🐱 Hannah Gadsby Has No Desire To Try And Talk To Ricky Gervais About His Trans Jokes: ‘He Doesn’t Seem Like A Nuanced Thinker’

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By now, everyone’s aware of how Dave Chappelle went back into trans-jokes mode during a 2021 Netflix comedy special, The Closer. Hannah Gadsby, whose Nannette was also a raging hit for the streamer, reacted by calling out Netflix CEO Ted Sarandos for an defending Chappelle to uphold the “amoral algorithm.” And Gadsby further commented upon “the hate and anger” that she receives from Chappelle fans because she dares to push back.

Fast forward to 2022, and Ricky Gervais decided to punch down, too, with his own new Netflix special, SuperNature, which he defended for its “taboo” nature and embracing of “freedom of expression.” In the process of that explanation, Gervais also declared, My target wasn’t trans folk, but trans activist ideology.” And during a new Hollywood Reporter interview to promote her upcoming new “feel-good” sets (referred to as Body Of Work), Gadbsy sounds like she’s not down to try and engage with Gervais, given the chance, like if they bumped into each other backstage somewhere:

“I’m the sort of person where it wouldn’t matter because people don’t talk to me. I really have a f*ck-off energy and I really enjoy it. But I wouldn’t go out of my way to talk to him because I just don’t think there’s any point. He’s made up his mind. He doesn’t seem like a nuanced thinker. I don’t think we could solve the issues backstage at an awards show. He’s set. There’s no changing his mind. So why bother?”
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Fair enough. Choosing one’s battles wisely (and deciding not to expend the energy to do so when it won’t change matters) is a hell of a smart way to live. Hannah also doesn’t sound too interested in taking to Ted Sarandos, either. “He might be a little scared of me,” she offered to THR. “Rightly so, Ted. Rightly so. I’m just joking. It’s very funny, isn’t it? It’s a very funny situation.” Oh yes, it’s terribly funny.
 
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Caesare said:
I still don't understand this part:

Who likes this woman? She's the first "raging hit" that I've never heard a single person talk about.
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It's the journalistic writing style that you should be aware of and notice more.

Hannah Gadsby, whose Nannette was also a raging hit for the streamer
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Like a normal person, you would read that it was a raging hit and you are missing out on a great special. What it really says, is that it was a raging hit for Gadsby compared to her other work, and not a hit with the mass populace. It's like a small youtuber that only averages 5K views per video, then their next one gets 18k views. It's a "raging hit" for them, but meaningless with no mass appeal for everyone else.
 
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Immortal Technique said:
Like a normal person, you would read that it was a raging hit and you are missing out on a great special. What it really says, is that it was a raging hit for Gadsby compared to her other work, and not a hit with the mass populace. It's like a small youtuber that only averages 5K views per video, then their next one gets 18k views. It's a "raging hit" for them, but meaningless with no mass appeal for everyone else.
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Nah, it's pretty clear they were saying this special was a hit for Netflix (the streamer.)

But two things:

1) It's funny that they indicate that Chappelle's special was a 'raging hit' with the use of the word 'also'
2) It's also funny how there are links to pretty much everything else in the article that's making a claim except for the assertion that this special was a 'raging hit.' What, you couldn't even mine Twitter for some 'hot takes'?
 
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The Dude said:
"He doesn't seem to be a nuanced thinker" says the chick with Autism and vehemently believes that certain people aren't allowed to make jokes about certain topics. I would extend the theory that the individual in this situation who is incapable of nuanced thinking is the one who doesn't support the individual right to free expression.
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It's like the actual, real definition of nuanced is inconvenient so autismself redefined it to mean "rigidly following my opinion".
 
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“I’m the sort of person where it wouldn’t matter because people don’t talk to me. I really have a f*ck-off energy and I really enjoy it.
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If you’re the type of person to say this in an un-ironic way and actually believe it, you need to stay away from that person. From personal experience, those kinds of people are both dangerous and distrustful to be around. They could stab you in the back both figuratively and literally.
 
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Caesare said:
I still don't understand this part:

Who likes this woman? She's the first "raging hit" that I've never heard a single person talk about.
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She is the culmination of years of stand up comics developing routines centered around being "truth tellers" rather than jokesters. Making her popular with the most annoying fucks you can imagine.
 
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“I’m the sort of person where it wouldn’t matter because people don’t talk to me. I really have a f*ck-off energy and I really enjoy it. But I wouldn’t go out of my way to talk to him because I just don’t think there’s any point.
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Interesting way to admit that no one likes you or wants to interact with you, but OK.
 
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albert the programmer said:
If you’re the type of person to say this in an un-ironic way and actually believe it, you need to stay away from that person. From personal experience, those kinds of people are both dangerous and distrustful to be around. They could stab you in the back both figuratively and literally.
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From the Wikipedia article about her comedy special:

The initial shows were more combative with the audience, and made Gadsby feel victimised, so to get the audience more on her side, she added more jokes and relieved more tension throughout the show's run.
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Yeah, imagine adding jokes to a comedy show.

She must be absolutely insufferable to be around if you aren't part of her 'inner circle.'

E, also:
On review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes, the film has a critical approval rating of 100% based on 49 reviews, with an average rating of 9.2/10, and an audience score of 26% based on more than a thousand ratings.

By contrast, in The Outline magazine, P.E. Moskowitz gave Nanette a negative review, arguing that the special "makes for boring, trite, and even dangerous art: in order to convey her trauma, Gadsby dismisses all of comedy, the uses of queer anger, and the entire premise of self-deprecation as inadequate". Soraya Roberts was also critical of Nanette in The Baffler magazine. Roberts stated "In terms of overall quality, Nanette is mediocre." Roberts took issue with Gadsby's rejection of comedy in the show, saying "Gadsby doesn't bend the medium, she abandons it." Roberts added that other female comedians, such as Mo’Nique and Maria Bamford, had made comedy specials about women's oppression without rejecting the act of telling jokes in the process.
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Yeah, 'raging hit', lol.
 
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