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Hannah Gadsby

Highest Rated: 100% Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018)

Lowest Rated: 55% HITPIG! (2024)

Birthday: Jan 12, 1978

Birthplace: Smithton, Tasmania, Australia

Hannah Gadsby went from relative obscurity to turning the comedy world on its ear with fiercely personal monologues. A native of Smithton on the island of Tasmania, off the coast of Australia, Gadsby graduated from the Australian National University with a degree in Art History before moving into comedy. They first began to garner attention in their home country after winning the annual Raw Comedy competition for new comedians at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival in 2006. Gadsby's comedy frequently played off of their experiences as a lesbian, as well as poking fun at their choice of college major. That led to national television appearances performing stand-up and a small role on the Australian sitcom "The Librarians" (ABC-TV, 2007-10). Gadsby became a fixture on the talk show "Adam Hills Tonight" (ABC-TV, 2011-13), playing off of the host and fellow comedian Dave O'Neil. They continued making stand-up appearances, including filming a pair of specials for "Warehouse Comedy Festival" (ABC-TV, 2011-13). They also contributed to the docuseries "Agony" (ABC1, 2012-15), and hosted three specials under the title of "Hannah Gadsby's Oz" (ABC-TV, 2014), focusing on art. After a recurring role on the crime drama "Underbelly" (Nine Network, 2008-13), they became a regular on the dramedy "Please Like Me" (ABC-TV, 2013-16). The show focused on a gay man (Josh Thomas) who had recently come out of the closet, with Gadsby playing a character struggling with depression. They exploded onto the international scene with their comedy special "Nanette" (Netflix, 2018). Starting as a traditional stand-up set, Gadsby turned the show into a raw, emotional look at personal struggles as a lesbian trying to use comedy as a way of coping with numerous challenges. That led to a round of appearances on American late-night television and a memorable turn as a presenter at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards (2018). Gadsby also returned to the art world with the two-part documentary "Hannah Gadsby's Nakedy Nudes" (ABC-TV, 2018) and authored the memoir "Ten Steps to Nanette" (Ballantine, 2019).

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Highest rated movies

100% 26% Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
Watchlist
93% 66% Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
Watchlist
93% 14% Hannah Gadsby: Something Special Watchlist 55% 59% HITPIG! Watchlist 26% Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda Watchlist

Filmography

Movies

Credit
55% 59% HITPIG! Lola the Koala (Voice) - 2024
No Score Yet 26% Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda Self - 2024
93% 14% Hannah Gadsby: Something Special Self,
Writer,
Executive Producer
- 2023
93% 66% Hannah Gadsby: Douglas Unknown (Character),
Writer
- 2020
100% 26% Hannah Gadsby: Nanette Unknown (Character),
Writer
- 2018

TV

Credit
83% 77% John Mulaney Presents: Everybody's in LA Guest 2024
93% 78% Sex Education Unknown (Character) 2023
No Score Yet 11% The View Guest 2022
No Score Yet 48% The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Guest 2019 2022
No Score Yet 44% The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Guest 2018 2020
No Score Yet 100% QI Guest 2018-2019
No Score Yet 55% Late Night With Seth Meyers Guest 2018
No Score Yet 0% Hannah Gadsby's Nakedy Nudes Host 2018
100% 95% Please Like Me Hannah (Character) 2014-2016
No Score Yet No Score Yet Hannah Gadsby's Oz Host 2014