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Jan 2024
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Tig Notaro: There’s more than one way to...

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The many highs of Tig Notaro’s comedy career (Emmy and Grammy nominations, creating TV shows, and hosting the “Don’t Ask Tig” podcast) may seem predestined. Yet these are all things that seem beyond the realm of possibility for young Tig. In the early 2000s she’s told that because she’s a woman, and she’s gay, and she’s low-key and deadpan, she’ll never make it. Today, she shares the story of how she learns to keep going, no matter how impossible the road may seem, and to remember that there’s no one way to get somewhere.

Find Tig’s tour dates: tignotaro.com

Listen to Tig’s podcast, Don’t Ask Tigdontasktig.org and

Listen to Tig's podcast True Storyheadgum.com/tig-and-cheryl-true-story

Follow Tig on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TigNotaro

Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/therealfluffnotaro/

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/tignotarocomedy/

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