Is 'The Tonight Show' Replacing Jimmy Fallon With Chelsea Handler as New Host?

Chelsea Handler, comedienne and talk show host of Chelsea Lately, has been accused of attempting to usurp Jimmy Fallon's spot as host of the Tonight Show. The rumor started cropping up when reports started flooding in that Fallon has a drinking problem. This is all, of course, despite the fact that Handler already has a contract lined up with Netflix for a new talk show of her own. But who needs facts when you have rumors?

Radar reminds us of when Jay Leno was grooming Handler to take over The Tonight Show and how "disappointed" they both were when the gig went to Fallon. Now, Radar has an inside source that says, "Chelsea's informed NBC she's available to take over any time." Of the 40-year-old comedienne, the same source also said, "She is rubbing her hands together with glee over Jimmy Fallon's fall from grace

All of this gleeful hand rubbing is apparently because she's "convinced it's only a matter of time before the network starts preparing for a back-up plan should Jimmy fail to rein in his boozing."