An intimate documentary that follows Tig Notaro, a Los Angeles based comedian, who just days after being diagnosed with invasive stage II breast cancer changed the course of her career with a poignant stand-up set that became legendary overnight. It explores Tig's extraordinary journey as her career ignites and as her life unfolds in grand and unexpected ways, all the while continuing to battle a life-threatening illness and falling in love.
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Tig Notaro:
-Vegan
-Cancer Survivor
-Actress
-Stand-up comedian
-Lesbian
-From the south
-All around good person
Zach Snyder, you made the right decision to cast her in Army of the Dead.
When a show is going well, it's just kind of, the ultimate. It's the peak. It's such a rush. It's a room full of "Oh, I get you."
They get me, I get them, and they get the person next to them. Everyone is like, "Yeah, we get it."
When Tig Notaro talks about comedy, it's clear that she values the connection and understanding that stand-up fosters. This makes it all the more of a gut-punch when she describes losing her mother as losing the person that understood her more than any other. And it also makes sense that she would process the various heartbreaks and hurtles in her life through comedy. Because a problem is easier to deal with…
Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you?
-Tig Notaro
The word inspirational gets thrown around a lot in describing films and documentaries, but I'm confident in saying that I've never used that word to describe any of the over 2000 films I've logged on Letterboxd, except for this one. This right here is an incredibly inspirational story.
If this had been a fictional story I would have panned it and been annoyed because what happens to Tig Notaro in such little time would have seemed contrived and impossible. Everything from her entire life taking a nose dive like no other to her romantic relationship, this doesn't happen in real life.
All of this did happen though. It happened…
If I were to tell you a film was "simple", would you assume I meant it in a negative or positive way? It sounds so negative, to call something as complicated to make as a film "simple", but often times simplicity can be so damn wonderful, especially in regards to a documentary.
So damn wonderful, the simplicity of it all.
Except here's the thing: if you push aside the actual skill of the filmmaker and the fact that the new Netflix Original Documentary Tig is about one woman and her personal journey, there is nothing simple about what we see happening on the screen throughout. Life isn't simple. Death isn't simple. Joy isn't simple. Pain isn't simple.
Cancer isn't simple.…
"Good evening, I have cancer"
Truly one of the most beautiful documentaries I have ever watched.
Documenting the past three years of Tig Notaro's life, Tig is about love, loss, and what one strong woman had to do in order to survive.
One of the most beautiful things expressed in this documentary is how Tig uses her art as a way to not only find meaning in life, but to heal. Her audience connects and identifies with such a serious topic that is way too common and often never talked about in such away.
Tig is one of the most iconic standups of this generation and this documentary shows that she deserves this status probably more than anyone else on…
sir those are my emotional support lesbians
A great doc centered around one of the funniest and most innovative comedians working today. A story about embracing love amidst tremendous loss and suffering. Tig triumphs!
Naming your child Harpo seems like a smart idea. He won't ever talk back to you.
I didn't know that little lesbian was going to make me cry so much.
This was so beautiful and funny. I'm a Tig and Stephanie fan for life
Not shocked that all the negative reviews on this are from men who will never have breast cancer, a double mastectomy, experience a queer relationship between two women, surrogacy or adoption
shut up how have i not heard of her before? this was amazing and she is absolutely fuckin hilarious
edit: just came to the realization that she looks like my eighth grade algebra teacher. will be taking time to reflect on this
