Tig Notaro Biography

Fast Facts

• Won a Dances with Films Audience Award for Features in the Fusion Section for "The Rat Thing" in 2007
• Dropped out of high school during ninth grade and moved to Denver to work in the music industry
• Quote: "(On being diagnosed with cancer): "Before this, I was very happy with my career․ All I can do is go, 'OK, that happened, and now I have a lot of work to do․'""
• Directed and produced the short films "Have Tig at Your Party" in 2008 and "The Tig Series" in 2009
• Best known as a stand-up comedian and writer and for her role as Cher in "In a World․․․"
• Serves a regular contributor to NPR's "This American Life" and to the storytelling series "The Moth․"
• Wrote for the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards and for the 2010 MTV Movie Awards
• Has guest starred on shows like "The Sarah Silverman Program," "The Office," "Community," and "Bob's Burgers․"
• Was the writer and director of the short film "Lez Chat" in 2010