Few stars have exploded on the comedy landscape like Hannah Gadsby did with her 2018 Netflix special “Nanette.” The show marked her worldwide breakthrough after establishing an acting and stand-up career in her native Australia, and what took the world by storm was its daring honesty.
In “Nanette,” the out and proud Gadsby took viewers on a journey that began with straightforwardly humorous takes on lesbian life and the constant feedback from her community demanding “more lesbian content.” But as the performance progressed, the 44-year-old mastered the tension between comedy and drama to share the harsh realities of growing up gay in Tasmania (where homosexuality was illegal until 1997)
