As a kid, I loved Paula Poundstone and Richard Pryor. But my mother was a huge influence on my comedy. — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
Stand-up is very broad strokes, kind of a skeleton of a story or something. — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
The funny response to 'One Mississippi' continues to be that people don't know what is true and what's fiction. — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
Luckily, I'm not a gambler or a drinker or - you know, I get my fix of comedy. — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I can't help but see things in life through a humorous lens, so anything that comes my way is gonna probably be,… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I love drama - I would say more than I even love comedy - but I like in One Mississippi that I… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
It's important that when you do standup, you do small places like coffee shops and also big places like colleges. It helps… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
A lot of comedians get a bad rep once they have kids and that's all they talk about, and people are like,… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I want people to talk about my comedy, about cancer, about body issues, about scars, because cancer, it's a big deal, but… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I'm always going to do whatever I think is funniest. If something's dark, I'll do it. If it's a sock puppet, if… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
In standup, you don't have anything near you except a microphone. There's something a lot more self-conscious feeling when there's cameras coming… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
It attracts all types. But I definitely call the comedy world the land of misfit toys. Looking around the room at my… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
When you first start out in stand-up and, probably, as any performer, you enjoy the attention so much, and even though that… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
A lot of times, people will have after-parties or try and host an event for comedians, and they misunderstand us. They think… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
People love to make comedians out to be miserable, dark, twisted people. And I just - I think a lot of people… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I really wanted to, but I just didn't understand how people became comedians. I kind of thought it was something you were… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
A lot of times people will have after-parties or try and host an event for comedians, and they misunderstand us. They think… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
People ask what my influences are, and for me, it's not always obvious. One of my biggest inspirations was Chrissie Hynde from… — Tig Notaro Copy Share Image
I think my brain just has a natural way of going to what would be the most insane thing, the least likely option. — Tig Notaro Copy Share
Before I had a double mastectomy, I was already pretty flat-chested, and I made so many jokes over the years about how small my… — Tig Notaro Copy Share
Even losing my mother, I wanted my mother. That's who you want instinctually when you're having a hard time. — Tig Notaro Copy Share
I think every person and place is interesting, and there's an interesting story behind every door. — Tig Notaro Copy Share
A lot of times, people will have after-parties or try and host an event for comedians, and they misunderstand us. They think it should… — Tig Notaro Copy Share
I'm fascinated by caddy Buddhists popping up all over Hollywood and people that take themselves too seriously. — Tig Notaro Copy Share
I love devastating movies, documentaries and hummingbirds (yes, in that order). — Tig Notaro Copy Share
I definitely still like writing one-liners, but I also think that I've changed a lot in that I've allowed myself freedom to grow. — Tig Notaro Copy Share
The hardest lesson to learn always is to just have faith in that you will always have something to say or a story to… — Tig Notaro Copy Share
It's almost embarrassing how much support I have. I mean, I always tell people I feel like I'm perfectly set up to have cancer.… — Tig Notaro Copy Share
