Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda - General Discussion

[Bastet]

TITLE*: Hannah Gadsby's Gender Agenda

CATEGORY*: Specials & Other One-Off Shows

NETWORK: Netflix

RELEASE DATE: March 5, 2024

SYNOPSIS: Genderqueer comics from around the world take the stage at London's Alexandra Palace in this comedy showcase hosted by the award-winning Hannah Gadsby.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Official trailer:

 

[Harvey]

Oh this will enrage some people. The youtube comments are already kinda interesting

[Bastet]

"Last time Netflix brought this many transpeople together it was for a protest.  Progress."

By the time this forum was created, I'd forgotten most of the specifics I wanted to comment on, so I'll have to watch it again.  But I enjoyed it; any time you have a big name showcasing lesser-known performers, you run the risk of the host's introduction being the funniest part of the night, but everyone got laughs out of me.  Hannah just - very amusingly - recapped how her being dragged into the brouhaha following Chappelle's transphobic "jokes" in his Netflix special eventually resulted in this Netflix special (I love them saying it's just a small step -- "You don't raze the Amazon and plant a tree" -- just the carbon offset special, really) and then got right to introducing the performers.

[Bastet]

I re-watched:

Jes Tom:  Their description of the difference between sexting with women vs. sexting with men was my favorite; with women had this elaborate description, and with men it was "It's like a kid's flashcard with a picture of an apple and it says 'apple' underneath.  Only instead of an apple, it's a dick."

Chloe Petts:  I loved her description of the bouquet toss at weddings as "Whoever catches it is the next to be sold off".  I also loved how the description of experiencing male privilege as a masculine lesbian wound up incorporating that fist-bumping audience member, and Hannah saying afterward they promise he's not a plant.

Asha Ward:  She was my least favorite, with the stoner/slacker personal falling a little flat.  I did like her saying she can't walk her dog while drunk, though, because when the dog barks at someone she thinks "Fuck it, who we mad at?" and yells at them, too.

DeAnne Smith:  "My mind sparkles with imaginary danger" as their new way of saying they have anxiety was great.  I like "weird little guy" as their gender identity, and cracked up at wondering what man nipples mean -- better paid?  dominate a conversation?

Mx. Dahlia Belle:  She had my favorite set.  It's difficult to pick favorite bits to highlight, but "I've been informed cisgender is a slur -- by people who don't understand how slurs work" is a contender.  Along with the differences between stock and after-market vaginas.

Krishna Istha:  Hannah's introduction of them, a new performer, was touching, saying when you're genderqueer in comedy stage time is often not safe time, so they wanted to give them this platform.  For a newcomer, I found this a very strong set.  "The confidence you get when you walk through the world as a man is directly proportional to the confidence you need to try stand-up comedy.  That must be why so many mediocre white men think they can do it."  Ha!  And I liked their list of the similarities between sex work and performance art just as much.  Along with "Pick a side!  Okay, says the nonbinary, bisexual, polyamorous, Libra-rising, multi-hyphenated creative."

Alok:  I love them joking about taking a moment during their sun salutations to think about how hard it is for cisgender straight folks to remember pronouns.  "Don't laugh, it's one of the biggest issues facing their community.  I mean his and her community."