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The heap of awards Hannah Gadsby’s Nanette has accrued over the last couple of years is most impressive: best comedy show at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival; the Barry Award for best show at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival; best comedy at the Adelaide Fringe Festival; best comedy performer at Australia’s Helpmann Awards.

On Friday, July 27, Gadsby will be presented with the Comedy Special of the Year honour at the Just for Laughs Awards Show. Later that day, Gadsby will perform Nanette for the final time, at the Olympia as part of JFL.

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There has been nothing like Nanette to hit the comedy world in recent years, particularly for a piece with roots in Australia. It has not only captivated audiences Down Under, it also hit England and Ireland with a fury and then became the toast of New York, where it had a three-month run and left critics and audiences gushing.

Gadsby may stop doing Nanette after JFL, but the show has taken on another life on Netflix, where it recently began streaming.