Neal will always be a "-nervous sweaty criminal" to me. I don't remember the name of the 18+ cartoon right now. But he looks like one of the characters. The old cartoon is about a prison and has lots of death and violence.
Tig- I really hope you know, in your very core of yourself, you are beyond talented. When we watch you, we lean in. I’m not sure how else to describe the experience. Your timing, delivery, the picture you paint in our collective minds and the ridiculously funny places you take us…. Pure joy. And. Your acting, the choices of material and who you surround yourself with are all fabulous to watch. Again, you inspire your audience to lean in, to hear you. Thank you for being you!💖💕💖
Great comment. I've always loved Tig but never realized how much I do lean in every time she speaks. It's like her every movement is fascinating and like a quiet contagious joy. I suppose this is what a highly funny and intelligent human looks like when they're truly in their integrity. Or perhaps it's just the Scott Pilgrim theory that great power comes with being vegan.
Why do you say “we” and “us”? Just be an individual. Sure, we agree with what you said. I mean, sure, I agree with what you said, but I am not you and you are not me.
I was just noticing this. In some of his earlier interviews he would interject too much and ask leading questions, which he himself admitted to. It's great to see Neal improving upon his skills as an interviewer, it really suits the premise and format of this amazing podcast.
not at all putting words in their mouth ... not constantly seeking validation by interjecting mid-sentence to describe whatever the topic would be like for him, and following up with "is that how it is for you?" and then pretending that's a question
I’m glad you’ve recovered ❤ once you smell c-diff you never forget it. You always know in a hospital if there’s an outbreak on a floor - hits you as soon as the elevator opens
I currently have a bacterial infection in my intestines and it's one of the most painful and exhausting things I've ever been thru. I'm Soo glad it's not c diff tho! Glad you're better! Hoping I'll be getting there soon😩
@@weirdloverwildeyikes! I was studying to become an AHT and put in many long volunteer hours at a city animal shelter. A mother dog and her litter of pups could be brought in, seemingly healthy & happy that day. Come back to open next morning…all dead. Parvovirus also has an unforgettable smell. VACCINATE, SPAY, NEUTER. Please.
I agree with Tig, heart break helped me grow. I went to therapy after my Mom's death and man. I grew a lot, not perfect. Just perfect in my imperfection.
Clicked so fast when I saw Tig. The Handsome pod is my absolute favorite thing to watch each week. Tig, Fortune and Mae always seem so genuine and can get to the heart of things while making me laugh.
It was interesting to hear her speak on how dramatically she changed after her cancer and after her mother passing and I can relate because I changed dramatically after I was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic at 12. My life had no choice but to change at that point. To survive. I'm 53 now but besides diet changes, it changes who you are. I'm definitely tougher but in other thought processes too. While it's a pain in the ass, I'm smarter about decisions. I'm a huge fan of hers and this was a great conversation between you two.
This comment almost made me cry. I'm currently going thru a big medical change and I know my life will have to change and I'm honestly pretty scared that I can't do it and I'll never feel better then I do now. It's nothing as terrifying as diabetes thankfully but after 35 years of doing the same things and having to change basically my entire lifestyle is daunting. Especially while I'm still in the testing and pain phase. I hope I can be as strong as you were at just 12.
Tig, you hit on something with the "Am I cursed?" feeling prior to a cancer diagnosis. Same here. A bunch of bizarre and serious health issues happen...Am I cursed?...and then a Stage 3 cancer diagnosis. As a physician, this may be something to watch for.
farmers have one of the lowest rates of suicide as as 'profession they just keep moving, got to get the crops in, plough the back field. they make shit work. but it's largely corporations at this point, the small farmer is on the endangered list. Neal is right about nurses and teachers though. firefighters not so much, that in many cases is a sweet gig with a lot of nepotism and double dipping into the taxpayer dollars.
Trauma definitely impacts the health of the body -- autoimmune disease for one, Look at Gabor Mate's work. And, a deep bow to you, Tig, a great example of how to move along with the challenges of severe and chronic health issues.
Met tig at a show before her health battles and she was super kind and gave me a hug. Just a genuine person who happens to be hilarious. Huge fan- tig deserves the success!
It's because she has an intimidating conversation style. She is very quick and is able to pick your sentences apart just after you've said them. It makes it hard to talk to someone like that you are always editing your internal dialogue more before you speak. It can be exausting even in a person you like
Idk my scanning for threats really didn't start till I had kids myself. Now I'm constantly freaked about what could be near them or what could happen suddenly that I can't stop. Although I don't remember any specific childhood trauma, I am racking up a list of issues with myself that point to childhood trauma so who knows😂😂
I wasn't going to watch this, but It rained really hard, and I needed something really, really dry to help with the humidity. I have loved Tig since I saw her do the fan's house tour. Always happy to see her in any circumstance.
