18 Facts About Hannah Gadsby

Hannah Gadsby was born on 12 January 1978 and is an Australian comedian, writer, author and actor.

Hannah Gadsby was born on January 12,1978, at North West Regional Hospital in Burnie, Tasmania.

In year 12, Hannah Gadsby attended Launceston College, where they had a nervous breakdown.

Hannah Gadsby worked in bookshops in Canberra and became a projectionist at an outdoor cinema in Darwin.

Hannah Gadsby became homeless, which they later attributed in part to their ADHD, and ill enough with acute pancreatitis to require hospitalisation.

In September 2022, Hannah Gadsby signed a multi-title deal with Netflix.

Hannah Gadsby created the stand-up show Nanette, partly as a response to the public debate which took place in Australia before the law was changed to allow same-sex marriage, and after their diagnosis of autism.

Elahe Izadi of The Washington Post states although Nanette is a comedy, Hannah Gadsby insists the audience recognize the dark truth of trauma and assault.

In March 2019, Hannah Gadsby previewed their show, Douglas, in Adelaide, before touring the US and Australia, where many shows were sold out in advance.

In July 2021, Hannah Gadsby started a solo show, title Body of Work in several venues in Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the UK.

Hannah Gadsby co-wrote and co-starred in the Australian ABC TV show Adam Hills Tonight through three seasons from February 2011 to July 2013.

Hannah Gadsby was a guest on Conan O'Brien's podcast Conan O'Brien Needs a Friend in 2019.

Between 2009 and 2013, Hannah Gadsby presented comedy art tours in conjunction with the National Gallery of Victoria, with themes such as paintings of the Holy Virgin, Dadaism, Modernism, Impressionism and the nude in art.

Gadsby has written and presented two documentary specials for the Artscape program on ABC TV: Hannah Gadsby Goes Domestic and The NGV Story.

The exhibition, curated by Hannah Gadsby, was meant to explore Picasso's "complicated legacy through a critical, contemporary, and feminist lens, even as it acknowledges his work's transformative power and lasting influence".

In March 2022, Hannah Gadsby's self-penned book Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation was published.

The audiobook version is read by Hannah Gadsby, and was an April 2022 Earphones Award Winner, and was a finalist for the Audie Award for Narration by the Author category in the 2023 Audie Awards.

Hannah Gadsby is lesbian and often includes LGBTQ-related themes in their stand-up routines.