Hannah Gadsby returns for their third Netflix comedy special

April 20, 2023 Queer Forty Staff 1 min read

Emmy and Peabody Award winning comedian Hannah Gadsby’s third Netflix comedy special, Hannah Gadsby: Something Special, will premiere globally on May 9.

Directed by Jenney Shamash and with Executive Producers Hannah Gadsby, Jenney Shamash, Kevin Whyte, Kathleen McCarthy the special is produced by Guesswork Television.

Hannah Gadsby: Something Special. Hannah Gadsby in the Sydney Opera House. Cr. Jess Gleeson/Netflix © 2023

Hannah Gadsby is back for their third Netflix comedy special, Hannah Gadsby: Something Special. In this smart and feel good set, the comedian talks about a wedding (theirs!), more than one traumatic encounter with a bunny and much more. The special was filmed at the Sydney Opera House, in Sydney Australia in Fall, 2022.

Gadsby filmed the 2018 comedy sensation Nanette, at the Opera House, which went on to win a Peabody award and a Primetime Emmy award. Their follow-up, Douglas, was nominated for two Primetime Emmy awards and won an AACTA Award.