"that's brave", "No, I think it's autism" LOVE IT!

You know, I was kinda afraid of this comment section, but turns out it's really lovely and positive. Thanks everyone!

She says her emotions don't show on her face, but her eyes are so bright. Aaaaa she's great.

"When I'm on my own, I'm smooth....then another person comes in...and it's complicated" My life, in one sentence 🤣 #ActuallyAutistic #neurodiverseandproud

"When you are being self-depricating on stage you are representing not just yourself but also people who identify with you. [...] People who hate what you are are not laughing because they think you are funny, they are laughing because they agree with the underlying." That was spot on. I feel so grateful that Hannah's voice is heard now because she has a lot of wise words to spill.

“I’ve done my research though” That’s the most ASD thing I’ve ever heard. 😆

As an autistic person myself, thank you Skavlan so much for not being afraid to ask the real questions here. And to not back away from something that isn't talked about much! I adore what Hannah said here, "I think diversity is really important, it's the real key. Neurodiversity I think, is really an important thing for society, I think society could be helped with neurodiversity. I understand this world because I've studied 'neurotypical', but I think people who aren't neurotypical have something to offer as well and I think, if we learn each other's languages, that's better."

I really like this interviewer. He is very respectful and lets his guest talk.

"I've done my research though" ASD people never come unprepared, that's your first basic ASD rule here

My big appreciation for the empathic and intelligent questions and the beautiful listening, respectful presence from the interviewer. Such a superior viewing experience when substance is available rather than only scandal or noise. Thank you!

catcaller: "smile!" me : "I'm really happy, i just haven't told my face."

I think this is the best interview I've seen where Hannah was given the respect and room to explain. Thank you for such a lovely interview

“People are not very brave in real life”. I’m very glad Hannah’s in our world.

This is the most wholesome sincere chat show I've ever seen.

Thank you Skavlan for a respectful interview, thank you to the other guests for their empathetic silence... and most of all thank you Hannah for articulating so well who you are.

"I DO like routines".....and I'd say that a couple of times"...lmfao.....

I was diagnosed with high functioning autism 5 years ago at the age of 37. I totally get what she means about things just suddenly becoming clear.

I...think I should probably get evaluated. It's like listening to myself speak.

As an adult who has begun looking into the possibility of getting an ASD diagnosis, this was very powerful. Also as a gay woman I already respected Hannah and her work. Thank you for the well executed interview and the thoughtful questions and answers.

I would pay real money to see her have a conversation with Tig Notaro

I think “what she did to comedy” was wonderful. So much of comedy has become formulaic-make fun of yourself or make fun of other people. She got up there and spoke of real experience and how to treat oneself. I found it so powerful! Love her!

What a thoughtful interview. Skavlan, you allowed her the space to speak in a way I have not seen in other interviews. The silence between the conversation was even enjoyable. I wish all interviewers could allow guests this much patience and time to explain who they are and what makes them tick. Great work. And Hannah....what an exceptional individual. Everything she says is so interesting. Loved the kind-eyed blond guest who was also clearly enjoying the interview.

As an American I really, really wish we had a talk show like this. The format was so great and had a soothing cadence.

OMG what she said about how we all have to adjust to the degrees we are not straight white men. I have never heard it phrased that way but that statement was just everything.

My daughter is mildly autistic, and this lovely person gives me great hope for the possibilities in her future.

My friend's sister was recently diagnosed (she's 39) and funnily enough her doctor said that women around 30-50 have the highest rate of new diagnoses. They think it's because we're taught to be social from a young age and we're more perceptive mimics we hide it better. But now autism and Aspergers are far more mainstream and people's kids and grandkids are being diagnosed and it's making women question themselves too.

“If I don’t feel something is fair. I point it out in person. I don’t need the tippityatappity thing to do that.“ The whole Twitter went down.

Brilliant interviewer. Got much more from Hannah in an interview than I have heard before. It's the atmosphere he creates, the well framed questions and his whole attitude. The other guests get it too.

