Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

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Hannah Gadsby: Nanette

TV-MA

2018

1h 9m

Comedy

Stand-Up

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Australian comic Hannah Gadsby reshapes standard stand-up by pairing punchlines with personal revelations on gender, sexuality and childhood turmoil.

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Hannah Gadsby: Nanette brilliantly moves modern comedy into nakedly honest new territory, pivoting from dry humor to raw, powerful storytelling.

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Lauren Carroll Harris

Guardian

Hannah Gadsby spins her own life story into a clever, raging and confronting spiel against misogyny, homophobia and even the tired old tropes of comedy itself.

Aug 5, 2019

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Ashley Hoffman

TIME Magazine

When Gadsby wrenches out her pain on stage, she reveals her strength, rage, and yes, winning humor.

Nov 20, 2018

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Hannah Strong

Little White Lies

Gadsby is tired of censoring her own pain for the sake of making audiences feel comfortable. Nanette is a testament to this. It's time to make audiences feel uncomfortable in order to wake them up.

Sep 24, 2018

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Alix Turner

Ready Steady Cut

The Netflix "comedy special" Nanette is a televised version of Hannah Gadsby's award-winning "stand up" stage show from 2017. It is so eye-opening, personal and encouraging that it feels unfair to squeeze it into a nutshell.

Rated: 5/5

Jan 31, 2021

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Angela L. Harmon

The NitPic

Gadsby realized that turning her pain into comedy actually forced her to create a specific narrative of her own life that she repeated night after night until it became her reality.

Dec 11, 2019

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Catherine Capellaro

Isthmus (Madison, WI)

Gadsby grabs your attention with jokes and then slowly and expertly peels back layers to reveal a deep well of shame and anger.

Nov 22, 2019

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sandy s

Couldn’t stop crying for the last few minutes which (of course) never experienced in my life with stand-up comedy shows. And.. why not? 야 여기 와서 별점 테러하는 인생들도 애잔하다 진짜

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

02/11/25

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Audience Member

I seriously can't believe anyone reviewed this as 5 stars. If I could give it zero I would. It's like being trapped in a woke Ted talk with the drama teacher from high school who's trying to be "cool" and "hip" and "woke". It's not funny. I found it depressing.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/23/25

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Ebiere O

Absolutely hilarious. She has a depth to her that makes her story telling rich.

Rated 5 out of 5 stars

01/14/25

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Aimee S

Half a star is honestly too much. I'm guessing at least some of the negative reviews are from people who are anti-LGBTQIA+, or anti-women in comedy, or maybe even anti-women. Maybe they aren't interested in the neurodivergent or in hearing about anyone's trauma. I assure you that that is not the case for me. With that being said, this "comedy" special is painfully, PAINFULLY unfunny. It's not comedy. It's a lecture, maybe. It's a rant, possibly. It's someone with a massive victim complex trauma-dumping on stage and charging people to view it, definitely. I am a true fan of stand-up and can almost always respect the craft of the comedian, even if I'm not a fan of their particular style. I cannot do that here. This was hot garbage. 0/10, do not recommend.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

01/02/25

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Ishan M

I watched this because it had 100% rating, I've lost faith in RT after this. Hannah Gadsby is not a comedian

Rated 1 out of 5 stars

12/16/24

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Daniel L

Yikes! I’ve had more fun at the dentist.

Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars

10/13/24

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Synopsis

Australian comic Hannah Gadsby reshapes standard stand-up by pairing punchlines with personal revelations on gender, sexuality and childhood turmoil.

Director: Madeleine Parry, Jon Olb
Screenwriter: Hannah Gadsby
Rating: TV-MA
Genre: Comedy, Stand-Up
Release Date (Streaming): Jun 19, 2018
Runtime: 1h 9m

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