About this episode
Tig Notaro discusses her documentary about poet Andrea Gibson and reflects on life and grief.
Tig Notaro is a standup comic, actor, podcast host. Last year, she produced a documentary called Come See Me in the Good Light . It was shot during what would be the last year of poet Andrea Gibson’s life, before they died in July of 2025 after a years-long battle with terminal ovarian cancer. Notaro talks to Bullseye about processing the death of Andrea Gibson in the middle of doing press for a film about them, and she reflects on the sheer chaos of simply living life, even though she doesn’t have to tour for work right now. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for sponsorship and to manage your podcast sponsorship preferences. NPR Privacy Policy
People in this episode
Host: Jesse Thorn
Guest: Tig Notaro
Topics covered
- standup comedy
- grief
- documentary filmmaking
- life reflections
- cancer
- artistic process
Keywords
- Tig Notaro
- Andrea Gibson
- documentary
- comedy
- grief
- cancer
- art
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: NPR
Books & works: Come See Me in the Good Light
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