A Conversation With Tig Notaro

An episode of the Now What? With Carole Zimmer podcast, hosted by Carole Zimmer, titled "A Conversation With Tig Notaro" was published on March 15, 2023 and runs 35 minutes.

March 15, 2023 ·35m · Now What? With Carole Zimmer

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Tig Notaro had been doing stand-up for more than 10 years when she got up on stage in 2012, grabbed the mic and began her set with these words: "Hello, Good evening. Hello. I have cancer." Many critics called the set historic and ground breaking. When it was released as an album called "Live" it shot to number 1 on the comedy charts. in her Netflix special "Boyish Girl Interrupted" Tig went further. She unbuttoned her white shirt, sharing her mastectomy scars with the audience. Now she's married and has twin boys and remains an unusual comedian. You'll find out more about what makes Tig Notaro tick. "Now What?" is produced with the help of Steve Zimmer, Lucy little and Julian Androkae. Audio production is by Nick Ciavatta.

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