News about Hannah Gadsby

After opening her It's Pablo-matic: Hannah Gadsby exhibition at the Brooklyn Museum, New York, art critics have been critical of the Australian feminist comedian Hannah Gadsby. The art show includes more than 100 works by Picasso and modern female artists as well as audio descriptions by Gadsby herself. According to a official press release, the exhibition "reckons with tangled problems regarding misogyny, creativity, the art-historical canon, and "genius."

During their interview with comedian Hannah Gadsby on Tuesday, the Project kept it PC. In a resurfaced tweet, Gadsby was recently mocked for criticizing the late Barry Humphries, but Project host Sam Taunton notably avoided discussing the issue while speaking with Nanette this week. Taunton, on the contrary, stuck to safe subjects, including Gadsby's friendship with Hollywood actress Jodie Foster and Nanette's legacy.

After he criticised a 2018 tweet (inset) from comedian Hannah Gadsby mourning the late Barry Humphries (right), entertainment commentator Peter Ford revealed he suffered a tumultuous pile-on from Twitter followers. Ford (left) said he was taken aback by the influx of tweets from people rushing to Gadsby's defense and had blocked more than 300 social media pages.

After he died on Saturday aged 89, the Melbourne International Comedy Festival did not provide a formal salute to legendary comedian Barry Humphries on the final night of performances. The renowned entertainer who appeared in 1987 helped establish the festival, which has since developed to become one of the world's biggest comedy festivals. Humphries fell out with organisers after he made remarks five years ago that were seen as 'anti-trans' by the comedians, with comedians like Hannah Gadsby speaking out against Humphries on Twitter at the time.

Hannah Gadsby, a feminist comedian, slammed comedy legend Barry Humphries five years ago, five years before his death. As she criticized Humphries' comedic act, Gadsby, 45, described him as 'irrelevant and inhumane' in a resurfaced tweet from 2018. 'Barry Humphries adores those who rule, hates marginalized minorities, and has completely lost the ability to read the room,' she wrote.

The paper's open letter, delivered to the Times on Wednesday, states that it is obtaining "bias, fringe theories, and inaccurate information" in its coverage of transgender people, as well as "the lead of a far-right hate group" in its coverage of transgender issues. Nearly 170 Times contributors, some of whom are transgender, non-binary, and gender-conforming, signed the letter, which included hundreds of professionals in the entertainment industry, as well as leading advocates, activists, and organizations in the LGBTQ community.

JULIE BURCHILL: Gore Vidal, an American writer, wrote that Puritans left England for America in the 17th century not because they were imprisoned for their religious convictions, but because they were forbidden to sue others for their beliefs.' It's impossible not to recall these words when considering the ever-growing pile of wokenings in the United Kingdom. For the first time, woke is the first suspected social justice movement that aims not to extend freedoms but rather restrict them, in the way of all violent, bullying cults. The 20th century's great progressive crusades, from women's liberation to civil rights for black and gay people, sought to extend human dignity by making sure the same laws were followed fairly and equally to all.