If you write about stand-up comic Tig Notaro, you’re obligated to mention how she used to work in the music industry promoting bands, so let’s just get that out of the way at the outset. Thankfully for those who enjoy wry humor, Notaro found her niche once she moved to Los Angele...
On August 3 2012, as she had done many times before, Mathilde ‘Tig’ Notaro took to the stage at Largo, an LA comedy club. But this time something was different. ‘Hello,’ she began, ‘I have cancer. How are you?’ Talk about a killer opening. From there, the break-up of her...
he didn’t think it was there yet and recommended that she try to work it out onstage instead. it took her breast-cancer diagnosis, in july 2012, to push her onstage at largo. notaro was in the shower before she went to the club, thinking about her act when she realized that what...
An interview with comedian Tig Notaro is presented. When asked about her documentary film "Tig," she explains why she wanted to do comedy about having breast cancer. She discusses the comedy set she performed at Los Angeles, California, club Largo, her comedy album "Live," and her experience...