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Perspective | How Hannah Gadsby’s Evisceration Of Picasso Helped Her Change Stand-Up Comedy

Her Netflix special “Nanette” wrestles with mental illness, misogyny and art.

“What makes “Nanette” so remarkable is not only that Gadsby, under pressure, breaks the preexisting forms, dismantling our expectations of what a stand-up comedian does. It’s that, in the process, she addresses huge questions: trauma, creativity, kindness, representation, resilience, love. And she does so with tremendous courage.”