Hannah Gadsby

Tasmania's own Hannah Gadsby stopped stand-up comedy in its tracks with their multi-awardwinning show, Nanette , which played to sold-out houses in Australia, the UK and New York. Its launch on Netflix, and subsequent Emmy win, took Nanette (and Hannah) to the world. Hannah's difficult second album (which was also their eleventh solo show) was named Douglas after their dog. Hannah walked Douglas around the world, selling out theatres across the world. Douglas was an Emmy-nominated smash hit,...See more

Tasmania's own Hannah Gadsby stopped stand-up comedy in its tracks with their multi-awardwinning show, Nanette , which played to sold-out houses in Australia, the UK and New York. Its launch on Netflix, and subsequent Emmy win, took Nanette (and Hannah) to the world. Hannah's difficult second album (which was also their eleventh solo show) was named Douglas after their dog. Hannah walked Douglas around the world, selling out theatres across the world. Douglas was an Emmy-nominated smash hit, moving beyond the trauma at the centre of Nanette and instead letting the world see the view from Hannah's brain-one that sees the world differently but with breathtaking clarity. Hannah released a third comedy special with Netflix, Something Special , in April 2023. The show is a feel-good tale of love and marriage and includes a panicky proposal, a novelty wedding cake and a fateful bunny encounter. Hannah has done plenty of other things over the course of more than a decade in comedy, but that will do for now. See less