10:23 “i don’t also tell my face how i feel” and the bit abt ppl finding her intimidating was so relatable as a person w autism 😂😂

This video made me cry with such tears of relief and happiness. I look up to Hannah so much for her bravery, her incredibles articulation, and just sheer self understanding. As a queer person who was diagnosed a few years ago with autism (and also am art history major) she really says the words out loud and makes the thoughts I struggle to express tangible. I have definitely stolen quotes from Nanette to explain to others how I'm feeling or what I truly mean. This interview was more than I could imagine. Everyone was so polite and quiet and calm and non judgemental. The questions were real, raw, and asked with sincerity. I felt at peace. Thank you for making me feel less alone

"straight white men is the scenario" "everyone then has to adjust to the degrees that we are not" oh how true those statements are - Thanks for being so damn articulate Hannah

‘On my own I’m good at life .... then someone comes in with their facial expressions’ .... how perfectly put. Love you Hannah❤️

So much respect for Hannah for her nuanced and complex perspective and so much respect to Skavlan for a good conversation with a fascinating woman.

This woman is very insightful about a number of things.

I love the way Alain Robert smiles at Hannah with admiration and empathy the whole time..so sweet x

Thank you for uploading this. As a fellow autistic it means a lot to see this. Hannah is so amazing.

lovely! every time I see another female with autism they often say something and memories from my childhood make more sense. Hannah talked about hating surprises and I suddenly realized why as a kid my parents and friends were always wanting to surprise me with something (my first phone, a puppy, a vacation, a party) and how every time I would be so upset because I would have enjoyed it so much more without the surprise factor. I never understood why other people didn't understand my hatred of surprises and why they insisted that trying it again and again would somehow make me like them. it's not "weird" it's autism.

A REAL interview, and a person who has real things to say. Wow. Blown away.

What a delightful environment this is. No one is grandstanding, interrupting, or posturing. Autistic or not, everyone here is thoughtful, respectful, and just the type of person I would enjoy talking to.

She is absolutely wonderful, what a lovely interview

This interview, and all of the lovely comments, are so comforting.

I loved the interview; the questions and the comments to the answers. It was interesting and insightful and respectful and pretty fluid. All in all it seemed genuine and lovely. And Hannah is a delight.

The others sometimes look like they don't quite understand her, but to me she's more understandable and relatable than a lot of people

Hannah Gadsby makes me feel humble on a human level.

This is going to sound ableist, but it never occurred to me that someone with autism could become a comedian, and I know that just stems from my experience with my brother who is on the spectrum not having a great grasp on humor, its just good to remember to keep your mind open and remember that your experiences or the ones of someone you know aren't the only experiences that there are

Ever since watching Nanette, I admire her so much! She seems to be a very wonderful person. Ableism is a topic that is discussed highly in Europe right now. This interview came at the right time.

I love Hannah Gadsby, saw Douglas a couple of weeks ago, and it was fantastic. But the interview was great beyond that. Our son has autism and this interview helped me understand him a bit better. And I think the interviewer did a great job!

She is such a wonderful human being

I loved Hannah before but appreciate her so much more after this interview

Hannah's riff on power or lack of and self-deprecation was awesome, to the point, love her!

All I want for Christmas is all interviewees and all interviewers to be like the ones in this interview.

Hannah... celebrity queen for all us grown up autie girls! So glad I am not the only one who feels that I have my life perfectly running when I am alone...

Thank you Skavlan. I really enjoyed this. I watched "Nanette" and she blew me away. Listening is always the best way to learn. Who was the blonde gentleman? The way he truly listened to her was the way we should all listen to each other.

Thank you so much for this, and thank you Hannah Gadsby for expressing your experience so clearly. My son was diagnosed earlier this year at about the same age (just short of 37th birthday). He has said similar things, especially about retrospectively reassessing his past and finding explanations for what happened. I've sent this to him, because late diagnoses are not often discussed. Thank you again.

Absolutely loved this clip. Hannah's experiences with autism are very similar to my own. So great to see the subject dealt with respect. For so many of us being neodivergent makes navigating a world built for neotypical people extremely difficult...

I love her. As a comedian, a woman, I admire her greatly.