Tig is one of the greatest of all time. Her style is so singular, but as I originally hail from the South, I can feel her detached bemusement and irony in my bones man.
I agree with what Neal is saying about how people pretty much don't change unless they almost die, but with a slight difference. I think they don't change unless they perceive an existential threat in their life. Sometimes that threat is medical, physical, or psychological, but it can also be spiritual. I've known a couple of people who took stock of their life sometime in their 30s or 40s and realized that they were never going to get what they needed out of life and found that thought so terrifying, nullifying in a way, that it precipitated real change for them.
I know why he shoves hit tongue out there. I do it too. I had the bottle pinch my lips against my teeth and it hurt a lot. I do that. I avoid the pinching. Case closed.
@31:50 I really need to preface this by saying my career is probably 0.1% as successful as Tig's. Sometimes, when I deliver a product to a client and they get overly excited about it and shower me with praise, I not only cringe but, if I'm being honest with myself, I lose a bit of respect for them. What I mean by this (and it prob comes from abysmal levels of self-worth) is that my thoughts are to the effect of "ugh... THIS is what you consider amazing? are you serious?! THIS is what your standards are??? I could have done much better than that. I think I respect you less because I see how impressed you are by so little." Not saying it's a healthy thought process, but I totally get the "oh... seriuosly?! you sure about that?..."
I remember a doctor telling me once that taking in deep breaths through the nostrils works as a natural benzo. I remember thinking how neat-o..Now write the Clonazepam prescription so my super rational fear of falling upwards can funk off.
I don’t want this to sound condescending in any way but Tig is just fucking adorable. She’d still be wickedly funny if she wasn’t, but on top of being hysterical, you want to take her home with you.
All "White" people, and nearly everyone currently on earth is, or at least partially, even "Non-White" peoples. The cosmic gumbo has been stirring around for so long now, nearly nobody currently here is fully human.
Hillo to you... The consistency (in quality production and holding my interest) of these shows is making me calm and happy and considering more optimism in my recent world view, so good
I love this! I was a literature and theater major and no one from my generation-I’m 60-read or reads great writers, therefore they are boring and non-thinkers I want to be around readers! Want to be there! 📚 ✍️💚
Huge hugs and love to you both -- I laughed and cried during this conversation....keep having them please...you guys are priceless. I hope you know how much impact you and the comedy community have on the planet/world....stay strong.
@@weirdloverwilde well it’s not 2006, so Dane Cook isn’t relevant. Plus he wasn’t funny then. And Joe Rogan is a fed and possibly less funny than Tig. Any other suggestions 🤭
Misfortune and adversity can be character building, life affirming, and clarifying. You become crystal clear of your priorities. Not for everyone though.
Tig is fantastic. The bit about kicking her baby across the room🤣 Figuring out kids are built like Rubbermaid is key to getting em to laugh really hard... And annoy your spouse 😁
Finally, two smart lesbians sit down to talk about their hairstyles.
Tig is a lesbian?!
Fabulous!
Neal will always be a "-nervous sweaty criminal" to me. I don't remember the name of the 18+ cartoon right now. But he looks like one of the characters. The old cartoon is about a prison and has lots of death and violence.
@@Alienshadeyou sure it’s cartoon?
😂
if i had three wishes, one of them would be for Tig to live one hundred happy years.
I’m here, not skipping over Tig
wink wink
Tig- I really hope you know, in your very core of yourself, you are beyond talented. When we watch you, we lean in. I’m not sure how else to describe the experience. Your timing, delivery, the picture you paint in our collective minds and the ridiculously funny places you take us…. Pure joy.
And.
Your acting, the choices of material and who you surround yourself with are all fabulous to watch. Again, you inspire your audience to lean in, to hear you.
Thank you for being you!💖💕💖
Great comment. I've always loved Tig but never realized how much I do lean in every time she speaks. It's like her every movement is fascinating and like a quiet contagious joy. I suppose this is what a highly funny and intelligent human looks like when they're truly in their integrity. Or perhaps it's just the Scott Pilgrim theory that great power comes with being vegan.
Why do you say “we” and “us”? Just be an individual. Sure, we agree with what you said. I mean, sure, I agree with what you said, but I am not you and you are not me.
🙌🏽
@@torrescopywriting5374 Really wasn’t referring to the all encompassing ‘we’. I was speaking for my husband and myself.🫶🏻
So few people with the magnetism of Tig notaro
There is a saying in Trek culture. "Infinite diversity in infinite combinations". Thanks and love to Tig and Neal for having a good talk.
