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Tig Notaro is an Emmy, Grammy and SAGAward-nominated comedian, actor, writer, director and podcasthost originally from Mississippi, and named by Rolling Stone oneof the 50 best stand-up comics of all time. She appears in Season3 of THE MORNING SHOW on Apple TV+ alongside JenniferAniston and Reese Witherspoon, and STAR TREK DISCOVERY onParamount Plus. Tig recently starred in the Netflix films YOURPLACE OR MINE and WE HAVE A GHOST, as well as Zack Snyder'sARMY OF THE DEAD. Prior to that, she starred in theheartwarming Paramount film INSTANT FAMILY alongside MarkWahlberg and Octavia Spencer. Tig wrote, produced and starredin the semi-autobiographical Amazon Prime Video series ONEMISSISSIPPI, also directing the premiere episode of Season 2. Theshow yielded critical acclaim and several award nominations,including WGA, GLAAD and The Critics Choice Awards.Tig's HBO standup special, DRAWN, made history as thefirst-ever fully animated stand-up special, and was nominated fora Hollywood Critics Association Award. She was previouslynominated for an Emmy and a Grammy Award for her 2016 HBOspecial BOYISH GIRL INTERRUPTED, a GLAAD Award nominationfor the Netflix Original Documentary TIG, and her memoir I'm Justa Person is a New York Times Bestseller. In 2013, Tig was alsonominated for a Grammy for her sophomore , LIVE, whichwas the #1 selling comedy album in the world that year. LIVE is astand-up set delivered just days after Tig was diagnosed withinvasive bilateral breast cancer, from which she is now inremission. Tig remains a favorite on talk shows, including InchTheLate Show with Stephen ColbertInch and InchThe Tonight Show withJimmy FallonInch, public radio, and continues to tour internationally.Tig and her wife, Stephanie Allynne, co-directed thefeature film, AM I OK?, starring Dakota Johnson and SinoyaMizuno, which premiered at Sundance and premiered on HBOMax in June 2024.
