Hannah Gadsby (born 12 January 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, author and actor. They began their career in

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after winning the national final of the

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competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, their show '' Nanette'' on

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won the

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and a

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. Starting in 2019, Gadsby toured internationally with their show ''

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'' and the recorded special was released on Netflix in 2020. In 2021, they were awarded an honorary doctorate from the

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. In March 2022, their self-penned book ''Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation'' was published. They appeared as a recurring cast member in season four of Netflix's ''

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'' as Celia, a radio show host.

Early life

Gadsby was born on January 12, 1978, at

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. They grew up in Smithton, a small town on the remote north-west coast of Tasmania, as the youngest of five children. Gadsby attended Smithton High School from 1990 to 1995. In year 12, Gadsby attended Launceston College, where they had a

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. They began studying at the

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transferred to the

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, where they earned a bachelor's degree in

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and curatorship in 2003. Gadsby worked in bookshops in

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and became a

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at an outdoor cinema in Darwin. They spent two years picking vegetables and planting trees along the east coast of Australia. Gadsby became homeless, which they later attributed in part to their

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, and ill enough with

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to require hospitalisation.

Career

Stand-up comedy

On a visit to their sister in

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in 2006, Gadsby entered

in 2006, progressing through the heats to win the national prize. As the winner, they were sent to the So You Think You're Funny? competition at the

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, where they won second prize. Their first solo show was titled ''Hannah Gadsby is Wrong and Broken'', and won the 2007 Best Newcomer Award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival before they went on tour with the show in Edinburgh and New York. In 2008, they performed ''Meat the Musical'' with Amelia Jane Hunter at the

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. They continued to perform at festivals, including the Melbourne International Comedy Festival,

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, Montreal Just for Laughs Festival, Edinburgh Fringe Festival and

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. In September 2022, Gadsby signed a multi-title deal with

''Nanette''

Gadsby created the stand-up show '' Nanette'', partly as a response to the public debate which took place in Australia before the law was changed to allow same-sex marriage, and also after their diagnosis of

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. ''Nanette'' explores topics such as

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, and gendered violence. Elahe Izadi of ''

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'' states although ''Nanette'' is a comedy, Gadsby insists the audience recognize the dark truth of trauma and

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. During the show, Gadsby says they are quitting

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. In a review for '' Time Out'' of their next show ''Douglas'', Ben Neutze wrote, "Yes, it was funny, but Gadsby's main objective was to deliver a fiery and furious takedown of the heterosexual patriarchy." According to Mary Luckhurst, writing in ''Persona Studies'', Gadsby's "stand-up has to be set against the epidemic of gender-based violence which continues to infect Australian life and which was declared a 'national crisis' by the Federal Government in 2015." After Gadsby won the

Barry award, the

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Comedy Award, and the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer,

released the film version of ''Nanette'' in 2018. On

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, ''Nanette'' received an approval rating of 100% based on reviews from 49 critics.

''Douglas''

In March 2019, Gadsby previewed their show, ''

'', in Adelaide, before touring the U.S. and Australia, where many shows were sold out in advance. In the show, they explore personal revelations "with empathy, wit and some extremely relatable metaphor", and create something "bigger than comedy" according to one reviewer of the preview show. In ''Douglas'', they discuss their autism diagnosis, aiming to help people understand

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as part of a normal variation of the human condition. In a review of the show for ''Time Out'', Anne-Marie Peard wrote, "''Douglas'' will create change and help people, especially undiagnosed women, to see that they may not have the right words to describe how they experience life; it's describing that experience to those who still say or think the words that belittle and damage." In 2020, Netflix released a filmed version of the live show.

''Body of Work''

In July 2021, Gadsby started a solo show, title ''Body of Work'' in several venues in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the UK. Dates were also announced in the United States. A review of ''Body of Work'' for ''

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'' by Brian Logan describes the show as "a winning return for Gadsby, to whose heavy-hitting accomplishments can now be added a flair for comedy with a light heart." In 2022,

announced its plans to release a recording from the ''Body of Work'' tour in 2023. In April 2023, Netflix announced the television special about this tour was going to be titled ''Something Special''. On May 10 2023, the show was released on Netflix.

''Gender Agenda''

In February 2024, Gadsby announced a comedy special on 5 March on

, '' Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda'', by seven genderqueer comics, Jes Tom, Alok, Asha Ward, Chloe Petts, DeAnne Smith, Krishna Istha and Mx. Dahlia Belle.

TV roles

Gadsby co-wrote and co-starred in the Australian

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TV show '' Adam Hills Tonight'' through three seasons from February 2011 to July 2013. They had regular segments called "On This Day" and "Hannah Has A Go" and also featured on the couch, contributing as host

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interviewed his guests. They co-wrote (with Matthew Bate) and presented a three-part series on ABC, ''Hannah Gadsby's Oz'', which aired in March 2014. Produced by Closer Productions, this series set out to "debunk the myths of the Australian identity perpetuated by tsnational art". From 2013 to 2016, they co-wrote 20 episodes of the television series ''

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'' with fellow comedian Josh Thomas. In it, they played Hannah, a fictional version of themself. They appeared as a recurring cast member in season four of

's ''

'' as Celia, a radio show producer. Gadsby's Australian and international television appearances include ''

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'' (2009), ''

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'' (2009), '' Spicks and Specks'' (2010), '' Agony Aunts'' (2012), '' QI'' (2018), ''

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'' (2018, 2020), and

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's game show, '' 7 Days''. They were a presenter at the

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in 2018, presenting the award for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. Gadsby was also a guest on

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's podcast ''

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'' in 2019.

