Woof! Comedian Hannah Gadsby Punchlines Grief, The Apocalypse in New Show

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KQED

Politics, News, News Commentary

4.6 • 656 Ratings

🗓️ 30 May 2024

⏱️ 56 minutes

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Summary

Australian standup comedian Hannah Gadsby took the world by storm with their 2018 show Nanette, which paired punchlines with personal revelations about sexuality, art and gender-based violence. Since then, Gadsby has married, been diagnosed as autistic, and grappled with fame – all subjects of their subsequent standup performances. In June, Gadsby brings their latest show, Woof!, to the Bay Area. We talk with them about their unique brand of feel-good comedy, the searing social commentary that made them famous, and why “woof!” is the only sane reaction to our present reality. Guests: Hannah Gadsby, comedian Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:49.3	Hannah Gadsby has never sounded like another comedian.
0:53.3	In their first Netflix comedy special
0:56.0	Nenet, they completely tore the forum to pieces and built it back into something more dangerous
1:02.0	and alive and angrier. They might also be the one person on earth who can make a joke
1:08.3	funnier by explaining it. They have a new show, Woof, that's coming for three nights to the Bay Area, and we'll talk
1:14.8	about that and all that's happened since Nenna, fame, marriage, and an autism diagnosis.
1:21.2	That's all coming up next, right after this news. Welcome to Forum.
1:38.3	Welcome to Forum.
1:40.3	Wow, I cannot believe the comedian Hannah Gadsby is on forum this morning.
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