We Ride at Dawn
Hannah Berner · 2024 · Netflix
A raunchy debut hour tailored for the podcast generation.
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Hannah Berner’s debut Netflix special relies on the same unfiltered, highly online perspective that fueled her rise on TikTok and podcast charts. Recorded at The Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, the show leans into her identity as a reformed reality TV star and former D1 athlete who has traded tennis rackets for highly explicit sex jokes. She works the crowd and targets female-centric absurdities, treating the theater like a giant group chat.\n\nBerner focuses her set on the weird physicalities of heterosexual romance, detailing the awkward mechanics of spooning and the over-the-top choreography of movie sex scenes. She riffs on marrying a \”zaddy\” and compares bachelorette parties to high-commitment cults. Rather than tailoring her set for stand-up traditionalists, she plays directly to her established fanbase, chatting about mental health, the chemistry of Diet Coke, and why society won’t let people drink espresso martinis around the clock.