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One of the biggest lightning rod pieces of art over the 10 years just happen to be a comedy special, one from Hannah Gadsby called Nanette.

It should stand to reason that you’d want to know how that came to be.

Thus, you should mark down Mar. 29th, 2022 when Hannah Gadsby’s memoir Ten Steps to Nanette that chronicles her very first days in stand-up comedy all the way to when Hannah’s name was uttered by millions and millions of people. There’s also, of course, Gadsby journey growing up the very not queer friendly place of Tasmania and coming to terms with being neurodivergent. Of the myriads of comedians that put out memoirs these days, this undoubtedly will be one of the most compelling stories put together by one of the best storytellers and artisans in the art/craft of comedy.

One can only hope that by 2022, there will be no more debate over Nanette‘s validity as a comedy special and that it won’t take a memoir to finish such a vapid argument.

Hannah Gadsby Will Be Coming Out with Memoir “Ten Steps to Nanette” Next Year

August 15, 2018

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Hannah Gadsby Will Be Coming Out with Memoir “Ten Steps to Nanette” Next Year

Reportedly coming out in the U.S. via Ballantine Books, there will be a book from Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby following her life before Nanette, a comedy special that has made her internationally famous.

What’s intriguing to us here is that a big face of Nanette is attempting to dissect the nature of comedy and this book, we would suppose, will go into the process that led to that. Maybe there will even be a diagram for how Gadsby’s describes the role of tension in comedy.

A specific date in 2019 has yet to be announced, but we’ll be sure to keep you in the loop.

In Hannah Gadsby’s Hour “Nanette”, Gadsby Reveals and Undoes the Seams of Comedy to Properly Tell Her Story of Sexual Assault

June 21, 2018

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Much of 2018 is left, but we’re already thinking that Aussie comedian Hannah Gadsby and her new special Nanette, now streaming on Netflix as of this week, will be talked about for quite some time.

There are so many facets to it that, we think, demand such attention.

First off, Gadsby, like the recently released Rape Jokes from Cameron Esposito, confronts the topic of sexual abuse and assault by sharing her story. Gadsby does so by joking about it and then stripping away the humor to reveal the truth (and to also get closure for herself and make other victims of sexual abuse and assault feel less alone).

The contrast between the two angles lends to Gadsby also sharing her personal philosophy on how comedy exactly works, down to the very DNA of it. From this almost critical dissection of comedy, Gadbsy goes on to suggest that she might have to step away from comedy as she wants to present the truth, warts and all, no matter how uncomfortable it may be.

With this mix, Nanette is an hour that really is dramedy more than it is a simply labeled stand-up comedy special. There are funny, charming bits and passages that are incredibly intense and effective, both of which Hannah manages to weave in her expertise in art history as well.

So, we highly urge you to go see all this for yourself in Gadsby’s Nanette on Netflix.

Hannah Gadsby’s Memoir “Ten Steps to Nanette” Due Out March 2022

Hannah Gadsby Will Be Coming Out with Memoir “Ten Steps to Nanette” Next Year

In Hannah Gadsby’s Hour “Nanette”, Gadsby Reveals and Undoes the Seams of Comedy to Properly Tell Her Story of Sexual Assault