Tig Notaro

And I just thought, I don't have any bad news to tell them. I just, you know, what if they only know me for having cancer and all of that stuff? And I walked out.

And I just thought, I don't have any bad news to tell them. I just, you know, what if they only know me for having cancer and all of that stuff? And I walked out.

But I just thought, well... I just have to go out and do what I want to do, and hopefully they'll follow. And they were incredible. And it was such a fun show, and I will always be so thankful to Iowa City because I really thought this was where I was going to kind of slip off, you know, because I wasn't going to give them what they wanted. And that's when I really realized, like,

But I just thought, well... I just have to go out and do what I want to do, and hopefully they'll follow. And they were incredible. And it was such a fun show, and I will always be so thankful to Iowa City because I really thought this was where I was going to kind of slip off, you know, because I wasn't going to give them what they wanted. And that's when I really realized, like,

But I just thought, well... I just have to go out and do what I want to do, and hopefully they'll follow. And they were incredible. And it was such a fun show, and I will always be so thankful to Iowa City because I really thought this was where I was going to kind of slip off, you know, because I wasn't going to give them what they wanted. And that's when I really realized, like,

They just want me. If they're a fan, they want me. And this is where I am right now. I don't have cancer. I'm happy and I'm healthy. And I have other things to talk about. So I'm just finding that balance of what I'm sharing.

They just want me. If they're a fan, they want me. And this is where I am right now. I don't have cancer. I'm happy and I'm healthy. And I have other things to talk about. So I'm just finding that balance of what I'm sharing.

They just want me. If they're a fan, they want me. And this is where I am right now. I don't have cancer. I'm happy and I'm healthy. And I have other things to talk about. So I'm just finding that balance of what I'm sharing.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Yeah.

Right. I remember years ago a friend of mine, a comedian, telling me that – She noticed that this one stand-up had really painted himself into a corner because of his, I don't know, whatever his...

Right. I remember years ago a friend of mine, a comedian, telling me that – She noticed that this one stand-up had really painted himself into a corner because of his, I don't know, whatever his...

Right. I remember years ago a friend of mine, a comedian, telling me that – She noticed that this one stand-up had really painted himself into a corner because of his, I don't know, whatever his...

Stage persona was a schtick, all of that. And she was just like, just make sure you don't paint yourself into a corner that you're trying new things. If you want to do something new as a comedian, do it. If you want to try writing or acting or directing, just try everything. And I never thought about that for myself. I just thought, I'm just a comedian. I'm going to tell jokes.

Stage persona was a schtick, all of that. And she was just like, just make sure you don't paint yourself into a corner that you're trying new things. If you want to do something new as a comedian, do it. If you want to try writing or acting or directing, just try everything. And I never thought about that for myself. I just thought, I'm just a comedian. I'm going to tell jokes.

Stage persona was a schtick, all of that. And she was just like, just make sure you don't paint yourself into a corner that you're trying new things. If you want to do something new as a comedian, do it. If you want to try writing or acting or directing, just try everything. And I never thought about that for myself. I just thought, I'm just a comedian. I'm going to tell jokes.

And I'm so thankful that she said that because... I would have painted myself into a corner. I would have been like, no, I'm not those things. This is what I do. And it would have been a bummer.

And I'm so thankful that she said that because... I would have painted myself into a corner. I would have been like, no, I'm not those things. This is what I do. And it would have been a bummer.

And I'm so thankful that she said that because... I would have painted myself into a corner. I would have been like, no, I'm not those things. This is what I do. And it would have been a bummer.