WE'RE HERE WITH THE AUTHOR OF "TEN STEPS TO NANETTE," DA
GA.
YOU WRITE IN THE BOOK AND YOUR STANDUP MATERIAL.
YOU TALK ABOUT YOUR PARENTS A LOT.
ARE THEY OKAY WITH THAT?
( LAUGHTER )
>> AND FAIR ENOUGH.
BUT, YOU KNOW, I'VE GOT THE LOUD STICK.
MY DAD'S FINE.
HE HAS NO EMOTIONAL LANDSCAPE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: DO WHATEVER YOU WANT.
>> YEAH, HE'S FINE.
THERE, GO ON.
WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN?
>> Stephen: DID YOU SAY, "WHAT'S YOUR NAME AGAIN?"
HOW MANY KIDS IN YOUR FAMILY?
>> I'M THE YOUNGEST OF FIVE.
>> Stephen: THERE YOU GO, YEAH.
AT YOUR AGE, YOU'RE THE YOUNG ONE.
>> MOM IS NOT ALWAYS A FAN.
SHE'S-- SHE'S NOT SHY ABOUT LETTING ME KNOW WHEN SHE'S NOT
IMPRESSED.
>> Stephen: WITH THE MATERIAL.
>> YEAH, SOMETIMES WHILE I'M ON STAGE.
( LAUGHTER )
>> SHE'S LIKE, "NO, DON'T ENCOURAGE HER.
AND ONE TIME SHE SAID, "I DON'T SOUND LIKE THAT."
AND OF COURSE, THAT'S EXACTLY WHAT SHE SOUNDS LIKE.
AND I SAID, "YES, YOU DO."
AND SHE SAID, "NO, I DON'T."
AND THAT WENT ON FOR A GOOD FIVE MINUTES.
>> Stephen: HAS SHE EVER DONE ANY PRESS?
HAS HE BEEN INTERVIEWED HERSELF?
>> I INTERVIEWED HER ONCE.
IT WAS AWFUL.
SHE DOES NOT OPEN UP.
SHE'S VERY-- SHE'S A DIGNIFIED PERSON.
I WOULD GIVE ANY MONEY FOR YOU TO INTERVIEW HER, THOUGH.
SHE WOULD EAT YOU ALIVE.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: SHE'D EAT ME ALIVE?
>> OH, MY GOSH.
SHE WOULDN'T-- SHE OF COURSE WOULDN'T DO IT.
>> Stephen: I'LL-- WHY DON'T YOU BE HER AND I'LL ASK YOU
QUESTIONS.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS-- WHAT WAS
( LAUGHTER ).
>> YOU'VE GOT YOUR NAME ON YOUR OWN MUG.
THAT'S NEEDY.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: MRS. GADSBY.
>> OKAY.
>> Stephen: WHAT WAS HANNAH LIKE AS A CHILD?
>> LOOK, I'LL TELL YOU WHAT I TOLD HER WHEN SHE ASKED ME THAT.
NONE OF YOUR BUSINESS.
( LAUGHTER )
THE FIRST TIME YOU SAW HER PERFORM?
>> WELL, I THOUGHT SHE COULD, YOU KNOW, SHUT UP A BIT.
SHE MADE FUN OF ME.
AND I DON'T THINK THAT'S FAIR.
I MADE HER CLOTHES.
SHE CALLED THAT HABERDASHERY ABUSE.
( LAUGHTER )
CHILDREN.
DO YOU HAVE-- DO YOU HAVE-- DO YOU HAVE A FAVORITE CHILD?
>> EVERY DAY IS A NEW DAY.
( LAUGHTER )
TOE S.
>> Stephen: SURE, SURE, SURE, SURE, SURE.
>> BUT IF YOU DON'T LIKE A CHILD, YOU TELL THEM DIRECTLY.
( LAUGHTER )
TELL ONE OF THE OTHERS AND IT WILL TRICKLE DOWN.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: THANK YOU FOR JOINING US, MRS. GADSBY.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>> Stephen: COULD I HAVE HANNAH BACK?
>> SURE.
YES, I CAN DO THAT.
>> Stephen: WE, SO DEEPLY IN.
>> METHOD.
>> Stephen: DID YOU SHAKE IT OFF?
DID YOU SHAKE IT OFF?
>> SHE'S A LOT FUNNIER THAN I AM.
>> Stephen: YOU WRITE ABOUT ART A LOT IN YOUR WORK.
>> THANK YOU.
( LAUGHTER )
THANK YOU.
I UNDERSTAND THAT THIS PARTICULAR PIECE OF ART HAS
SIGNIFICANT MEANING TO YOU.
I'M JUST CURIOUS WHY.
IT'S BEAUTIFUL.
WHAT IS THIS?
>> IT'S A PICTURE-- IT'S A CHAPEL, ACTUALLY.
YOU KNOW THE-- YOU KNOW THE TURTLES, MICHELANGELO, RAFAEL.
>> Stephen: LEONARDO.
>> YES.
SO HE'S LIKE THE SPLINTER.
HE BECAME BEFORE THEM, AND WAS LIKE, "DO IT THIS WAY."
THAT'S A DATED REFERENCE, BUT, YOU KNOW.
( SIES ) I REGRET THAT!
>> Stephen: IT'S ONLY A 600-YEAR-OLD REFERENCE BUT GO
AHEAD.
WHAT HAPPENED HERE?
>> I STUDIED ART HISTORY, AND I WAS ALWAYS JUST-- I WAS AN
INTELLECTUAL PROCESS FOR ME, AND I WOULD SOMETIMES STAND IN FRONT
OF ART WORKS AND GO, "YEAH, RIGHT, FINE."
BUT I WENT IN, AND I FELT-- I FELT MOVED BY THAT.
AND IT'S JUST THE QUALITY OF BLUE IN THERE.
THE LAPIS-- >> Stephen: I WOULD CALL THAT
A COBALT.
>> OF COURSE YOU WOULD CALL IT COBALT.
>> Stephen: AM I WRONG TO CALL THIS COBALT?
>> NO.
IT'S JUST YOU AND I.
( APPLAUSE )
TIME FOR.
THE BOOK, "TEN STEPS TO NANETTE," IS AVAILABLE TODAY
IT'S HANNAH GADSBY, EVERYBODY.
THANK YOU, HANNAH.
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK WITH A PERFORMANCE BY BUFFALO NICHOLS.