🖖🏻❤️
LLAP 🖖 PALL
She’s in one of the Star Trek shows
@@bwerto2423 Aye. Star Trek: Discovery. You see a clip of her in the vid as well.
She one of the few things that was good about Discovery
Tig is one of a kind.. She is brilliant.. Slow and steady like a freight train
Agree 100% 🎉 ❤
Could not have clicked on this fast enough when I saw the guest is Tig Notaro. Their cadences are very similar.
Something very attractive about her personality I love the dry, forwardness
Neal Brennan is giving us all a masterclass on how to be an active listener without talking over his guests. I’m taking notes. ✍️
I can’t believe I hadn’t even noticed that.
This must be a joke... and like Neal's work, I had no idea...
Omg truly!!
I was just noticing this. In some of his earlier interviews he would interject too much and ask leading questions, which he himself admitted to. It's great to see Neal improving upon his skills as an interviewer, it really suits the premise and format of this amazing podcast.
not at all putting words in their mouth ...
not constantly seeking validation by interjecting mid-sentence to describe whatever the topic would be like for him, and following up with "is that how it is for you?"
and then pretending that's a question
I had C-Diff and pancreatitis, and in the hospital I re-watched One Mississippi over and over again because I thought of Tig 😂
I’m glad you’ve recovered ❤ once you smell c-diff you never forget it. You always know in a hospital if there’s an outbreak on a floor - hits you as soon as the elevator opens
I currently have a bacterial infection in my intestines and it's one of the most painful and exhausting things I've ever been thru. I'm Soo glad it's not c diff tho! Glad you're better! Hoping I'll be getting there soon😩
@@weirdloverwildeyikes! I was studying to become an AHT and put in many long volunteer hours at a city animal shelter. A mother dog and her litter of pups could be brought in, seemingly healthy & happy that day. Come back to open next morning…all dead. Parvovirus also has an unforgettable smell.
VACCINATE, SPAY, NEUTER. Please.
Two of my favorite comics. Love this episode.
I agree with Tig, heart break helped me grow. I went to therapy after my Mom's death and man. I grew a lot, not perfect. Just perfect in my imperfection.
🙏💗
I love this podcast so much! Tig and Neal! What a podcast!
This show is relaxing to listen to..the opposite of the topics being discussed…anxiousness and panic
Clicked so fast when I saw Tig. The Handsome pod is my absolute favorite thing to watch each week. Tig, Fortune and Mae always seem so genuine and can get to the heart of things while making me laugh.
Yes❤I love the Handsomes!
Talk about a perfect fit for Neal's podcast.
She's so authentic and i really just respect that so much. I wish her and her family all the best. So funny ❤
It was interesting to hear her speak on how dramatically she changed after her cancer and after her mother passing and I can relate because I changed dramatically after I was diagnosed as a Type 1 diabetic at 12. My life had no choice but to change at that point. To survive. I'm 53 now but besides diet changes, it changes who you are. I'm definitely tougher but in other thought processes too. While it's a pain in the ass, I'm smarter about decisions. I'm a huge fan of hers and this was a great conversation between you two.
This comment almost made me cry. I'm currently going thru a big medical change and I know my life will have to change and I'm honestly pretty scared that I can't do it and I'll never feel better then I do now. It's nothing as terrifying as diabetes thankfully but after 35 years of doing the same things and having to change basically my entire lifestyle is daunting. Especially while I'm still in the testing and pain phase. I hope I can be as strong as you were at just 12.
Tig, you hit on something with the "Am I cursed?" feeling prior to a cancer diagnosis. Same here. A bunch of bizarre and serious health issues happen...Am I cursed?...and then a Stage 3 cancer diagnosis. As a physician, this may be something to watch for.
I'd never skip over Tig
"And you're still closing with it?" I laughed. "Opening AND closing." I died.
Neil, Ellen, Portia and Tig knocking back cold ones...that's a handsome group of lesbians right there! 😆
farmers have one of the lowest rates of suicide as as 'profession they just keep moving, got to get the crops in, plough the back field. they make shit work. but it's largely corporations at this point, the small farmer is on the endangered list. Neal is right about nurses and teachers though. firefighters not so much, that in many cases is a sweet gig with a lot of nepotism and double dipping into the taxpayer dollars.
Trauma definitely impacts the health of the body -- autoimmune disease for one, Look at Gabor Mate's work. And, a deep bow to you, Tig, a great example of how to move along with the challenges of severe and chronic health issues.
