Sat. April 10

My old friend Warren Zevon was once offered a lifetime supply of Stoli if he would endorse the Russian vodka. Now, Zevon was of Russian descent and certainly liked his vodka but even then - before he'd hit rehab - he realized this "lifetime" supply might really be a death sentence. He drank, therefore he was. We're guessing Chelsea Handler, who's smash book was "Are You There Vodka? It's Me," has a better grip on her booze, especially as her multi-city is being sponsored by Belvedere vodka, which Belvedere believes as "a strong point of view on contemporary culture" and "is a vodka with a natural edge, the perfect partner for Chelsea and her fans." OK,then. (Belvedere will host private after-parties for fans.) Now that Chelsea's added a second show April 10 - the 7:30 show is sold clean, the 10:30 one is up now - at the Citi Wang Theatre. We wonder exactly how and when those after-parties will happen. After the second show? Could be one late boozy, night, eh? But a fondness for vodka is just one of Chelsea's traits. The late-night talk show host of "Chelsea Lately," about the only thing we'll watch on E!, provides one of the most consisently hilarious half-hours of entertainment out there today. (Note to hosts who have hour-long shows: This half-hour thing forces less meandering and padding, and a lot less fawning.) Chelsea does, as Belvedere says, have an edge. Like her pal Kathy Griffin, she's both a celebrity and someone who's got it in for celebrity, particularly the more fatuous kind. She'll have all sorts of C-list folks on her show, and she'll make it work, either having fun with them or about them, and they seem to take whatever ribbing they get. (Are they in on the joke? Dunno.) The three comics Chelsea has on prior to the main guest - a varying cast - also trade some great barbs, and Chelsea is confident enough in herself and supporting cast to play ringmaster and get out of the way when it makes sense to do so.

She's sexy, she's sarcastic, she's self-deprecating, she's smart. And she is funny as hell, with her finger on the low-bar world of what pop culture 2010 has become. Her standup act, we can only imagine, goes further into the modern muck and lets her get away with a few things she can't on TV. As it so happens - surprise! - Chelsea has another memoir/book she's promoting, "Chelsea Chelsea Bang Bang" (out March 9).

Tickets - $$75-$55. They're available at the Citi Performing Arts Center Box Office or at the numbers/sites below.

270 Tremont St., 866-348-9738, www.citicenter.org 888-889-8587, www.livenation.com