Tig Notaro

Mathilde O’Callaghan “Tig” Notaro (born March 24, 1971)[1] is an American stand-up comedian, writer, radio contributor, and actress.[2] She is known for her deadpan comedy.[3] Her acclaimed album Live was nominated in 2014 for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards. The special Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted was nominated in 2016 at the 68th Primetime Emmy Awards for Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special. In 2017, the album Boyish Girl Interrupted was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards.

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 her elder and works as a radio talk show host.[2][9]

Notaro’s maternal great-great-grandfather was John Fitzpatrick, mayor of New Orleans from 1892 to 1896.[6][10] When taking part in season 5 of Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, Jr., Notaro found out that she is also a distant cousin of Gloria Steinem.