What to watch on Netflix this week: Have a laugh with Hannah Gadsby: Douglas and Space Force

This week on Netflix Hannah Gadsby is back with her new special, Douglas, and Space Force launches into the ridiculousness of America’s newest branch of the military.

I don’t know about you, but we here at Culturess love a good laugh. It’s a balm to what ails you, the spark of lightness that can get you through the day. So, it’s fitting that our Netflix picks this week — Hannah Gadsby’s new special Hannah Gadsby: Douglas and Greg Daniels and Steve Carell’s team-up on Space Force — take different paths to the same destination: laughter.

Gadsby dropped self-deprecation in her comedy to step fully into humorous truth. It’s a form of comedy that holds the audience responsible for what they find funny. Full of social commentary, self-awareness, and jokes that poke fun at humorous situations without relying on humiliation to land their punches, Gadsby continues redefining comedy on her own terms in Hannah Gadsby: Douglas.

Space Force is timely in that the newest branch of the U.S. military hasn’t even celebrated its first birthday before being parodied in a workplace comedy series. But who can blame Daniels and Carell? When the comedy fodder is there, it’s there. No use in letting it go to waste.