Loud and queer: Gareth Thomas, Rosie Jones and more on the culture that helped them find their true selves
Edinburgh festival 2024: find the funny with these 20 comedy shows
March 2024
Woof! review – Hannah Gadsby refuses to toe the line
The comedian’s new standup show feels at times like a work in progress – but maybe that’s the point
Hannah Gadsby on culture wars, pot-stirring and Picasso: ‘I created that circus. I don’t need to watch it’
Australian comedian hopes returning to the stage will help them reconnect with the immediacy of standup
The seven best shows to stream this week
The Gentlemen to Extraordinary: the seven best shows to stream this week
Guy Ritchie is back with a wild, violent series about a posh duke getting embroiled in the criminal underworld – and loving it. Plus, the return of the cheerful superpower comedy
October 2023
‘We’re all learning’: why Netflix needs Hannah Gadsby’s Gender Agenda
Brian Logan
A mixed bill of standups, presented by the Nanette star and due to be recorded for the streamer, is a valuable response to its Dave Chappelle controversy
June 2023
‘This is an experiment’: is Hannah Gadsby’s Picasso exhibition really that bad?
The comedian has taken on on the iconic yet problematic artist in a show that’s been instantly slated by critics but their co-curators remain defiantly proud
June 2022
Audiobook of the week
Ten Steps to Nanette by Hannah Gadsby audiobook review – startling candour
The standup narrates her soul-baring work, which pushes the boundaries of comedy
April 2022
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The best Australian books out in April: what we’re reading this month
At the beginning of each month, Guardian Australia editors and critics pick out the upcoming titles they’ve already devoured – or can’t wait to get their hands on
March 2022
Hannah Gadsby on her autism diagnosis: ‘I’ve always been plagued by a sense that I was a little out of whack’
Hannah Gadsby: Body of Work review – romcom hater happily in love
December 2021
2022 culture preview
Theatre, dance and comedy to book in 2022 – from Alan Partridge to Tennessee Williams
Hannah Gadsby – Body of Work: a joyful guide to blasting Netflix and messing with Christian bakers
October 2021
Hannah Gadsby condemns Netflix as an ‘amoral algorithm cult’ amid Dave Chappelle controversy
Australian comedian’s specials Nanette and Douglas were released on the streaming service
March 2021
'A breath of fresh air': readers on women who changed the world in 2020
We asked you to tell us about women who have made a difference and how they inspired you
August 2020
Lockdown culture
Forecast is funny: the best comedy shows to stream this summer
The Edinburgh fringe may have been cancelled but there are plenty of online gigs to enjoy featuring Dane Baptiste, Ivo Graham, Sarah Millican and more
May 2020
Hannah Gadsby: 'You don’t do a show like Nanette without a tough shell'
The Australian standup feared she would spook audiences with her frank examination of trauma, but it made her a star
Lockdown culture
Hannah Gadsby: Douglas review – crusading comedy with great gags
Gadsby follows up her hit show Nanette with a swaggering set that blazes with well-earned confidence
Stream lover
From Hannah Gadsby's Douglas to The Great: what's new to streaming in Australia in May
Plus the Rise of Skywalker, Sweet Country and a new show from the team behind Fleabag and Killing Eve
December 2019
Best culture 2019
Top 10 comedy shows of 2019
A double dose of Stewart Lee, Hannah Gadsby’s follow-up to Nanette and London Hughes’ uproarious blue humour tickled the comedy circuit this year
