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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
Entertainment
Sian Cain

Hannah Gadsby: ‘The Obamas watched Nanette as a family. I apologise for ruining their evening’

Hannah Gadsby.
‘I don’t trust birds generally. Hollow-boned little freaks’ … Hannah Gadsby. Photograph: Mia Mala McDonald

You recently released a free standup special, Woof!, where you are a sock puppet. I guess the question would be – why?

I just got sick of being seen. Well, OK, there’s lots of different reasons. A little bit sick of seeing myself reflected. Also, there’s a lot of standup now and it all looks the same. People don’t watch standup comedy any more, it’s usually the second or third screen. It’s going on in the background. So that’s why I did an album – if you’re not gonna watch it, why bother filming the whole thing?

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