Talk:Tig Notaro

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Edit request: Tig hosts another podcast with Cheryl Hines called Tig and Cheryl: True Story. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 2603:7000:8800:95E7:C194:D1EB:41B6:1ECC (talk) 16:23, 17 March 2021 (UTC)

Publishing of the show "Live"
The show where Tig openly talks about her cancer was published through Louis CK's site on 6 Oct 2012.

Nickname / name
"Tig Notaro is an American stand-up comic. "Tig" is a nickname..." Seems to me that a "biographical" Wikipedia article should include some mention of the person's actual name, eh? :-) -- 201.53.7.16 (talk) 19:43, 25 September 2008 (UTC)
 * If it can be properly-sourced, I'd say so. Can it? Sarcasticidealist (talk) 19:47, 25 September 2008 (UTC)


 * I dunno. I'd guess that in general the names of contemporary celebrities can be, with more or less research. -- 201.53.7.16 (talk) 00:16, 26 September 2008 (UTC)

Based on a search through Intelius.com, it appears that her birth name is "Mathilde O. Notaro," although I can't find what the "O" stands for. One listing makes it appear that it may stand for "Oc." I now understand how her brother got "Tig" out of Mathilde. Atlantabravz (talk) 21:21, 13 November 2008 (UTC)

Here is a good source for her first name: Mathilde Notaro v. Alisa Spitzberg. Court of Appeals of California, Second Appellate District, Division One, Case #B209220. November 19, 2009. Retrieved from http://www.leagle.com/unsecure/page.htm?shortname=incaco20091119028 on May 31, 2010. "Both Notaro and Spitzberg are performers at comedy clubs." Why can't we use this one? 67.40.248.89 (talk) 05:33, 3 April 2012 (UTC)

It also doesn't say where the name Notaro came from. Was that her name at birth? If so, this should be made clear.

Also, giving her mother's name at the time of her birth as the last name she had after she remarried is as confusing as this sentence describing it.
 * Please sign your posts with four tildes (~) so it's clear who is writing what.
 * I updated the mom's name at the time of her birth. I'm not sure if this is helpful or more confusing.
 * I looked everywhere for her father's first name. Her father's surname is Notaro -- that's where Tig's last name comes from.
 * This seems to be an issue with a lot of folks who have parents who remarry, etc. I don't find it all that confusing, but would like feedback from other editors if they have opinions either way. BrillLyle (talk) 18:20, 22 July 2015 (UTC)

Pending changes
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Comments on the suitability of theis page for "Pending changes" would be appreciated.

Please update the Queue page as appropriate.

Note that I am not involved in this project any much more than any other editor, just posting these notes since it is quite a big change, potentially

Regards, Rich Farmbrough, 00:23, 17 June 2010 (UTC).

This American Life belongs to PRI, NOT NPR
Midway through the article it's said that she was invited to perform on NPR's "This American Life."

This American Life is actually owned by PRI (Public Radio International). It is NPR's "competitor." Hopefully this can be edited accordingly. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 60.241.80.110 (talk) 16:04, 10 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 21 August 2012
QUOTE: Notaro's act tends towards elaborated story telliing.

Please change telliing to telling to correct spelling.

Meattrademark (talk) 23:44, 21 August 2012 (UTC)
 * Done. Thanks for the heads up.  Tide  rolls  01:22, 22 August 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 8 October 2012
At the end of "Career," right after the ninth citation, a sentence is double-typed and needs to be deleted.

The full text is "made audio of the performance available for download on his site under the title "Live." In October, C.K. made audio of the performance available for download on his site under the title "Live." "

The first section needs to be deleted, form made to "Live."

