CHELSEA HANDLER IS ON PLAYBOY'S COVER FOR DEC. 2009!

Chelsea Handler is Playboy's newest bunny.

On Jay Leno's show Wednesday night, Handler showed off her cover on the magazine's holiday issue where she appears in a tiny gold bikini.

"We need the guy that airbrushed me to come back," joked Handler, who hosts the late night talk show, "Chelsea Lately."

The razor-tongued star admitted to Leno that she "trained" hard for the Playboy shoot and quit drinking "for like a day and a half."

Despite her over-the-top personality, Handler played coy with Leno when he asked the leggy blonde to strike a similar pose for the audience.

However male Handler fans may be disappointed.

The inside photo features the star covered up by an apron and mini dress while preparing a vodka-soaked Christmas meal with her sidekick Chuy.