"Are You There, Chelsea?" was an NBC sitcom. It was based on Handler's 2008 best-selling book "Are You There, Vodka? It's Me, Chelsea". The program aired from January 11 to March 28, 2012. On May 11, 2012, the network canceled it. Laura Prepon played the main character, "Chelsea Newman," a cocktail waitress. Handler was "Chelsea's" born-again Christian sister, "Sloane".