JBrown71160 (talk) 15:41, 8 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Yes check.svg Done. Copy edit only. &mdash; KuyaBriBri Talk 17:12, 8 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 23 October 2012
Tig's birthday is March 24th, 1971. On her live album "Good One" at the :45 second mark of the 14th track "The Show's Over" a woman says "Happy Birthday" and the crowd sings to her (twice). Tig announces she is 40. In the liner notes the date of the recording is March 24th, 2011.

http://mobile.avclub.com/articles/the-best-comedy-albums-of-2011,66251/?mobile=true The best comedy albums of 2011 by Nathan Rabin, Kyle Ryan, Steve Heisler, Tuyet Nguyen, Steven Moore, Christian Williams, David Sims, Will Harris

Tig Notaro Good One (23 points, three votes) Recorded on Tig Notaro’s 40th birthday, Good One is a sharply constructed album that shows the confident voice of a veteran, not a relative newcomer who took the long road to stand-up. Notaro’s measured pace and deadpan delivery carry the first half of the set, a series of quick observations dependent on her skill with a pregnant pause and absurd escalation. (“You’re a gross person. Why don’t you pull yourself together?” she says to users of the phrase “I just threw up in my mouth,” before patiently delivering the punchline: “When you say those things, you cause me to shed my uterine lining.”) Notaro’s not all calculation, though: Whip-fast retorts to the audience bring freshness to her 11-minute story of constant run-ins with singer Taylor Dayne, which is likely her most well-known material. And her cartoonish, set-closing impressions reveal a silly side so charming that she deserves more than the crowd’s rendition of “Happy Birthday.” “I have to make a wish,” she says. “I wish you guys would sing that one more time.”

98.235.59.141 (talk) 18:28, 23 October 2012 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done: please provide reliable sources that support the change you want to be made. Callanecc (talk • contribs • logs) 03:12, 24 October 2012 (UTC)


 * We have used worse sources than speeches by primary sources. Ideally, if Tig, or any independent reliable source, has written about her b'day anywhere, let's see that. Are we dealing with conflicting sources here? Those disputes go on forever. --Lexein (talk) 20:49, 24 October 2012 (UTC)
 * ❌ The sources seems extremely shady given that it's trying to reference something as trivial as a birthday. -Nathan Johnson (talk) 14:00, 28 October 2012 (UTC)

Image addition
I updated the infobox photo to one more representative of her usual facial expression, and moved the (perhaps humorously intended) scowl photo to the article body. --Lexein (talk) 20:40, 24 October 2012 (UTC)

Edit request on 2 April 2013
TIg's birth date is March 24.

71.182.192.40 (talk) 20:19, 2 April 2013 (UTC)


 * ❌ This has been argued back and forth a lot. We'll need a published, reliable source so that we can verify such a claim for the birthdate. See discussion above for what sources aren't considered reliable. If we can't find RS for the exact birthdate, we'll step back to just the month, or the year, or leave it blank. --Lexein (talk) 20:53, 2 April 2013 (UTC)

Edit Request 10 Nov 2014
Can someone please add in her filmography that she had a role in an episode of The Office (US): S08E17 "Test the Store". As the apologetic mother of a young girl who beat up Ed Helms' character, FYI. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.50.231.147 (talk) 16:20, 10 November 2014 (UTC)
 * Done! :-) - Erika BrillLyle (talk) 04:59, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

Edit Request 30 Jun 2015
She appeared in the Adventure Time episode S06E43 "The Comet" which aired on June 5 2015, voicing The Purple Comet, so could that be added to the tv bibliography please? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 95.148.106.191 (talk) 23:41, 29 June 2015 (UTC)

Edit request: Clown Service / Kickstarter citations
From her web site: http://tignation.com/clown-service-short-film/ and the Kickstarter link: https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/tignotaro/clown-service?lang=en 69.180.252.42 (talk) 23:43, 18 July 2015 (UTC)

Edit request: Career / C DIFF
Article says "It turned out she had a serious disease called C-DIFF, a sometimes fatal condition where one's intestinal tract gets eaten by the infection.". This is inaccurate. "C Diff" is the short name for "Clostridium difficile colitis". The colitis associated with severe infection is part of an inflammatory reaction to the toxins produced by the bacteria. The infection does not 'eat' the intestinal tract. Clostridium difficile is present in most healthy people; when the natural flora of other bacteria are wiped out by antibiotics for example, C. difficile is able to thrive in much greater numbers, leading to significantly increased concentration of the toxins which cause a severe immune reaction from the host. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.14.174.245 (talk) 12:24, 12 August 2015 (UTC)
 * Instead of writing this up here -- or maybe in addition to taking the time to write this up here -- how about fixing the article so it is a more accurate representation of this point? I don't have much of a medical background so whatever information is here it would be most welcome if someone who knows more (like you) could update this. Would really appreciate this! - BrillLyle (talk) 13:35, 12 August 2015 (UTC)

