Movie
Tig
Overview
An intimate documentary that follows Tig Notaro, a Los Angeles based comedian, who just days after being diagnosed with invasive stage II breast cancer changed the course of her career with a poignant stand-up set that became legendary overnight. It explores Tig's extraordinary journey as her career ignites and as her life unfolds in grand and unexpected ways, all the while continuing to battle a life-threatening illness and falling in love.
Details
- Release date
- 2015-04-23
- Runtime
- 95 min
- Genres
- Documentary
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Beachside Films
- Country
- United States of America
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Tig Notaro as Self
- Stephanie Allynne as Self - Tig's Wife
- Zach Galifianakis as Self
- Sarah Silverman as Self
- Bill Burr as Self
- Kyle Dunnigan as Self
Crew
- Kristina Goolsby - Director
- Ashley York - Director
- Jennifer Arnold - Writer
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