Other ventures

Art exhibitions

Between 2009 and 2013, Gadsby presented comedy art tours in conjunction with the

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, with themes such as paintings of the

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ism,

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and the nude in art. They have given talks on art and opened exhibitions. Gadsby has written and presented two documentary specials for the '' Artscape'' program on ABC TV: ''Hannah Gadsby Goes Domestic'' (2010) and ''The NGV'' ''Story'' (2011). In 2015, they wrote and performed ''Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown'', a series for

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based on their comedy art shows. From June through September 2023, coinciding with the fiftieth anniversary of

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's death, the

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hosted ''It's Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby''. The exhibition, curated by Gadsby, was meant to explore Picasso's "complicated legacy through a critical, contemporary, and feminist lens, even as it acknowledges his work's transformative power and lasting influence". It was co-curated with Catherine Morris of the Elizabeth A. Sackler Center for Feminist Art and Lisa Small of the Brooklyn Museum. The show was lambasted by art critics; Alex Greenberger of ''

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'' called the show "disastrous", and Jason Farago of ''

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'' commented, "if you thought Gadsby had something to say about Picasso, the joke — the only good joke of the day, in fact — is on you. ..This new exhibition backs away from close looking for the affirmative comforts of social-justice-themed pop culture."

Memoir

In March 2022, Gadsby's self-penned book ''Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation'' was published. The book was a ''New York Times''

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and is published in more than ten languages. The audiobook version is read by Gadsby, and was an April 2022

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Winner, and was a finalist for the Audie Award for Narration by the Author category in the 2023

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. The '' AudioFile'' Magazine review of the audiobook states that Gadsby "delivers this audiobook in the same way hey performon stage, demonstrating a mastery of expression and pacing that allows

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words and stories to have maximum impact." A review in ''

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'' by Trish Bendix stated the book "addresses the weighted issues of historical gender-based violence, misogyny, sexual abuse, homophobia, ableism and fatphobia, all of which Gadsby has directly experienced", and that Gadsby wrote, "I am triggering all the warnings." ''

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'' described the memoir as a "witty and provocatively written life story" and wrote, "Consistently self-effacing and contemplative, Gadsby acknowledges that

unique brand of deadpan observational comedy isn't for everyone, especially since it often skewers 'the two most overly sensitive demographics the world has ever known: straight white cis men and self-righteous comedians. Thomas Floyd wrote in a review for ''The Washington Post'', "For a comic critiqued by some misguided souls as not being funny enough, Gadsby sure understands how to get the last laugh." ''

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'' wrote, "This stirring tale of resilience laughs in the face of the 'inspiration porn' industry." Dana Dunham wrote for the ''

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'' that Gadsby "describes ''Nanette'' inception, its iterations, and its careful layering, representing

thinking in actual images of

early notes and through artistic metaphor: the shapes of ideas, the palette of thoughts. Any artist, any creator should value the chance to examine the composition of this revolutionary work, and the context from which it came."

Personal life

Gadsby is lesbian and often includes

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-related themes in their stand-up routines. They are genderqueer and use ''they''/''them'' pronouns. In the introduction to the program 'Gender Agenda', Gadsby says: Gadsby was diagnosed with

and

in 2017. In January 2021, Gadsby married producer Jenney Shamash. Gadsby is an active supporter of various charities. Organizations they have assisted include Big Brothers Big Sisters of Melbourne,

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of Victoria, and the Sacred Heart Mission.

Awards

* 2006: Melbourne International Comedy Festival

winner * 2006:

, So You Think You're Funny? – Second place * 2007:

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, Best Newcomer Award for ''Hannah Gadsby is Wrong and Broken'' * 2010: Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer – nominee for ''The Cliff Young Shuffle'' * 2010:

– Directors' Choice Award * 2011: Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer – nominee for ''Mrs Chuckles'' * 2011:

Barry Award nominee * 2017: Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for ''Nanette'' * 2017:

, Barry Award winner for ''Nanette'' * 2017:

Comedy Award – joint winner for ''Nanette'', tied with John Robins for ''The Darkness of Robins'' * 2017:

Best Comedy Award * 2018:

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Best Comedy Program – nominee * 2018: AACTA Award for Best Performance in a Television Comedy * 2019: Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for ''Douglas'' * 2019:

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– nominee for Best Real-Life Hero * 2019:

for ''Nanette'' * 2019:

– winner for ''Nanette'' * 2020:

– nominee for ''Douglas'' * 2021: Honorary Doctorate, Doctor of Literature honoris causa, awarded by the

, in recognition of their role as "an ambassador for all LGBTIQ+ people world-wide" * 2023: Audie Award for Narration by the Author – finalist for audiobook ''Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation''

Tours

* ''Kiss Me Quick I'm Full of Jubes'' (2009) * ''The Cliff Young Shuffle'' (2010) * ''Mrs Chuckles'' (2011) * ''Hannah Wants a Wife'' (2012) * ''Happiness Is a Bedside Table'' (2013) * ''The Exhibitionist'' (2014) * ''Dogmatic'' (2015) * ''Donkey'' (2016) * '' Nanette'' (20172018) * ''

'' (2019) * ''Body of Work'' (20212022) * ''Woof!'' (2024)

Filmography

Television

Film

Bibliography

References

External links

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2019 TED Talk Three ideas. Three contradictions. Or not.
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