I agree that this paragraph needs fixing. Not only is the C-Diff name incorrect, as well as the description of that condition, but she also developed cancer at about this time, so it is unclear (to me, without further researching her background and circumstances, timeline) what was the progression of events. In addition, I believe that the listed reference is either outdated or simply does not suffice as a proper reference for the material in this paragraph. This will take a considerable amount of time to fix, so I cannot do this myself right now, but I will try to get back here to do this if no one else takes up the challenge. Thanks. Jdevola (talk) 19:10, 9 September 2015 (UTC)
 * I'd prefer to make it broad. If none of us are medical professionals a cobbled together attempt at a sort of diagnoses is not desirable. Other search terms might lead here. Ceoil (talk) 21:57, 3 January 2016 (UTC)

Edit Request - Recent not recent
This is supposed to be an encyclopedia, the concept of recent is nonsense if you think in terms of an encyclopedia. Recent is a vague unhelpful time word that should be avoided in an encyclopedia but this basic mistake happens endlessly. Please remove the nonsense uses of "recent" in this article. If necessary specify when, but in most cases the word can simply be removed. E.g. " her recent cancer treatments" can be changed to "her cancer treatments". -- 109.79.122.182 (talk) 13:37, 18 December 2016 (UTC)

Tig and Louis CK
Surprised there is not more detailed info here about their relationship, especially about her speaking out after the allegations against him. 104.153.231.177 (talk) 19:03, 16 April 2018 (UTC)

Please add this tag to the main page
Thank you, 205.189.94.17 (talk) 19:02, 17 July 2018 (UTC)


 * The problems still need fixing. 205.189.94.17 (talk) 20:34, 24 July 2018 (UTC)


 * There were only three. I fixed them instead. --ChiveFungi (talk) 21:15, 24 July 2018 (UTC)

Edit Request 28 Jan 2021: Don't Ask Tig
Could a reference to her current podcast, "Don't Ask Tig", be added? From 2020 onward, 25 episodes so far. https://www.dontasktig.org/ G71828 (talk) 16:22, 28 January 2021 (UTC)

WP:EGRS
Accoridng to WP:CATLGBT, Categories regarding sexual orientation of a living person are subject to Wikipedia:Biographies of living persons § Categories, lists and navigation templates: such categories should not be used unless the subject has publicly self-identified with the orientation in question. This article contains no sourced self-identification by Notaro; therefore I shall be removing the LGBT and lesbian categories from this article. Elizium23 (talk) 05:43, 27 May 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 3 August 2021
Early life

Notaro was born in Jackson, Mississippi, the daughter of Mathilde “Susie” (O'Callaghan) and Pat Notaro.[5] Her mother was born in New Orleans.[6] Notaro was raised in Pass Christian, Mississippi, until kindergarten. Her family later moved to Spring, Texas, a suburb of Houston.[7][8] She has a brother, Renaud Notaro, who is a year older than she and works as a radio talk show host.[2][9]

Grammatical error, change to "a year older than *Her*", or "a year older than she *is*" Sgeist (talk) 18:49, 3 August 2021 (UTC)
 * ✅ ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 18:54, 3 August 2021 (UTC)

Semi-protected edit request on 15 August 2021
Change "actress" to "actor." The term actress is antiquated. 73.11.2.224 (talk) 16:25, 15 August 2021 (UTC)
 * Red information icon with gradient background.svg Not done for now: please establish a consensus for this alteration before using the template. It's still in common use with no widely accepted negative connotation. ScottishFinnishRadish (talk) 16:32, 15 August 2021 (UTC)

Request to add Filmography entry
If somebody reads this and is capable/willing, can we add “The Morning Show” to the Filmography under “Television”.

Definitely season 3 (2023) and potentially earlier seasons too. 82.11.204.182 (talk) 00:04, 6 November 2023 (UTC)


 * Done today by another editor. NOLA1982 (talk) 18:32, 9 November 2023 (UTC)