Perhaps the death of traditional comedy has also been ushered in because, as Hannah Gadsby has put it, the format suspends its practitioners in “a permanent state of adolescence”.

Gadsby… She is a writer and actress, known for Hannah Gadsby: Nanette (2018), Please Like Me (2013) and The Librarians (2007). Hannah Gadsby, Writer: Hannah Gadsby: Nanette. Hannah Gadsby (born 12 January 1978) is an Australian comedian, writer, actress and television presenter.She rose to prominence after winning the national final of the Raw Comedy competition for new comedians in 2006 and since toured internationally as well as on television and radio.. Hannah Gadsby was born on January 12, 1978 in Smithton, Tasmania, Australia.