Five years after 'Nanette' went viral, Gadsby is back with a new standup act, Netflix's 'Something Special.' At a time when our storytelling culture is obsessed with trauma, Gadsby's display of resolution is necessary relief.
involves Shamash, which Gadsby says is by design. “I’m working very hard to elevate Jenno's influence,” Gadsby tells me of their deliberate effort to cede credit for their success to Shamash. “So, I think that's what you're seeing in the tone of this show is a healthy relationship.
When you consider the state of LGBTQ+ rights around the globe, it’s easy to see what they mean. Threats against our community are mounting, with trans and non-binary individuals bearing the brunt of the attacks. They are the voices we need to be hearing from the most, Gadsby reasons, and they are being silenced. As Gadsby puts it, “being trans, particularly in America right now, is legit struggle bus.
Straight white men, on the other hand, can’t land jokes on the subject because they don’t know what they are talking about, Gadsby says. “You just get the sense that there's this fear that is prompting it.” Whatever the motivation, the consequences of transphobic jokes, which legends like Ricky Gervais, Dave Chapelle, and the late Norm McDonald have all trafficked in, have been devastating. “It has given [transphobia] currency,” Gadsby says.
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