Hannah Gadsby

Biography

Hannah Gadsby is an Australian comedian and writer. They rose to prominence after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006. They have toured internationally and appeared on Australian and New Zealand television.

Gadsby grew up in Smithton in Tasmania, the youngest of five children. They attended Smithton High School from 1990 to 1995, Launceston College and the University of Tasmania in Hobart. They later graduated from the Australian National University in 2003 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Art History and Curatorship. Before their comedy career, Gadsby worked as a cinema projectionist and as a tree planter on a farm.

As a comedian, Gadsby was a regular on the local and international comedy festival circuit for over 10 years. In 2018, Netflix released Nanette, which brought them to the attention of an international audience.