Hannah Gadsby’s third Netflix comedy show, “Something Special,” is a celebration of their marriage and stories about their past: “It’s going to be a feel-good show, because I believe I owe you one.”
.” In it, Gadsby jokes about their upbringing, coming to terms with their sexuality and even Pablo Picasso , but then they deliver an emotional indictment of homophobia, gendered violence and traditional comedy.
That was an intentional choice, Gadsby told NBC News in a video interview Thursday, because they were touring last year, still largely during the pandemic, and they could tell people were nervous and “thirsty for joy” — particularly LGBTQ people, who in the U.S. have seen a surge of legislation targeting their rights over the past three years.
Gadsby said the couple made a lot of “mistakes” in their wedding, like choosing a novelty “shark cake” for the reception. While heterosexual couples typically have bride and groom figurines atop their wedding cakes, Gadsby and Shamash chose two otters swimming on their backs and holding hands — right in front of a shark emerging from the icing with its mouth open, displaying two rows of sharp teeth.
The joke captures a theme throughout the show: a celebration of Gadsby’s relationship with Shamash through stories about their past, peppered with jokes about sexism and heterosexual relationships. Gadsby said they had new material related to the American political climate, but they instead chose to focus the show largely on their relationship with Shamash to allow people a break from the news, and because, as someone who is autistic, they like to talk about their “special interest topics.”
“I think being a queer person expressing joy on stage is a subversive political act in this current climate,” they said.
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