Australian comedian Hannah Gadsby, who presented the directing for television drama Emmy at this year's awards, managed to be funnier than most of the scripted patter that came before. In her first Australian outing since filming her globally acclaimed Netflix special at the Sydney Opera House, Hannah Gadsby has foreshadowed a "revolution" in comedy. "When I first began [comedy] ... it's safe to say that diversity wasn't a key quality of the stand-up comedy population," she said. Chris Pizzello Hannah Gadsby presenting the award for outstanding directing for a drama series at the 70th Primetime Emmy Awards in 2018. Jordan Strauss/AP Hannah Gadsby encourages comedy fans to see a show by someone "who doesn't look like you".

Source: Stuff March 27, 2019 19:35 UTC