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Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea - Sitcom Cuts Three Castmembers in Overhaul

4 Jul 2011

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The cast of Are You There, Vodka? It’s Me, Chelsea — Chelsea Handler’s new semi-autobiographical NBC sitcom — could probably use a stiff drink right about now.

Sources confirm to me exclusively that nearly half of the show’s ensemble — including White Collar alum Natalie Morales, onetime ER nurse Angel Laketa Moore and Chelsea Lately staple Jo Koy — have been let go.

A spokesperson for the show confirmed that the trio would not be moving forward with the series for creative reasons. Their characters are currently being reconceived.

Slated to premiere at midseason, Vodka is inspired by Handler’s best-selling comic memoir; That ’70s Show‘s Laura Prepon is staying put in the title role. Morales was set to play Chelsea’s best friend, while Moore and Koy co-starred as her sports bar coworkers.

Source: TVLine
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11 comments:

  1. Blake Barry4 July 2011 at 03:26

    Aw I love Jo Koy! He's hysterical.

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  2. darq4 July 2011 at 03:26

    So 3/4ths of their leads have been let go before the pilot airs? Oh yea.... that's a good sign!

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  3. mayra19904 July 2011 at 03:29

    Im going to Miss Jo koy :(

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  4. Clyde Johnson4 July 2011 at 04:44

    Why is this show even on a network? Chelsea, can you hear me? get this thing on cable-- and get Koy back!

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  5. Marie Dupalová4 July 2011 at 09:48

     I think she can't.

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  6. emmy1414 July 2011 at 13:56

    Exactly what I was thinking...

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  7. klutzy_girl4 July 2011 at 14:24

    This show was going to fail with or without them. I think it'll get cancelled pretty fast.

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  8. Janneke4 July 2011 at 15:07

    I thought the trailer was pretty bad, wasn't going to check it out to begin with and now that 3 cast members have been let go even before the pilot airs sounds to me like it will get cancelled after 2 or 3 episodes...

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  9. Cadence4 July 2011 at 15:30

    Of all the reasonably awful looking sitcoms gearing up for the fall, this one didn't look awful... but to change the majority of the cast so soon to the season (is it a midseason show) is pretty intense... Are they being replaced, or completely removed for budgetary reasons?

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  10. MurderMondays4 July 2011 at 15:35

    Yeah, the book was hilarious but definitely not suited for a network sitcom. It looks like they're going to completely mishandle it and end up with another cancelled show.

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  11. Bruce_F5 July 2011 at 23:26

    This obviously isn't good news for Natalie Morales but maybe now she'll get picked up by a show I'll watch.  I'm not going anywhere near a show with Chelsea Handler attached to it.

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