Tig Notaro

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Handsome · Pretty Little Episode #107 · 4 Sep 2026 podcast

that by studying the Mayan ruins and the Mayan civilization in Mexico, that really opened up my world.

And then that led me to wanting to live in Spain and kinda learn about that other culture and language and that part of the world and living in Spain gave me the courage to move to Los Angeles when I got a job opportunity.

And I did not move to Los Angeles with the goal of being a comedian.

I thought, Oh, how cool, like maybe there's something fun in LA to learn.

Or do but

I didn't go, Oh I'm gonna go be a

Hollywood actor, comedian, I just got a job opportunity and was like, This'll be a fun life experience.

um while I was there, I just uh I obviously had some pull towards performing because I had done some theater in college.

Um, but I just joined uh the Groundlings Improv to make friends.

Um truly just to have a social life.

And my teachers and I've had teachers my whole life from school to college to the groundlings.

Just be very encouraging of me saying, like, You got something here, keep going.

And I think that

Uh having a

people around you encouraging you and say, keep going, you got something, makes a big difference too.

And then once I found what my that my passion was comedy, there was just no stopping me because I I think half the battle was figuring out what you love.

And once you figure out what you love

Like that cuts out so much of the work 'cause so many people struggle just to find the thing they're into.

then when you find it, you're like, Well

Let's let's go for it.

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