Met tig at a show before her health battles and she was super kind and gave me a hug.
Just a genuine person who happens to be hilarious. Huge fan- tig deserves the success!
I love how they were a couple of mates just giving each other crap as well as talking about things that matter.
Lol comments are weird today. Love Tig, great guest for the show.
What a treat. Tig is so smart and sensitive. Loved the story of the loving Catholics in Ohio
Neal you don't need to be like other comedians, we like you exactly as you are 😊
This might be the most nervous I’ve seen Neal in a podcast. Speaks volumes to Tig’s greatness.
It's because she has an intimidating conversation style. She is very quick and is able to pick your sentences apart just after you've said them. It makes it hard to talk to someone like that you are always editing your internal dialogue more before you speak. It can be exausting even in a person you like
Tig is just a funny person, love her Midwestern understated style.
Anybody who even thinks about ,"skipping" over something with Tig in it is MOST CERTAINLY missing out.....
One of the best interviews ever. So humanistic, pure deep thoughts and great observations shared so openly. Thank you, Tig and Neal.
I could sit and listen to you two talk forever. There's so much love and respect under the laughs and digs. Thank you for this.
Tig seems like such a beautiful person - so loving and generous of heart. 🥰
Great stuff! Tig's Trek character is hilarious! She balances out the cheese factor of that show. Love it!
Never skip Tig. THE BEST ❤
Tig HOW DARE YOU think you'll "get skipped over"?! YOU ARE A GOD DAMN TREASURE!!!!!!!!!!!! Anyway, I love you
Have a lot of respect for Tig. Needless to say she is a top comedian.
She doesn’t have an ounce of humor.
@@tonyc8752 I question your judgment but will defend your right to your ridiculous opinion.
Ever hear of a raconteur? Tig is probably the best rack on tour (That’s voice to text for you!) working today. I find her hilarious.
please please get bo burnham
Scanning for threats... yep.... childhood trauma survival mechanism. Tig, the sensitive body thing too! I know it well.
Idk my scanning for threats really didn't start till I had kids myself. Now I'm constantly freaked about what could be near them or what could happen suddenly that I can't stop. Although I don't remember any specific childhood trauma, I am racking up a list of issues with myself that point to childhood trauma so who knows😂😂
I wasn't going to watch this, but It rained really hard, and I needed something really, really dry to help with the humidity.
I have loved Tig since I saw her do the fan's house tour. Always happy to see her in any circumstance.
I’m going to save this interview in my closet, to wick away moisture
Love Tig :)
Trauma has serious effects on our mental, physical, emotional, and sexual health. It's our brains then our bodies
Hey Tig, thanks for replacing Chris D'Elia in that movie!! He's a PREDATOR!!!!!
Tig is one of the greatest of all time. Her style is so singular, but as I originally hail from the South, I can feel her detached bemusement and irony in my bones man.
I agree with what Neal is saying about how people pretty much don't change unless they almost die, but with a slight difference. I think they don't change unless they perceive an existential threat in their life. Sometimes that threat is medical, physical, or psychological, but it can also be spiritual. I've known a couple of people who took stock of their life sometime in their 30s or 40s and realized that they were never going to get what they needed out of life and found that thought so terrifying, nullifying in a way, that it precipitated real change for them.
Brian Regan did the bit about heroes don’t say they are heroes. Norm had a heckler claim teachers were heroes
I know why he shoves hit tongue out there. I do it too. I had the bottle pinch my lips against my teeth and it hurt a lot. I do that. I avoid the pinching. Case closed.
@31:50 I really need to preface this by saying my career is probably 0.1% as successful as Tig's.
Sometimes, when I deliver a product to a client and they get overly excited about it and shower me with praise, I not only cringe but, if I'm being honest with myself, I lose a bit of respect for them. What I mean by this (and it prob comes from abysmal levels of self-worth) is that my thoughts are to the effect of "ugh... THIS is what you consider amazing? are you serious?! THIS is what your standards are??? I could have done much better than that. I think I respect you less because I see how impressed you are by so little."
Not saying it's a healthy thought process, but I totally get the "oh... seriuosly?! you sure about that?..."
Yayy Tig 🎉
This comment section is insane what is even happening
Kai the Axe Wielding Hitchhiker owned being called a "hero"
Pay teachers more, pay nurses more, pay farmers more
I remember a doctor telling me once that taking in deep breaths through the nostrils works as a natural benzo. I remember thinking how neat-o..Now write the Clonazepam prescription so my super rational fear of falling upwards can funk off.
Listening to Brennan's "hero joke" was more painful for Tig than pneumonia, c-diff, and cancer combined.
