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Nanette (2018)

Nanette poster
Original title
Hannah Gadsby: Nanette
Directed by
Madeleine Parry, Jon Olb
Genre
stand-up comedy, comedy film, LGBTQ-related film, LGBT-related television series
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 09m
Rated
M
Rating
7.9 of 10 from 300 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Hannah Gadsby performs a live stand-up comedy show. She mixes jokes with serious stories about her own life and what she has learned.

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What happens

Hannah Gadsby: Nanette is a live comedy performance written and performed by Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby, which debuted in 2017. The work includes social commentary, punctuated by comedy and emotive narration of Gadsby's life, lessons and what their story offers to the world. In June 2018, Netflix released a video of Gadsby's performance of the work at the Sydney Opera House, directed by Madeleine Parry and John Olb. The special was well received by critics, winning a Peabody Award as well as Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special at the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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