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Tig Notaro is an American stand-up comedian, writer, and actress recognized for her deadpan delivery and conversational style. She gained significant critical attention in 2012 with her live stand-up album Tig Notaro: Live, which she recorded shortly after being diagnosed with breast cancer and experiencing other personal tragedies. The set, initially distributed directly to fans by Louis C.K., was later released as an HBO special and adapted into a memoir. Notaro also created, wrote, and starred in the semi-autobiographical Amazon series One Mississippi.
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What happened during Tig Notaro's famous Live set?
At Largo in Los Angeles in 2012, Notaro opened by directly telling the audience she had cancer and built the set around the devastating events surrounding her diagnosis. The raw recording became the album Live, pronounced as the verb, and earned a Grammy nomination.
Why was Tig Notaro's Live initially released through Louis C.K.'s website?
Louis C.K. attended the Largo performance, publicly praised it, and helped distribute the recording as a download through his site in 2012. The album later received a wider commercial release.
How autobiographical is Tig Notaro's series One Mississippi?
The Amazon series fictionalizes Notaro's return to Mississippi after her mother's sudden death while she is recovering from serious illness. Notaro co-created it with Diablo Cody and plays a character named Tig Bavaro.
Who does Tig Notaro play in Star Trek and Army of the Dead?
She plays engineer Jett Reno in Star Trek: Discovery and helicopter pilot Marianne Peters in Zack Snyder's Army of the Dead. For the 2021 zombie film, her footage was added after principal photography to replace another performer.
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