Hannah Gadsby is the Michael Jordan of standup in one way — her stated plans to retire shouldn’t be taken seriously.
“Nanette,” her performance that toured widely and was released on Netflix in 2018, was premised on the idea — not, seemingly, meant literally even in the moment — that Gadsby was walking away from stand-up. It made for a sentiment easy to get caught up in, one that bolstered Gadsby’s larger case that stand-up was built on the self-deprecation of the vulnerable. (That this is not universally true for all comics who are not straight white men was a fact that became easy to forget in the face of Gadsby’s clarifying certainty.) It was a system in which she would no longer willingly play a part, and thus, her “stand-up” career has ended, even as she now continues to perform comedy to audiences.
“Douglas,” her new special on Netflix, explicitly situates itself as post-”Nanette,...
“Nanette,” her performance that toured widely and was released on Netflix in 2018, was premised on the idea — not, seemingly, meant literally even in the moment — that Gadsby was walking away from stand-up. It made for a sentiment easy to get caught up in, one that bolstered Gadsby’s larger case that stand-up was built on the self-deprecation of the vulnerable. (That this is not universally true for all comics who are not straight white men was a fact that became easy to forget in the face of Gadsby’s clarifying certainty.) It was a system in which she would no longer willingly play a part, and thus, her “stand-up” career has ended, even as she now continues to perform comedy to audiences.
“Douglas,” her new special on Netflix, explicitly situates itself as post-”Nanette,...
- 5/26/2020
- by Daniel D'Addario
- Variety Film + TV
Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby set the internet on fire with her acclaimed ‘Nanette’ Netflix special in 2018. Now she’s gearing up to release her follow-up, “Hannah Gadsby: Douglas,” on the streaming service May 26. Netflix has released the trailer for the upcoming special, which is embedded below.
Here’s the special’s synopsis, per Netflix: “Emmy and Peabody award winning comedian Hannah Gadsby stopped the comedy world in its tracks with her genre bending show, ‘Nanette.’ Having given herself her very own tough act to follow, Gadsby decided to name her difficult second album after one of her dogs in the hopes he could inspire comedy obedience. Did it work? Fortunately, you can make up your own mind because after taking her metaphorical muse off for a world tour of a walk she filmed the fucker in Los Angeles. ‘Hannah Gadsby: Douglas’ is a grand tour of guffaw that takes you...
Here’s the special’s synopsis, per Netflix: “Emmy and Peabody award winning comedian Hannah Gadsby stopped the comedy world in its tracks with her genre bending show, ‘Nanette.’ Having given herself her very own tough act to follow, Gadsby decided to name her difficult second album after one of her dogs in the hopes he could inspire comedy obedience. Did it work? Fortunately, you can make up your own mind because after taking her metaphorical muse off for a world tour of a walk she filmed the fucker in Los Angeles. ‘Hannah Gadsby: Douglas’ is a grand tour of guffaw that takes you...
- 5/12/2020
- by Tyler Hersko
- Indiewire
Netflix has set a premiere date for Hannah Gadsby’s next standup special, “Hannah Gadsby: Douglas.” The follow-up to Gadsby’s groundbreaking and acclaimed “Nanette” will premiere on the streaming service May 26.
Named after Gadsby’s eldest dog the special is taken from the her 2019 world tour of the same name, in which she brought Douglas along for the entire trip.
Gadsby premiered “Douglas” in Melbourne, Australia in March of 2019, and took the show to the U.S. the following month starting in San Francisco.
Gadsby’s “Nanette” was a global sensation after its 2018 debut on Netflix. A bittersweet and frank discussion of comedy, feminism, the LGBTQ experience and various forms of prejudice while also serving as a critique of celebrity and hero worship, the show quickly emerged as the most acclaimed and widely discussed comedy performances of the year.
Named after Gadsby’s eldest dog the special is taken from the her 2019 world tour of the same name, in which she brought Douglas along for the entire trip.
Gadsby premiered “Douglas” in Melbourne, Australia in March of 2019, and took the show to the U.S. the following month starting in San Francisco.
Gadsby’s “Nanette” was a global sensation after its 2018 debut on Netflix. A bittersweet and frank discussion of comedy, feminism, the LGBTQ experience and various forms of prejudice while also serving as a critique of celebrity and hero worship, the show quickly emerged as the most acclaimed and widely discussed comedy performances of the year.
- 4/13/2020
- by Ross A. Lincoln
- The Wrap
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