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Tig Notaro: Boyish Girl Interrupted
She didn't explain her body. She just kept telling jokes. 💙 #TigNotaro
Who it's for
Notaro talks about her breast cancer and double mastectomy in the same dry, unhurried voice she uses for bombing in Las Vegas or an airport security mix-up, which puts illness back among the ordinary facts of a life rather than making it the whole story.
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What it is
Boyish Girl Interrupted is Tig Notaro's first hour-long stand-up special for HBO, premiering in August 2015; she co-directed it and it was filmed in Boston. In her deadpan, pause-heavy style she covers everyday humiliations such as bombing a run of shows in Las Vegas, being mistaken for a man, finding Santa Claus in a McDonald's parking lot and awkward airport-security encounters.
Where to find it
HBO original (now under HBO/Max). Streaming availability rotates; check JustWatch.
Before you start
Heads up: Cancer and post-mastectomy nudity.
Age: Not verified (suggested 16+)
Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.Helen Keller, Optimism: An Essay
