vault – Can Listeners Help Her Meet Chelsea Handler

Release Date: July 7, 2026
Main Cast: Jen Hobby, Bert Show Co-Hosts

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Episode Overview

This episode of The Bert Show, aptly titled "Vault: Can listeners help her meet Chelsea Handler," revolves around co-host Jen Hobby's earnest quest to meet and hang out with her comedy idol, Chelsea Handler. With Chelsea heading to Atlanta for her comedy tour, Jen enlists both her co-hosts and the devoted Bert Show listener community, hoping their collective connections can help make her dream encounter come true. The segment balances humor, candidness, and the classic Bert Show chemistry as Jen shares her admiration for Chelsea and discusses past listener-powered celebrity meet-ups.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

Jen’s Mission: #ChasingChelsea

• Jen states her goal – She wants more than just a fleeting meet & greet with Chelsea Handler; she dreams of "hanging out," preferably over a drink.

  “My goal is to hang out with Chelsea Handler this week and this is selfish, selfish, selfish... Chelsea Handler is probably my a number one favorite celeb...She's just fantastic.” (Jen Hobby, 01:36)

• Fan level – Jen is a superfan: DVRed shows, follows Chelsea on social, reads her books, and already bought show tickets for the Fox Theatre in Atlanta.

Setting Expectations: What Kind of Meeting?

• Clarification from co-hosts – They probe if Jen wants just a quick interaction or a more relaxed meetup (e.g., drinks at Smith’s Olde Bar).

  “Is this a goal just to meet her, get an autograph and say, hey, or is this you and she hanging out at Smith's this weekend having a beer?” (Co-Host, 02:34)

• Jen’s dream scenario – She wants to introduce Chelsea to Southern favorites, specifically Sweet Tea Vodka.

  "That would be, like, the ultimate vodka, right?... I want to introduce her to Sweet Tea Vodka." (Jen Hobby, 02:44)

Past Experiences & Roadblocks

• Previous encounters – Jen met Chelsea for mere seconds in LA through a now-defunct work connection.
• Why can't work connections help now?

  “Through a work connection, and that person no longer works here...and probably wouldn't want to help the Bert Show…because that person works now for a competitor.” (Jen Hobby, 03:19–03:27)

• Listener-powered success stories – The Bert Show has a track record:
  • Bert meeting Bono through listeners’ help
  • Jeff meeting (and awkwardly creeping out) Bon Jovi
  • A listener helping Melissa meet Olivia Newton-John

  “Bert did this with Bono, and ... got to hang with Bono... Jeff did this and ... made the plea to the Bert show listeners to meet Bon Jovi, and he did...” (Jen Hobby, 03:48) “…Olivia Newton John from Melissa. She got surprised with that interview on the air and got to go backstage and, like, and hang out with her, like, childhood idol.” (Jen Hobby, 04:25)

Why Listener Connections Matter

• Listener reach – The hosts agree: their audience is often more well-connected than any professional route.

  “You guys listening to the Bert show are way more connected in a lot of areas than we are.” (Co-Host, 04:42)

What Kind of Help Does Jen Want?

• Any lead is valuable – From setting up a formal introduction to a chance run-in, Jen isn't picky.

  “I mean, I'm looking for anything, like any connection that you might have, whether it's a chance meeting or whether it's actually setting it up. I just want to be able to figure out like how to hang with her. Either way, it doesn't matter.” (Jen Hobby, 06:12)

• Examples from past stories: Co-hosts recount stalking details, like knowing a star's hotel or floor, but Jen humorously clarifies she wants a non-creepy connection.

  “See, I don't want to be creepy like that. I definitely don't want to be creepy. I just want to be able to have a chance to have a drink with her or hang out with her or have lunch or whatever.” (Jen Hobby, 05:49)

Current Progress & Listener Leads

• Update on leads (06:29–07:02):
  • Listener Phil: thinks his friend might be Chelsea’s manager.
  • Another listener: claims to know one of Chelsea’s tour comedians.
  • Nothing concrete yet, but the Bert Nation is “working on it.”

