Comedian Hannah Gadsby, her last special on Netflix, A special thingCurrently streaming on the platform, he is no stranger to controversy or a fight in 2021 with fellow comedian Dave Chappelle, who cast Gadsby as unfunny and whose fans have been brutal to Gadsby ever since.
in a new interview with VariationGadbsy commented on her feelings for Chappelle, who fueled anger with her anti-trans comments in her Netflix special. closerit was also released in 2021. Gadsby has always been staunch in her advocacy for the rights of sexist artists and transgender people.
Gadbsy doesn’t mention Chappelle in their last show. “I didn’t think you said anything that I was interested in, and to talk about Dave Chappelle I should have done that – I should have started with Dave Chappelle and I don’t want to do that,” Gadbsy said. announced Variation.
“It’s boring,” Gadsby said, referring to why they left Chappelle out of their special program. “There was a time on the tour when he was definitely in front of my mind and then he pulled back very quickly. My audience loves me because they don’t like the usual toxic perspective, and talking about him would be to put him at the center of his speech – and I don’t want that voice dictating how I approach my work.”
“I’m a sexist, autistic, vagina-using white person,” Gadbsy continued. “It could be a really interesting conversation between us but I don’t think it’s going to happen. I don’t think there is any goodwill on his part. He did three special events that landed on the same points without any change in nuance, so I just think he’s alright. Well done to him. It’s not my way.
When asked if they would be open to talking to Chappelle, Gadsby said: “It seems like I have to do it on his terms. So no. I just think it’s a toxic place. We do, and I don’t want to go against it directly.”
In the past, Gadbsy had been publicly enraged for being lumped together with Chappelle.
“We are working hard to ensure that marginalized communities are not defined by a single story,” Neflix CEO Ted Sarandos wrote in a staff memo in 2021. Z, Hannah Gadsby, and Dave Chappelle are all on Netflix. The key is to increase diversity within the content team itself.”
“Hello Ted Sarandos! Just a quick note to let you know I’d rather you not mix my name in your own mess,” Gadsby replied via Instagram. I have to deal with it.”