Hannah Gadsby

Australian comedian · Australia · Comedians · Born 1978 · age 48

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Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian, writer, author and actor. They began their career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006.

A life in dates

2023“I don’t want to circle the drain of trauma. I don’t want to be a one note comic.”In their wordsInterview (2023)Read the whole statement

“I do think conversations are at a point where we’re not listening to people with lived experience anymore.”In their wordsInterview (2023)Read the whole statement

“if you want to change the conversation, you really do have to step into the murky waters, don’t you?”In their wordsInterview (2023)Read the whole statement

2022“Ever since I can remember, my thoughts have been plagued by a sense that I was a little out of whack, as if belonging was beyond me.”In their wordsTen Steps to Nanette (2022)Read the whole statement

“I only wear blue clothes because blue makes me feel calm. I listen to the same music, watch the same shows, and eat the same foods over and over again without any qualms.”In their wordsTen Steps to Nanette (2022)Read the whole statement

“There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself.”In their wordsTen Steps to Nanette (2022)Read the whole statement

1978Born12 January 1978

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Hannah Gadsby

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I don’t want to circle the drain of trauma. I don’t want to be a one note comic.
2023, Interview (2023), Own words
I think there’s something also quite political about a genderqueer performer expressing joy on stage.
2023, Interview (2023), Own words
I do think conversations are at a point where we’re not listening to people with lived experience anymore.
2023, Interview (2023), Own words

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About this person

Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian, writer, author 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.

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Australia