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The Aussie comedian followed her blockbuster Netflix hit “Nanette” with ‘”Douglas,” which was just as hilarious, powerful, and trailblazing.
The Aussie comedian followed her blockbuster Netflix hit “Nanette” with ‘”Douglas,” which was just as hilarious, powerful, and trailblazing.
Gadbsy knocks it out of the park again with a slightly lighter special that packs just as much punch as her last.
Hannah Gadsby rocked the world of American stand-up with “Nanette” and is returning to Netflix with a new special later this month.
“Hannah Gadsby: Douglas,” the Aussie comedian’s followup to Netflix sensation “Nanette,” is finally on its way.
Her galvanizing Netflix special came along at exactly the right time, changing comedy and inspiring institutional change.
“He’s being self-indulgent and he’s being a cry baby,” said Gadsby, who is up for two Emmys for “Nanette.”
“He has not reassessed his position of power, and that is why he was able to abuse it,” Gadsby told the Los Angeles Times.
The comedian was blown away by winning a Peabody Award for her stand-up special “Hannah Gadsby: Nanette.”
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