Learning the Fine Art of NOT Joking Around from Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette

Written and Performed by Hannah Gadsby

Maybe Hannah Gadsby's Nanette isn't quite a movie, but Screen Cares host Jennie finds value in bringing the Netflix comedy special to the table to give context to her approach to viewing creative works and her own personal attempts to grow in her authenticity and vulnerability. Co-host Sarah helps make personal connections related to growing up in small communities, Jennie's collegi

ate studies in Art History, finding connections through authenticity, and defining what "being in your prime" means on our own terms. Hosts invite listeners to watch Nanette with an open mind, and a heart open to breaking down personal walls and being aware of when others are building up their own. 

Episode 22-Learning the Fine Art of NOT Joking Around from Hannah Gadsby's Nanette

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Screen Shares Rating: 

• Solo Screen- Settle in alone and let Hannah Gadsby take you on a humorous yet highly intellectual and passionate journey through her experiences with comedy, gender, sexuality, art, and trauma.
• Buddy Screen- You're going to want to debrief this intense "comedy" special with someone who sees you and makes you feel comfortable telling you the truth when they've had a shit day. 

Screen Sparks:

1. What parts of your life are you living as jokes? 
2. Do you have an obligation to regulate how you spread anger?
3. What would it look like if we didn’t ask for artists to suffer? Do you think creativity would still happen?
4. How do we diffuse tension with jokes and self-deprecation? What if we stopped?

After the Credits Roll-Links Referenced during the show:

• Hannah Gadsby’s Website 
• Hannah Gadsby Isn’t a Comedy Elle Magazine
• Van Gogh’s Sunflowers and information from The Van Gogh Museum

Soooo, when making the show notes for this episode Jennie realized she had, in fact, conflated two interviews with Kumail Nanjiani and his conversations about Hannah Gadsby. Although he was interviewed by Terry Gross on Fresh Air Three Times (https://freshairarchive.org/guests/kumail-nanjiani) . He actually talked about Nanette on an episode of the podcast Pop Culture Happy Hour. 

POP CULTURE HAPPY HOUR

Hannah Gadsby's Netflix Special 'Nanette' With Kumail Nanjiani

• Behind the Scenes:

Jennie on her last day "being fancy" and working at the Museum of Fine Arts Houston 16 years ago. 

Extra Amazing Quotes and takeaways from Hannah Gadsby's Nanette:

Extra amazing quotes and takeaways:

1. 1. “There is NOTHING stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself!”
   2. Laughter is not our medicine, stories hold our cure. Honey is just the honey that sweetens the bitter medicine.
   3. We have th