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Australian comic Hannah Gadsby reshapes standard stand-up by pairing punchlines with personal revelations on gender, sexuality and childhood turmoil.
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| USA TodayKelly LawlerStorytelling is important to Gadsby, and the biggest point she makes in the special is that we've been telling ourselves stories the wrong way. |
| VoxAja RomanoIt's a powerful rejection of comedy itself. |
| NOW TorontoChris RattanIn its rescrambling and redefining of what can take place on a comedy stage, it's a beast that other sets are going to have to contend with this year. |
| The Age (Australia)Karl QuinnGadsby invites us in, pushes us back. She reveals and withdraws and then finally, devastatingly, reveals so much that the pain and anger seeps from the screen. It is remarkable. |
| New York PostLauren SarnerIt might not be the funniest routine you watch all year, but it's unique, and it will make you think. |
| The RingerAlison HermanHannah Gadsby's Nanette is the mic drop to end all mic drops-a cross between comedy special and one-woman show that's actually a 69-minute Dear John letter to the entire enterprise of stand-up. |
| ArtsATLSteve MurrayHighly recommended, but fair warning: it's not just funny. |
| NPRLinda HolmesThis is different. Not a little different, but totally different. |
| Hollywood ReporterDan FienbergYou can believe this was a show that existed only in this moment and you feel elevated from being a part of it. |
| The New RepublicRachel SymeIn Nanette we witness the shock of the new, a voice that dares to speak to this frustrating and often hideous cultural moment, a comedian willing to drop the act. I would call Gadsby a genius, but she would likely push back against that term. |