I'm watching — using the present tense here, because although I've already watched it, I am definitely going to watch it again, and again — Hannah Gadsby's stand-up special Nanette, available on Netflix.
On the one hand, I want to tell you literally everything about this special, because OMFG it is everything. On the other hand, I saw it knowing absolutely nothing about it. I hadn't heard of it or Gadsby when I saw it; Netflix just recommended it to me (good job, Netflix!) the day it came out, and I happened to be looking for something to watch.
Seeing it without knowing anything about it made it even more mind-blowing for me, so I will resist gushing endlessly, even as I realize that telling you I want to gush endlessly gives you an expectation that I didn't have.
I will tell you only this one line from this beautiful, powerful piece of art by the extraordinary Gadsby: "There is nothing stronger than a broken woman who has rebuilt herself."
Ain't that the motherfucking truth.
A friend of mine told me she thought, while watching Nanette, that it sounds like Gadsby has read Shakesville. I don't know that Gadsby would take that as a compliment, but I hope she would. I certainly do.
How about you?
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