Hannah Gadsby
Australian comedian
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| 2024 | Featured in documentary 'Outstanding: A Comedy Revolution', written and directed by Page Hurwitz |
| 2024 | Hannah Gadsby launched her comedy tour 'Woof!' |
| March 5 2024 | Netflix released 'Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda' comedy special, featuring Gadsby and six other genderqueer comedians: Jes Tom, Alok, Asha Ward, Chloe Petts, DeAnne Smith, Krishna Istha, and Mx. Dahlia Belle. |
| February 2024 | Hannah Gadsby announced a comedy special titled 'Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda' featuring seven genderqueer comics, to be released on Netflix on 5 March. |
| 2023 | Plays recurring role as Celia in 'Sex Education' |
| 2023 | Appears in documentary 'Queerstralia', Episode 1 |
| 2023 | Finalist for the Audie Award for Narration by the Author for the audiobook 'Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation'. |
| June 2023 | Curated the exhibition 'It's Pablo-matic: Picasso According to Hannah Gadsby' at the Brooklyn Museum, exploring Picasso's legacy through a critical and feminist lens. |
| May 10 2023 | The Netflix special 'Something Special' was released, documenting Gadsby's 'Body of Work' tour. |
| April 2023 | Netflix announced the television special from the 'Body of Work' tour would be titled 'Something Special'. |
| 2022 | Netflix announced plans to release a recording of Gadsby's 'Body of Work' tour in 2023. |
| September 2022 | Signed a multi-title deal with Netflix. |
| April 2022 | Won the Earphones Award for the audiobook version of 'Ten Steps to Nanette', which Gadsby narrated themselves. |
| March 2022 | Published their self-penned memoir Ten Steps to Nanette: A Memoir Situation. |
| 2021 | Awarded an honorary doctorate from the University of Tasmania. |
| July 2021 | Hannah Gadsby launched her solo show 'Body of Work', touring across multiple countries including Australia, New Zealand, Europe, and the UK, with upcoming dates in the United States. |
| January 2021 | Gadsby married producer Jenney Shamash in January. |
| 2020 | Released the recorded special of their show Douglas on Netflix. |
| 2019 | Received the Peabody Award for 'Nanette'. |
| 2019 | Won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special for 'Nanette'. |
| 2019 | Won the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for the show 'Douglas'. |
| March 2019 | Hannah Gadsby previewed their stand-up comedy show 'Douglas' in Adelaide, beginning a tour of the U.S. and Australia with many shows selling out in advance. The show explores their autism diagnosis and aims to help people understand neurodiversity. |
| 2018 | Appears as a panellist on QI, Series 16 Episode 6 Pictures |
| 2018 | Hannah Gadsby hosts and writes the documentary mini-series 'Hannah Gadsby's Nakedy Nudes' |
| 2018 | Presented an award at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Directing for a Drama Series. |
| 2018 | Their Netflix show Nanette won the Primetime Emmy Award for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special and a Peabody Award, establishing Gadsby as a significant international comedy performer. |
| 2017 | Hannah Gadsby began her critically acclaimed comedy tour 'Nanette', which ran until 2018 |
| 2017 | Won the Helpmann Award for Best Comedy Performer for the show 'Nanette'. |
| 2017 | Won the Adelaide Fringe Best Comedy Award. |
| 2017 | Joint winner of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe Comedy Award for 'Nanette', tied with John Robins for 'The Darkness of Robins'. |
| 2017 | Won the Melbourne International Comedy Festival Barry Award for 'Nanette'. |
| 2017 | Hannah Gadsby was diagnosed with ADHD and autism. |
| 2016 | Hannah Gadsby performed her comedy tour 'Donkey' |
| 2016 | Concluded co-writing episodes of Please Like Me. |
| 2015 | Hannah Gadsby performed her comedy tour 'Dogmatic' |
| 2015 | Wrote and performed 'Hannah Gadsby: Arts Clown', a comedy series for BBC Radio 4 based on their comedy art shows. |
| 2015 | Australian Federal Government declared gender-based violence a 'national crisis', which influenced Gadsby's comedic work and perspective. |
| 2014 | Hannah Gadsby premiered her comedy tour 'The Exhibitionist' |
| March 2014 | Co-wrote and presented the three-part series Hannah Gadsby's Oz on ABC, aiming to deconstruct myths about Australian national identity through art. |
| 2013 | Hannah Gadsby performed her comedy tour 'Happiness Is a Bedside Table' |
| 2013 | Began co-writing 20 episodes of the television series Please Like Me with Josh Thomas, playing a fictional version of themself named Hannah. |
| July 2013 | Concluded co-starring in Adam Hills Tonight after three seasons. |
| 2012 | Hannah Gadsby performed her comedy tour 'Hannah Wants a Wife' |
| 2011 | Hannah Gadsby presented her comedy tour 'Mrs Chuckles' |
| 2011 | Wrote and presented documentary special 'The NGV Story' for the Artscape program on ABC TV. |
| February 2011 | Began co-writing and co-starring in the Australian ABC TV show Adam Hills Tonight, contributing regular segments like 'On This Day' and 'Hannah Has A Go'. |
| 2010 | Hannah Gadsby performed her comedy tour 'The Cliff Young Shuffle' |
| 2010 | Wrote and presented documentary special 'Hannah Gadsby Goes Domestic' for the Artscape program on ABC TV. |
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