Hannah Gadsby: Douglas
  • Network: Netflix
  • Series Premiere Date: May 26, 2020
Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8

Critic Reviews

  1. IndieWire
    Reviewed by: Jude Dry
    May 27, 2020
    91
    The haters are right — it’s nothing like traditional comedy. It’s art.
  2. Paste Magazine
    Reviewed by: Garrett Martin
    May 29, 2020
    70
    As Gadsby herself explains over the first 15 or so minutes of Douglas, though, don’t expect a rehash of her American breakthrough. Expect something that’s funnier than Nanette, still passionate but not quite as much so, and that lies undeniably in its shadow.
  3. The A.V. Club
    Reviewed by: Patrick Gomez
    May 26, 2020
    91
    She delivers on everything she promises. Gadsby transitions from section to section of her 10th comedy tour with an ease that seems almost stream of consciousness. It’s evident that she’s meticulously worked out every word choice and carefully crafted unexpected callbacks of jokes from a half hour earlier, but she also remains flexible.
  5. The Guardian
    Reviewed by: Brian Logan
    May 27, 2020
    80
    It’s a well-constructed set, with a high hit-rate of jokes. Even the weaker, cruder sections – those laying into golfers and anti-vaxxers – are redeemed by neat one-liners.
  6. The Hollywood Reporter
    Reviewed by: Inkoo Kang
    May 26, 2020
    90
    This new special is Gadsby's version of a crowd-pleaser, and it's consistently, even boastfully, hilarious. ... If Nanette demonstrated Gadsby's mastery of tone and command of the audience, Douglas is an even richer showcase for the comic's technical prowess.
  7. TV Guide
    Reviewed by: Liam Mathews
    May 26, 2020
    80
    Douglas has the thoughtful craft and righteous anti-patriarchy anger you'd expect from the person who made Nanette, but it has a lighter touch, a looser structure, and no moment like the climax of Nanette in which she doesn't tell jokes, only truth.

Awards & Rankings

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#65 Best TV Season of 2020
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#80 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020

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User Score
4.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 26 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 26
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 26
  3. Negative: 14 out of 26
  1. UncleWillard
    Jun 22, 2020
    1
    You'd think that the backlash against celebrity lecture videos (Imagine and the BLM I Take Responsibility videos) would make it clear thatYou'd think that the backlash against celebrity lecture videos (Imagine and the BLM I Take Responsibility videos) would make it clear that people are tired of being lectured. I remember struggling to make it through Nanette, and trying to keep an open mind, but ultimately giving up. Why does being a certain race, orientation, gender suddenly bestow authority on people? Who is this person to lecture anyone? And it seems awfully sneaky to do this under the guise of comedy. There is nothing funny or compelling about this. The only reason this person has a career is so some studio or marketing team can rack up woke points. I feel.sorry for people who think this is funny. It's a lot.like racist comedians from the past. Its only funny or compelling if you have the same hate in your heart.… Full Review »
  2. johnxreed
    Jun 17, 2020
    0
    Spoiler... this comedy is just not funny. If you're a fan of angry comedy, then you might like this. I'm just not a fan of angry comedy. ToSpoiler... this comedy is just not funny. If you're a fan of angry comedy, then you might like this. I'm just not a fan of angry comedy. To each his/her/it's/their own.… Full Review »
  3. JiggleWiggle
    Oct 30, 2022
    0
    If you enjoy Rachel Maddow's stand up comedy, you might enjoy this. That's the only way anyone could ever enjoy this.
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