Hannah Gadsby

Hannah Gadsby (born 12 January 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, author, 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. Gadsby was born in Burnie, Tasmania, and grew up in Smithton as the youngest of five children, later earning a bachelor's degree in art history and curatorship from the Australian National University in 2003.

Gadsby created Nanette partly as a response to the public debate in Australia before same-sex marriage was legalised, and also after their diagnosis of autism. The show explores topics such as homophobia, xenophobia, sexism, and gendered violence, and on Rotten Tomatoes received a 100% approval rating based on 49 critics. After Gadsby won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Barry award, the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Comedy Award, and the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer, Netflix released the film version of Nanette in 2018.

Starting in 2019, Gadsby toured internationally with their show Douglas, in which they discuss their autism diagnosis, with the recorded special released on Netflix in 2020. In 2021, they were awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. In March 2022, their book Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation was published, and they appeared as a recurring cast member in season four of Netflix's Sex Education as Celia, a radio show host. In September 2022, Gadsby signed a multi-title deal with Netflix.