Hannah Gadsby

Hannah Gadsby (born 12 January 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, and actor. They began their career in Australia after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. In 2018, their show Nanette on Netflix won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Peabody Award. Starting in 2019, Gadsby toured internationally with their show Douglas and the recorded special was released on Netflix in 2020. In 2021, they were awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. In March 2022, they published Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation. They appeared as a recurring cast member in season four of Netflix 's ()