Hahaha - now that’s funny!
I love these 2 handsome little ladies! ❤
I don’t want this to sound condescending in any way but Tig is just fucking adorable. She’d still be wickedly funny if she wasn’t, but on top of being hysterical, you want to take her home with you.
Great talk. Love the smooth clarity between you two.
This fragile woman didn't make me laugh once, and Neal uncomfortably wants her really bad
Tig! Tig! Tig!
Neil is an alien 👽
But a treasure
A Neil == AlieN .... Coincidence?!
@@marmalar it is spelled Neal!
Neal.
All "White" people, and nearly everyone currently on earth is, or at least partially, even "Non-White" peoples. The cosmic gumbo has been stirring around for so long now, nearly nobody currently here is fully human.
Also, many ET "races" have been here a VERY long time, and have been helping us/ protecting earth.
Neal, its called "transformative", and if you're lucky, you like what you become.. if you're lucky.
My queer soul is erupting from joy!
PS was really hoping Neal and that British Lady broke up. I'm devastated!! ( will this relationship ever end!!?????)
Hillo to you... The consistency (in quality production and holding my interest) of these shows is making me calm and happy and considering more optimism in my recent world view, so good
professor blast off was my fav
I would never skip over Tig Sawyer!
I don’t respect anyone more than Tig
Do you respect yourself?
Why do so many lesbians have the same fashion sense as conservative men in the 1950s?
How is Tig so magnetic
My God is dark and like a web
of tangled roots all drinking soundlessly
Neal, you could definitely host SNL. I think you would be excellent.
Tig!!!💖✨💖🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
You won't be surprised to learn that the comedian who already has a killer bit about owning being hero is... Brian Regan. It's about Sully Sullivan.
I wish I was a lesbian so I could have a chance with Tig. She is so fkin cool and strong
These two play so well off of each other. Tig's "quick but patient" humor really bounces well with Neal's. A thoughtful and fun conversation!
I bet it's France
The best compliment I can give is that I think I got to know Tig just a little bit better, genuinely, because of this interview.
Fantastic on all levels. Also the existential reality of global warming
I love this!
I was a literature and theater major and no one from my generation-I’m 60-read or reads great writers, therefore they are boring and non-thinkers
I want to be around readers! Want to be there!
📚 ✍️💚
What do you recommend?
Absolutely love Tig! Well, don’t “know” her but anyway….
Huge hugs and love to you both -- I laughed and cried during this conversation....keep having them please...you guys are priceless. I hope you know how much impact you and the comedy community have on the planet/world....stay strong.
I miss Tig in general, but was just thinking about Professor Blastoff and how beautiful that was. 😢❤
nice when two lesbians can sit down for a conversation
She is BRILLIANT
Is she good at math or something?
@@CasinoFren nah you either get her or you don’t. Guess she’s not for you. Go watch Dane cook or Joe Rogan or sometbing
Isn't she? Very quick witted. Emphasis on the *wit!*
@@weirdloverwilde well it’s not 2006, so Dane Cook isn’t relevant. Plus he wasn’t funny then. And Joe Rogan is a fed and possibly less funny than Tig. Any other suggestions 🤭
Man Neal just gets on up in there!
His tools include: scalpel, laser, insight, pickaxe, sledgehammer, a look, ...
Misfortune and adversity can be character building, life affirming, and clarifying. You become crystal clear of your priorities. Not for everyone though.
Professor Blastoff was my jam! And then all that stuff with Tig almost dying a bunch happened 😮
Thanks for sharing some stories about Ellen ♥️ great interview, love Tig ♥️♥️
Tig’s use of anticipation, like her Indigo Girls bit, is totally her signature. ❤😂
Yo, Tig is a beast on the mic!
Wait, are there people who don’t french the bottle before taking a sip?!
Using the brail method to find the bottle with out looking...
Tig is 100% right. Loss is very therapeutic if you take advantage of it.
Tig is fantastic. The bit about kicking her baby across the room🤣 Figuring out kids are built like Rubbermaid is key to getting em to laugh really hard... And annoy your spouse 😁
I would love to see you get Sarah Sherman as a guest.
less than 4.5 min into this and Neil slams head first into the ceiling on comedians being philosophers or economists.
The tongue thing had to occur as an infant and was never corrected. My kid had to learn how to use her tongue as a baby.
I love Tig! Heh, "Tig" autocorrects to "Big" I wonder if she gets that sometimes ha
Love all your podcasts and especially loved this one - thanks! 👏💙💜💛🖤❤🤎🧡💚👏
Does she know about Parts theory, Richard Schwartz, IFS theory, the Contemporary Freud?