Tig Notaro

Biography

Mathilde “Tig” O’Callaghan Notaro is an American stand-up comic, writer, radio contributor, and actress. She is known for her deadpan comedy.

In November 2015, Notaro co-wrote, produced, and starred in a semi-autobiographical TV pilot for Amazon Video called One Mississippi. The show received a six-episode series order from Amazon a month later. The show follows Notaro’s character as she returns to her hometown of Bay Saint Lucille, Mississippi, after her mother’s unexpected death.

Notaro met her wife, Stephanie Allynne, on the set of the movie In a World… They became engaged on January 1, 2015, and were married on October 24, 2015. They welcomed twin sons, Max and Finn, on June 26, 2016