Everything Hannah spoke on was a breath of fresh air. I am so grateful.

I have asd and am trying to learn how to accept and not be embarrassed about it, I think watching this helped a little

"Useless panic". I can relate to this concept 100%.

Props to someone who can speak in well constructed paragraphs

I rarely comment on you tube, but I am shocked at the number of hateful comments. Breaks my heart that so many people should feel entitled to disparage someone the way they do, w/o the slightest grounded argument. Made me want to make my voice heard and say that I loved "Nanette" and I think H. Gadsby's view of the world if unusual is very insightful and interesting. The show made me both laugh and reflect. Hannah shares her experience very generously. I wish there were more people like her.

She's so sharp, and deeply insightful. Loved this.

I think this is definitively my favorite interview ever. The interviewers displays a marvellous level of emotional intelligence here. Such thoughtful, deliberate questions.. respectfully and warmly asked, while giving the necessary space for them to be answered. There was no expectations for a spiel or forced punchlines to ease the audience. Rather, when Hannah did crack a joke or a subtle quip, it was duly acknowledged with a chuckle by everyone without letting it be a distraction from her more important, Illuminating perspectives. I will be coming back to this interview time and again. ❤️ Dear interviewers, your empathy and intelligence is seen and cherished. Thank you.❤️

She's absolutely correct about the facial expressions. It can become very frustrating when people think I'm looking angry at someone, when I'm literally just looking at them and 9 out of 10 times I'm just in my own thoughts. I prefer being online, so people don't see my face.

I'm really happy, I just have not told my face... Lord, I love this woman!

She does one of the best jobs explaining I've ever heard. Gave me a real insight!

“When I’m on my own I’m smooth…” can soooo relate to this! Also ASD and Australian and this is the best description of what life is like for me too. Love you Hannah! 😍

Like the commenter below, I too appreciate the sensitivity of the interviewer. It is a delicate situation when someone reveals such personal information about themselves. The other guests were very respectful too. I'm not sure which Scandinavian country this comes from but it's so nice to see a connection with an Australia without looking at the like they are from outer space.

I'm not such a commenter, but just wanted to say how much I appreciate the interviewer genuineness and sensitivity. It was, like, liberating. Also that your channel comments on other feedbacks really adds up to the appreciation I feel. Wish you the best luck with the show, this one interview right now is a gift to humanity.

I love her comedy. I love her.And yes, we can drop some labels. There is too much labels of everything. Keep doing your comedy. People need you and we love you.

A friend of mine told me I can't be autistic because I'm funny. Hmm lol.

Her experience of being diagnosed with ASD as an adult mirrors my experience being diagnosed with ADHD-PI as an adult...just so much stuff in my life made sense and I realized I could stop trying to be "normal" in some respects.

Save oneself the energy of trying to reach other people’s normal...I needed to hear this. No diagnosis yet but at nearly 40 I need to give myself a break! Splendid interview with a wonderful person.

I totally get the "haven't told my face" bit. I watched a movie with my husband and in-laws recently. It was a loud, chaotic environment in which two conversations were going on, one involved shouting, a dog was barking, and a loud, fast-paced action movie was playing. I was really having trouble keeping it all straight, so I started to focus in on the movie. I said, "This movie is really exciting." My husband said, "Wow. Could you say that with any less enthusiasm?" I realized that in the hubbub, I had forgotten to emote. I forgot to tell my face and my voice to do the extra things with pitch and facial expression that tell people that you're excited. To be honest, it's really annoying that you have to do all of that extra stuff all the time. I *said* it was exciting. Why bother to have and use words if people won't believe them without extra input? I'm not diagnosed, but I've been researching lately and I think I'm likely on the spectrum. Apparently, it is very common for adult women to have been missed or misdiagnosed back in the 80s and 90s, as most professionals in the field were being trained to look for boys and the specific ways in which boys' symptoms and traits typically present. It's nice to see celebrities who are also on the spectrum given a platform in which to be allowed to explain their perspective in a respectful, yet still entertaining, way.

Who’s the guy with the long hair? He has such a nice presence.