  “I did get a couple of emails. One from a Bert show listener named Phil who thinks that he, his friend could be maybe her manager...And then another Bert show listener ... connected to one of the comedians who's consistently on her show and may be on tour with her.” (Jen Hobby, 06:29)

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• Jen’s declaration:

  “This is my, like, current, like, favorite person in Hollywood. I swear, if I were a lesbian, I would want to marry her.” (Jen Hobby, 04:25)

• About being ‘non-creepy’:

  “See, I don't want to be creepy like that. I definitely don't want to be creepy.” (Jen Hobby, 05:49)

• Fan-to-friend dreams:

  “In my mind, somehow we are going to be BFFs.” (Jen Hobby, 01:59)

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Segment Timestamps

• [01:30] Jen introduces her "Chasing Chelsea" goal
• [02:34] Co-hosts clarify what type of meeting Jen wants
• [03:19] Discussion about failed work connections and rivalries
• [03:48] Listener success stories with other celebrity meetings
• [04:42] Hosts discuss the value of listener connections
• [06:12] Jen explains willingness to accept any form of meeting
• [06:29] Ongoing leads and listener outreach updates

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Summary

This episode is a fun, energetic, and candid appeal to listeners to help Jen achieve her heartfelt goal of meeting and hanging out with Chelsea Handler when she's in Atlanta. Filled with inside jokes, lovable self-deprecation, and true stories of past listener-enabled celeb encounters, the episode perfectly captures The Bert Show’s trademark blend of realness and humor. Whether Jen’s quest succeeds or not, the communal spirit and entertaining banter makes for a quintessential Bert Show moment.

Transcript

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[Co-Host]

The Burt Show Jen Hobby has a goal this week I have a goal

[Jen Hobby]

and we have titled it Chasing Chelsea. Because my goal is to hang out with Chelsea Handler this week and this is selfish, selfish, selfish and I know it and I just am asking and begging for yalls help with this. Chelsea Handler is probably my a number one favorite celeb and she's got a late night talk show on E called Chelsea Lately. I follow her on twitter. I dvr her show because it comes on too late for us to watch it, you know with our morning show schedule. So I'll watch it in the afternoons when I'm eating lunch. I just think she's hilarious. She does a standup comedy tour, and she's, you know, all about promoting standup comedians from all around the country. She's just fantastic. She's an author. I've read her books. She's got a new book out, and she's got a comedy tour right now, and she's coming to Atlanta to the Fox. She's got two shows on Sunday, and I already have tickets to the show. I'm going with one of my friends, and so I know I'll be able to see the show, but I really want to be able to, like, hang out with her, because in my mind, somehow we are going to be BFFs. We are going to be.

[Co-Host]

So this is not. Is this a goal just to meet her, get an autograph and say, hey, or is this you and she hanging out at Smith's this weekend having a beer?

[Jen Hobby]

That would be really cool.

[Commercial Announcer]

Not beer.

[Jen Hobby]

That would be, like, the ultimate vodka, right? Yeah, yeah, exactly. We would have to have vodka straight on the rock. I want to introduce her to Sweet Tea Vodka, which I tried to do because, remember when we were in LA last year in May, Jeff and I actually got to go to the show and be audience members on the set of her show and got to meet her for, like, a couple of seconds. Like, she. She said hi, we got the autograph, you know, copy of the book. That kind of cool stuff. But, like, I want to be able to, like, hang with her, and whether she, like, totally rips on me and makes fun of me for the entire 10 minutes, I don't even care.

[Co-Host]

So why can't you use the same connection that you use to get you into that show to help you here in Atlanta?

[Commercial Announcer]

It's a.

[Jen Hobby]

Through a work connection, and that person no longer works here.

[Co-Host]

Okay.

[Jen Hobby]

And probably wouldn't want to help the bird show.

[Co-Host]

Oh, really?

[Jen Hobby]

Oh, why?

[Co-Host]

What we do?

[Jen Hobby]

Because that person works now for a competitor.

[Co-Host]

Oh, okay. But even people that work for competitors still like us better.

