12-25-2023, 12:04 AM
A documentary on the tribulations of Tig Notaro, one of my favorite stand-up comedians and Star Trekker. If you don’t know her story, she went viral with a historic performance when she revealed she had cancer. This charts the tragedies leading up to that, her recovery, and her additional trials for doing an anniversary show. It’s intense, inspirational, and intimate with plenty of spliced in scenes of her milestone performances plus what must’ve been reinactments because some of the moments captured seem far too natural when obviously there’s a camera crew there. Nevertheless, this captures the underpinnings of Tig’s emotional depth, partially why her comedy hits so true for me. He almost morose deadpan style comes from living through some hellishly painful periods. My respect for what she does is even higher having watched this.
Coincidentally Ed Helms (who I just watched earlier in Family Switch) and Sarah Silverman (who is saw last night in Maestro) both have roles in this doc as Tig’s fellow comedians.
Recommended for D00Mies into Tig, or even just the Tig curious.
Coincidentally Ed Helms (who I just watched earlier in Family Switch) and Sarah Silverman (who is saw last night in Maestro) both have roles in this doc as Tig’s fellow comedians.
Recommended for D00Mies into Tig, or even just the Tig curious.
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