Hannah Gadsby
Concetta Caristo’s journey from Raw Comedy failure to grand final host
The stand-up comedian and Triple J host bombed out twice in Australia’s biggest open-mic competition, and now she encourages others to give it a go.
- by Nicole Elphick
Latest
Surreal and lewd (and sometimes nude): This year’s comedy festival is off to a strong start
From Tim Tams to a screenplay written by an 11-year-old this year’s comedy festival is off to a roaring start. Keep an eye on our growing list of reviews here.
- by Stephen A Russell, Lefa Singleton Norton, Mikey Cahill, Tyson Wray, Sonia Nair, Hannah Francis, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Guy Webster, Cher Tan, Cassidy Knowlton and Cameron Woodhead
How Hannah Gadsby harnessed Netflix’s ‘damage control’
The Tasmanian-born comic has curated a comedy special with a seven-strong genderqueer lineup to “leverage my position and a little bit of power that I may or may not continue to have”.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Exclusive
Stage shows
‘I don’t have impostor syndrome, I am an impostor’: Hannah Gadsby
The comedian is preparing for a new show, and is still stunned by how far their career has come since being catapulted to international fame with Nanette in 2018.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Victorian Opera reaches for the stars with Galileo
This wrap of shows around Melbourne includes Richard Mills’ Galileo, Nessa Barrett, the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra, and Hannah Gadsby’s Banana Palace.
- by Bridget Davies, Vyshnavee Wijekumar, Tony Way, Cameron Woodhead and Andrew Fuhrmann
Review
Visual art
Hannah Gadsby’s new Picasso exhibition is a joke
Gadsby simply can’t be bothered, or lacks the skills, to present a thorough and illuminating explanation of Picasso’s shortcomings as an artist and person.
- by Tara Kenny
‘I owe you one’: Hannah Gadsby feels chipper in Something Special
Juggling a new memoir, curating an exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum and making a genderqueer comedy special, the comic thinks it’s time for a feelgood show.
- by Lenny Ann Low
Opinion
Barry Humphries
In defence of Barry Humphries’ legacy, and the art of comedy itself
Not even Australia’s handful of cultural elders - those who prised open the windows of our stultifying mid-century suburbia to let in fresh air - are spared cancellation these days.
- by Julie Szego
Opinion
Death
If it’s a mortal sin to speak ill of the dead, I have a confession to make
Making saints of sinners after they’ve left us is tempting, but the ultimate posthumous disrespect to an intelligent man like Barry Humphries is to brush over his bad behaviour.
- by Jenna Price
Hannah Gadsby signs new Netflix deal, slams ‘transphobic industry’
The acclaimed comedian, who has had public stoushes with the head of Netflix, has signed on for their third solo special with the streaming giant.
- by Kerrie O'Brien
Magazine
Good Weekend
The May 28 edition
‘Ferocious’ Kambosos: our new boxing hero; odd noises, dizziness … decoding Havana Syndrome; life as a midwife in central Africa; comedian Hannah Gadsby.
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