Never punch down. She is high functioning human, full stop

your candidness is REFRESHING Hannah 🍃🍃

She is brilliant.

What a delight to find this interview here today. I adore this woman and I would like to recommend her role in the Australian TV show 'Please Like Me' which is available on Netflix.

Time 14:58 is really insightful commentary on different types of comedy and why she wanted to change her comedy style. "When you're being self-deprecating on stage, you're representing not just yourself but also people who identify with you. [...] People who hate what you are aren't laughing because they think you're funny. They're laughing because they agree."

I know none of these people in this group except Hannah but I liked them very much. All of them including the interviewer are very respectful. None of them interrupts or tries to make joke about what she says. All of them are just listening in a very respectful way. I applaud every single one of them for their attitude. This attitude is what people need in this world.

This is the first time I've heard of Hannah - through an Autistic group for women on Facebook - and she's awesome!!! She's an amazing advocate for autism and obviously gets the "comedy is punching up, bullying is punching down" thing! 🥰 I can totally empathise with the diagnosis seeing you free. I'm self diagnosed (getting a diagnosis involves forms!) but it means that if the whole world is telling you that you need to climb buildings, the diagnosis means I'm allowed to acknowledge that nope... I'm not designed for climbing buildings, so I'm going to stop even trying! Everyone else can keep on trying to climb buildings, they are obviously better suited to it, and I'll just be over here talking about Buffy the Vampire Slayer!!! 🥰

I just love her. I have a very intelligent, autistic 4 year old who does not communicate like people expect. She is such a breath of fresh air. I’m in this life with my son, learning as we go, and seeing/hearing her really helps me personally. My son could care less. 🤷🏻‍♀️

So proud of you Hannah! As a mother of a daughter with autism, I am cheering you on!

This interview was really insightful. Thank you for letting the guest talk and also asking the right questions.

I just love this interview so much. Asking the right questions, showing actual interest in the answers, a very human response, it feels very organic, not like other shows from other countries

"Did you find it helpful to be diagnosed? Did it help?" ABSOLUTELY! been trying to get this figured out for years, and it gives me so much hope that maybe I can get somewhere

It is so refreshing to see someone describe the autistic experience like this. As an autistic and fellow non-hugger I can whole heartedly relate to her!

The guy with gold jacket looks so lovingly at Hannah.

This interview is simply perfect. Then this comment section was what broke me with overwhelming joy. Having a boy with Autism this touches home so dearly.

Love Hannah. Use to watch her and Adam Hills on Gordon street

She is a lot of fun. I like her, she is hilarious in her just speaking the truth... I think that when we or when she speaks the truth, it comes out sounding like a bit of sarcasm and that forms some of the basis for her humor and adorableness. She is adorable even just when she is very honest!!!!

What a rare and excellent interview. I’ve never bothered listening to Hannah Gadsby talk about autism before because I thought autism was nothing to do with me and maybe quite boring. And then I discovered a couple of months ago that I am autistic. And now I’m listening to her, I’m nodding away feeling like I know exactly what she am talking about. I’ve had the ‘you’re not fun are you’ feedback a lot… 🤦‍♀️😁

Fantastic explanations. I am also late diagnosed with ASD and everything she said is spot on.

This Young Lady is a genius, the thought process and her clear understanding of a simple but overly complicated life is mesmerizing to watch. My respect to this individual)

I love that she threw in “in so far” into conversation.

She's a great, honest lady

Once someone asked me if the blue or the yellow tupperware were mine - i panicked and said none ran away and bought new ones. That was so terrifying.

Honestly, I got pulled to explore Hannah Gadsby after watching some recent Dave Chappelle videos. I like Dave, but gained a large respect for Hannah after watching a couple of her videos. Hannah, I find you funny. Even being a straight, white guy that finds Dave funny... you have some class and I find myself relating and respecting what you share. I wish your career well, as I do for DC. I fear (concern) that representing more than ourselves sometimes causes us to dig in too hard. At the same time, this can be the appropriate response. No vote here. You both bring something from a comedic and human perspective. May God bless.

Nobody should be comfortable with celebrity .... Finally someone puts it into words.