Star of HBO Max’s “Tig Notaro: Drawn,” “Army of the Dead,” “One Mississippi” and “Instant Family.” As well as the host of the podcasts “Don’t Ask Tig” and “Tig and Cheryl: True Story” with Cheryl Hines.One of America’s most original comedic voices delivers a darkly funny, wryly observed, and emotionally raw account of her year of death, cancer, and epiphany.In the span of four months in 2012, Tig … the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mother unexpectedly died, she went through a breakup, and then she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Hit with this devastating barrage, Tig took her grief onstage. Days after receiving her cancer diagnosis, she broke new comedic ground, opening an unvarnished set with the words: “Good evening. Hello. I have cancer. How are you? Hi, how are you? Is everybody having a good time? I have cancer.” The set went viral instantly and was ultimately released as Tig’s sophomore album, Live, which sold one hundred thousand units in just six weeks and was later nominated for a Grammy.
Now, the wildly popular star takes stock of that no good, very bad year—a difficult yet astonishing period in which tragedy turned into absurdity and despair transformed into joy. An inspired combination of the deadpan silliness of her comedy and the open-hearted vulnerability that has emerged in the wake of that dire time, I’m Just a Person is a moving and often hilarious look at this very brave, very funny woman’s journey into the darkness and her thrilling return from it.
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Gotta love Tig. She has great story-telling and comedic abilities. A true gem.
Her writing about her breast cancer expressed my feelings exactly. And through her many trials and pain, she is very funny.
Entertains read with a splash of humor!
Maybe not what I expected
Tig is so deadpan and low key (and Hilarious!) in the stand-up world, this book seemed very genuine and from the heart. I’d heard the comedy routine when she talked through the death of mother/break-up/cancer, this book explained what was really happening, which made me understand how remarkable this person truly is. I look forward to whatever comes next.
Blurb described book as funny. It was not. It was a story of pain and loss and courage. I didn’t laugh. Tig has managed to survive a hell of a lot.
This book was difficult for me to read. I lost my mom to Alzheimer’s and my sister to cancer. Reading about the author’s challenging relationship with her mother brought back some painful memories.
I liked what the author had to say about God, it echoed my own feelings about this nonexistent entity.
I was really happy that she is (spoiler alert) having a happy ending!
Although seemingly written as a “best seller” it does not follow through. The lack of empathy for others point of views and self-focus leaves the reader disgusted at times with the way the author whines “poor me.” We all suffer tragedy and heartbreak but do not expect others to treat the rest of us “normal everyday” people differently. I truly am sorry for what the author went through but due to fame and fortune, do not think she deserves any more credit for surviving than any other person who has been through similar or worse.
Loved reading this! Her humor throughout is uplifting and real!
A quick, interesting read. Worth the money.