Tig Notaro

Well, I appreciate that. Well, and certainly after I thought I had gotten my bearings in standup, I thought, well, I've got this. And I booked my first gig on the road. And it was like in this comedy club in a strip mall. And I had only done shows in Los Angeles and like kind of hip rooms and whatever. And then now I'm like in the middle of nowhere strip mall.

And I was staying with friends and they let me use their car. But the venue actually will put you up at a condo and they have a car for comedians. And I was like, oh, I don't need the car, but thanks. And this club was called Wits End in Denver. Yeah.

And I was staying with friends and they let me use their car. But the venue actually will put you up at a condo and they have a car for comedians. And I was like, oh, I don't need the car, but thanks. And this club was called Wits End in Denver. Yeah.

And I was staying with friends and they let me use their car. But the venue actually will put you up at a condo and they have a car for comedians. And I was like, oh, I don't need the car, but thanks. And this club was called Wits End in Denver. Yeah.

Oh, that's good.

Oh, that's good.

Oh, that's good.

And I bombed. This is my first road gig. I bomb the entire weekend. And then I hear before the second show on Friday or Saturday, I hear the owner saying, where is our emergency fill-in comedian? And I was thinking, oh, no, what happened to Nancy? Because I was thinking something must have happened to Nancy. I was mortified. I thought she died.

And I bombed. This is my first road gig. I bomb the entire weekend. And then I hear before the second show on Friday or Saturday, I hear the owner saying, where is our emergency fill-in comedian? And I was thinking, oh, no, what happened to Nancy? Because I was thinking something must have happened to Nancy. I was mortified. I thought she died.

And I bombed. This is my first road gig. I bomb the entire weekend. And then I hear before the second show on Friday or Saturday, I hear the owner saying, where is our emergency fill-in comedian? And I was thinking, oh, no, what happened to Nancy? Because I was thinking something must have happened to Nancy. I was mortified. I thought she died.

And he was like, has anyone heard from the emergency fill-in comedian? And I'm like, what the hell? And then he walks up to me and gives me my check and fires me. And it was so mortifying. It's again, my first gig on the road. It's the holiday season. I walk out the front door and I'm like, oh no, I forgot my friends were coming that night.

And he was like, has anyone heard from the emergency fill-in comedian? And I'm like, what the hell? And then he walks up to me and gives me my check and fires me. And it was so mortifying. It's again, my first gig on the road. It's the holiday season. I walk out the front door and I'm like, oh no, I forgot my friends were coming that night.

And he was like, has anyone heard from the emergency fill-in comedian? And I'm like, what the hell? And then he walks up to me and gives me my check and fires me. And it was so mortifying. It's again, my first gig on the road. It's the holiday season. I walk out the front door and I'm like, oh no, I forgot my friends were coming that night.

So my friends are in line to get into the show and they're like, woo, we're so excited. And I was like, I said, oh, I was just fired. My comedy was so bad it caused an emergency. And so they're bringing in a fill-in comedian. Like they couldn't even stomach me for the rest, like that last night. So they said, let's all go meet at the Mercury Cafe. I'm like, okay. I go to get my friend's car.

So my friends are in line to get into the show and they're like, woo, we're so excited. And I was like, I said, oh, I was just fired. My comedy was so bad it caused an emergency. And so they're bringing in a fill-in comedian. Like they couldn't even stomach me for the rest, like that last night. So they said, let's all go meet at the Mercury Cafe. I'm like, okay. I go to get my friend's car.

So my friends are in line to get into the show and they're like, woo, we're so excited. And I was like, I said, oh, I was just fired. My comedy was so bad it caused an emergency. And so they're bringing in a fill-in comedian. Like they couldn't even stomach me for the rest, like that last night. So they said, let's all go meet at the Mercury Cafe. I'm like, okay. I go to get my friend's car.

And I drive off, hit an ice patch.

And I drive off, hit an ice patch.

And I drive off, hit an ice patch.

Spin out of control like in a cartoon. I'm still in the parking lot of Wits End.