Hannah Gadsby's latest stand-up special is a misnomer in every sense. The title Nanette was decided on before she determined what she'd discuss. And on top of that, stand-up isn't really accurate either. It's more like an open mic in which we listen to her musings, her rants, and incisive truth bombs. It's often not even comedy. Her art history bit is straight brilliance. She approaches comedy and our modern world from a very intellectual place. It's well thought out. I really had to focus to follow her Australian accent. But it really forced me to concentrate on what she was saying, and it's deep. She's leaving comedy because she can't take it anymore. It makes you truly feel for her until you remember that we're living in the same world and you start to feel bad for everybody. The cynics are right, our society is awful.
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