( EW.com ) -- Chalk it up to the benefit of lowered expectations : Lindsay Lohan guest-hosted `` Chelsea Lately '' last night , and it was one of her best television appearance in the past few years . Of course , that 's not saying much . But compared to her Matt Lauer interview/Saturday Night Live hosting gig in March 2012 , where it seemed like nerves got the best of her , the actress looked healthy , landed a few good punchlines and , most encouragingly for Lohan fans , appeared genuinely happy to be in front of a camera that was n't tracking her movements in and out of a courthouse . EW : 'The Canyons ' - We saw it so you do n't have to . There was a little nervous laughter and stuttering during her opening monologue , which featured Lohan thanking the various people who 've kept the tabloids in business while Lohan had been away on a `` Court-ordered vacation in Malibu '' the past 90 days , a.k.a . Anthony Weiner , Kanye , Justin Bieber and the royal baby ( played by Chelsea sidekick Chuy , obviously ) . `` How come when Kanye acts like an idiot he gets a gold record , but when I act like an idiot I get a police record ? '' a game Lohan asked the audience . When the show returned from commercial break , Lohan joined comics Brad Wollack , Fortune Feimster , and Jen Kirkman at the table to riff on the news of the day . And while obviously her lines were mostly scripted , she still delivered them with aplomb , and seemed to really be having a good time -- particularly with her crack about One Direction-er Harry Styles possibly having a bisexual relationship with a dj . `` Been there ! '' she quipped . One of the high point of Lohan 's appearance was -- as is typical for her -- self-deprecating jokes . In addition to laughing at the comics ' remarks about her own public issues ( `` Justin Bieber has been on tour longer than you 've been in rehab '' ) , Lohan landed her own jokes about her problems with alcohol . While commenting about gay-rights activists who dumped vodka to protest Russia 's new policies , Lohan remarked , `` Waste of good vodka , '' before explaining she was allergic . `` [ I ca n't drink vodka . ] I wind up in rehab or jail , '' she said with a laugh , before seriously adding , `` Rightfully so . '' EW : Can 'The Canyons ' salvage the career of Lindsay Lohan ? But while Lohan going the self-deprecating route has become expected , the appearance is noteworthy for her candid goofiness . During a segment about a viral video that had a girl singing into a curling iron before grabbing it like a hairbrush and burning her hand , Lohan sympathized . `` It 's so true ! '' she explained as she acted it out . But fans should n't expect to see anything similar on Lohan 's Twitter . `` I would never selfie video myself curling my hair ! That 's a 'delete ' moment ! '' she explained with a laugh . It was n't a hysterical or game-changing joke . But for Lohan sympathizers who are constantly on the lookout for the likable , promising young actress of 2004 , her ability to joke around and still be kind of charmingly relatable was the strongest evidence in quite a while that maybe , below the substance abuse issues and the 24/7 drama , that lady still exists . The enthusiastic audience at Chelsea Lately was clearly hoping so . See the original story at EW.com . CLICK HERE to Try 2 RISK FREE issues of Entertainment Weekly . © 2011 Entertainment Weekly and Time Inc. All rights reserved .
Lindsay Lohan guest - hosted ` ` ... Lately '' One of the high points was Lohan 's self - deprecating jokes . The response was enthusiastic .