Han is wearing a white tee with a brown corduroy over shirt. Their chin is resting between their thumb and forefinger, slightly squishing their cheeks - they have a relaxed expression. A navy blue background is behind them.

A live shot - Han is on stage with a microphone held up just under their chin, looking to the right of frame and smiling

A live shot - Han is on stage with a microphone, peering into the audience, shielding the light from their eyes with their hand

How to Shave

Comedy • Stand-up

Victoria • SA Premiere

Twenty-five-year-old transmasculine comedian and teenage boy Han Arbuthnott has been on testosterone for three years (puberty part twoberty, if you will), had an elective double mastectomy, and is quite fond of telling jokes about it all.

A rising star and charming heartthrob with a silly, honest style, Han is bringing 'How to Shave' to Adelaide after a highly successful Melbourne International Comedy Festival debut. They also recently opened for Hannah Gadsby which was both an incredible dream and a very sweaty reality.

Please note: Not literally a step-by-step guide to hair removal, but a celebration of trans joy, our bodies and the beautiful, silly and truly quite gross things they do for us.

★★★★★ "reaching heights that most debuts rarely do." Artshub

Presented by: Han Arbuthnott

Han has been a beloved member of Melbourne's comedy scene since their teen years, and is now one of the city's most sought after trans stand up acts. Their debut solo hour at the Melbourne International Comedy Festival, How to Shave, was very successful with the majority of shows sold out.
In 2022 Han opened for Hannah Gadsby's Body of Work (now called Something Special) tour. Also in 2022, They also produced Mammary in Memoriam, a sold out gender-affirming surgery fundraiser held at Comedy Republic featuring Rhys Nicholson, Geraldine Hickey, Emma Holland, and more.

How to Shave marks Han's first time participating in the Adelaide Fringe Festival.

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