NEW YORK, Oct. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ -- SiriusXM announced today that comedian Chelsea Handler will sit down for an intimate Q&A session with a select group of SiriusXM listeners and Foo Fighters' frontman Dave Grohl as part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series on Monday, October 6.

"SiriusXM Town Hall with Chelsea Handler" will feature Handler answering questions about her career, as well as her Netflix special "Uganda Be Kidding Me Live," which is scheduled to premiere on October 10.  

"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Chelsea Handler" will air on Thursday, October 9 at 6:00 pm ET, via satellite on Entertainment Weekly Radio, via satellite on channel 105 and through the SiriusXM Internet Radio App on smartphones and other connected devices, as well as online at siriusxm.com. The "Town Hall" will also air on SiriusXM Raw Dog Comedy Hits, channel 99. For rebroadcast times, please visit www.siriusxm.com/townhall.

"I have been doing stand up for 15 years and this is the first time I have ever taped a special. When you meet the right lover, you will bend over backwards for them. And that's why I asked Dave Grohl to host my SiriusXM Town Hall," said Chelsea Handler.​

"The woman who brought rock and roll to late night talk shows sits down with one of rock's great performers, only at SiriusXM," said Scott Greenstein, President and Chief Content Officer, SiriusXM. "This is what the best Town Halls are: a mix of high octane personalities talking directly with their fans only inches away."

"SiriusXM's Town Hall with Chelsea Handler" is part of SiriusXM's "Town Hall" series, featuring iconic entertainers and figures sitting down with studio audiences of SiriusXM listeners. Previous SiriusXM "Town Hall" specials have featured Bruce Springsteen, Billy Crystal, Quentin Tarantino, Carol Burnett, Tom Petty, Willie Nelson, KISS, Seth MacFarlane, Coldplay, Tony Bennett, Ringo Starr, Eminem, Cher, Taylor Swift, Hugh Jackman, Katy Perry, Roger Waters, the surviving members of Nirvana, Gregg Allman, Usher and Patti Labelle.

After the broadcast, "SiriusXM's Town Hall with Chelsea Handler" will be available on SiriusXM On Demand for subscribers listening via the SiriusXM Internet Radio App for smartphones and other mobile devices or online at siriusxm.com. Visit www.siriusxm.com/ondemand for more info on SiriusXM On Demand.

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