[Jen Hobby]

They still listen to us. Yeah, our connection's probably listening right now. Hey, if you still want to hook me up, that'd be awesome.

[Co-Host]

You know, we're not lying.

[Jen Hobby]

Okay, so, you know, you're not listening to your own show. You're so unresponsible.

[Co-Host]

He or she technically couldn't help us out again.

[Jen Hobby]

Probably couldn't help us out again this year. All right, so I have been asking the Burt show listeners for your help. So if you know anybody that works for Chelsea or you used to go to high school with her or a Friend of a friend of yours knows. I mean, like, whoever has the connections. I'm just asking personally for your help to get to meet her, because Bert did this with Bono, and you two and you and your wife. Stacey got to hang with Bono. A few years back, Jeff did this and made the plea to the Bert show listeners to meet Bon Jovi, and he did and got to hang with him. He ended up sort of botching the meeting and really creeping out Bon Jovi, but he actually got to do it.

[Co-Host]

You guys came through.

[Jen Hobby]

I am begging and pleading Olivia Newton John from Melissa. She got surprised with that interview on the air and got to go backstage and, like, and hang out with her, like, childhood idol. So, like, this is my, like, current, like, favorite person in Hollywood. I swear, if I were a lesbian, I would want to marry her.

[Co-Host]

Okay, so now you guys are probably thinking, well, you're a radio station, and you're a fairly popular morning show, so you guys can work on these things yourselves. I mean, obviously, you know, you have venue connections or something like that. The truth of the matter is, you guys listening to the Burt show are way more connected in a lot of areas than we are. Definitely ours are professional, but you want something a little deeper than this.

[Jen Hobby]

Yeah, I want to be able to know, like, can we have a martini? Like, hanging out at her hotel bar, like, that would be the coolest.

[Co-Host]

Like, I know when I was doing this and I was begging for you guys to hook me up with Bono, like, one of you emailed me and said that you knew his personal assistant. So you gave me details of where he was going to be at what time so I could spontaneously run into him. Another one of you guys emailed me, and you told me what hotel he was staying in, and you told me what floor he was going to be on.

[Jen Hobby]

So that's creepy.

[Co-Host]

So I actually, Stacy and I got a hotel room that night on that floor because we knew what he was. Where you're staying.

[Jen Hobby]

You might just be going to the ice Bucket at the same time.

[Co-Host]

Who knows? Right? So those are the kind of leads we're looking for here.

[Jen Hobby]

Exactly. And then you put little flakes of your blood on his USA Today outside of his hotel room door just so he would touch your DNA.

[Co-Host]

We need to be together.

[Commercial Announcer]

Right?

[Co-Host]

Perfect.

[Jen Hobby]

See, I don't want to be creepy like that. I definitely don't want to be creepy. I just want to be able to have a chance to have a drink with her or hang out with her or have lunch or whatever.

[Co-Host]

So are you looking for Somebody to set you up with a chance meeting. Like, look, we know she's going to be at the st. Regis after 10 o' clock on Saturday night. Or do you want somebody that can put the connection together for you and say, hey, this is Jen Hobby, she's on the radio here and she's a real big fan of yours.

[Jen Hobby]

I mean, I'm looking for anything, like any connection that you might have, whether it's a chance meeting or whether it's actually setting it up. I just want to be able to figure out like how to hang with her. Either way, it doesn't matter.

[Co-Host]

You talked about this a couple of days ago. So you got a couple of like.

[Jen Hobby]

Yeah, we mentioned it.

[Co-Host]

Quasi leads.

[Jen Hobby]

Yesterday we talked about my chasing Chelsea Quest. And I did get a couple of emails. One from a Birch show listener named Phil who thinks that he, his friend could be maybe her manager. Oh cool, that'll help. But he's not sure this is a friend that maybe he hasn't been in touch with for a while. And then another Bert show listener who called us yesterday and he said that he's connected to one of the comedians who's consistently on her show and may be on tour with her. Okay, and so those are a couple of the connections, but nothing is firm yet. They've just reached out to me to say I'm working on my leads.

[Co-Host]

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