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Hannah Gadsby

Hannah Gadsby (born 12 January 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, and actor. They began their career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, their show Nanette on Netflix won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Peabody Award.

Starting in 2019, Gadsby toured internationally with their show Douglas and the recorded special was released on Netflix in 2020. In 2021, they were awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. In March 2022, they published Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation. They appeared as a recurring cast member in season four of Netflix's Sex Education as Celia, a radio show host.

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Hannah Gadsby
"Intelligent, honest and absolutely charming."
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Hannah Gadsby: The Exhibitionist
"This is one very well thought-out and clever comedy performance."
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Hannah Gadsby: The Exhibitionist
"Gadsby certainly knows what’s funny, her material’s witty and informed."
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Art And You
"It used to be only the rich or the talented that could have a portrait and only those that paint could have a self-portrait. But anyone could do a self-portrait but it would be shit and we wouldn’t want to show it to anyone."
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Art And You
“I generally think it has a very important place in society. If you don’t like art then I say go out to the warehouse district and say that’s what life looks like without art. It’s cement and concrete. But that in itself can be art when you think about it.”
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Nominees For Melbourne Comedy Festival's Barry Awards Revealed
Which show was the most outstanding of all?
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Hannah Gadsby: Happiness Is A Bedside Table
Happiness Is A Bedside Table was insightful, quirky and ultimately uplifting. Highly recommended.
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No More A Gadabout
“I found out that if you’re on television, a television is tax-deductible, so I thought I’d make use of that."
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Hannah Gadsby
It was less a side-splitting laugh-a-thon than just a fun night out, like spending an evening at the pub with your funny mate, except they’re on stage… and they’re less drunk… and they’re actually funny.
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