Tig Notaro is Giving You a Chance to Host HER Show in YOUR Living Room — Oh Yeah, and You Can Pre-Order Her New CD!

Tig Notaro's new CD drops August 2nd, but you, dear readers, can pre-order the CD or LP of "Good One" right now! If you're in the continental U.S. and you pre-order the CD ($12) or old-school-fancy LP ($14), you'll automatically be entered in the contest to have Tig perform at your house. All pre-orders will be sent a download code and link to the entire record to hear the funny, oh, how's immediately sound?

The CD will be shipped with a bonus "Have Tig at Your Party" DVD, featuring Tig along with her friends, including Sarah Silverman, Zack Galifianakis, and Nick Swardson.

If your interest has been piqued, you can do your whole pre-order thing right here: http://www.scdistribution.com/tig/

Stay tuned for WICF's review of Tig Notaro's new CD, "Good One!"

Tig Notaro's New Album To Drop August 2nd, Secret Track Available Now!

If you haven't heard of Tig Notaro before, well, for one thing, you obviously haven't been hanging on our every word. Get on that, won't you?

Tig Notaro's debut album, "Good One," is slated for release on August 2nd by Secretly Canadian. This will be Secretly Canadian's first comedy release. According to their release, "'Good One's' well-crafted and ridiculous material touches on subjects such as Tig's family tree, Mexican hotel door signs, birthing a dinosaur, and how '90s pop singer Taylor Dayne is the easiest person in the world to run into." A deluxe version of the album will contain the long-anticipated DVD of "Have Tig At Your Party", the human equivalent to the “burning log” DVDs. ed. note: I'm a fan of the "puppies in front of a fireplace" station-holders, myself. For those of you who love free things, keep reading (or scroll all the way to the end) for a link to an early - and awesome! - track!



Tig has had recurring roles on several TV shows, including roles as “Officer Tig” on Comedy Central’s "The Sarah Silverman Program," and ABC’s "In the Motherhood," opposite Cheryl Hines and Megan Mullally. Most recently, Tig guest starred on NBC’s "Community," and is slated to appear on HBO’s animated series, "The Life and Times of Tim." She is currently working with Sarah Silverman on a TV adaptation of her popular regular show at LA's Largo Theater, "Tig Has Friends." Tig’s new weekly podcast, "Professor Blastoff," through The Earwolf Network, premiered at #1 on iTunes on May 2nd, 2011. You can check out the first episode HERE.

Tig has performed stand-up on her own half hour special on Comedy Central, "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "The Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson," and "The Benson Interruption." Tig appears regularly at some of the most reputable comedy and music festivals around the world, such as SXSW, Montreal Just For Laughs, Melbourne International Comedy Festival, Sketchfest, and Bumbershoot. For Summer 2011, Tig will be performing at Bonnaroo, Sasquatch, and The Sled Island Festival. Check out a full list of live dates on her site, tignation.com.

Women in Comedy Festival readers can click on THE BUTTON BELOW to get a free MP3 from Tig Notaro's "Good One," also available at her site.

Awesome Stuff: Tig Notaro's Untitled Comedy Tour Contest

Hey blog-loving peeps, remember when we recommended Tig Notaro's Monday night show with Jen Kirkman? Well, our tweets about that post garnered us the following response:

From@TigsHouseTour: @WICF Like Tig Notaro? You could have her and famous comedians come to YOUR house! Check it out! http://tinyurl.com/32phajh

This seems like a pretty cool deal, so we figured we'd share it with you, our comedy-loving readers! The link in the tweet is to the Untitled Comedy Tour Facebook page, where contestants are invited to post two-minute videos explaining why they should be chosen to host a show with Tig Notaro and surprise guests in their home. The deadline is Nov. 28. Check out more about Tig Notaro and, of course, read up on her DVD, “Have Tig at Your Party,” at her official site.

WICF’s Weekend Write-Up: Make It Count, Next Weekend You’ll Probably Be Watching Burlesque with Incontinent Aunt Bertie

Have you seen it yet? The new Harry Potter? Well don’t tell us what happens, Liz is trying to show her boyfriend all six of the previous movies before they go to see this one, that poor bastard.

You are so close to having submissions and headliner announcements rained down on you, you have no idea. At this point, we’re just waiting until you’re absolutely breathless with anticipation. Soon, pookies, soon.


Here’s what you should do if last night’s midnight Harry Potter showing just wasn’t enough for you animals:

Website of the Week
StarKid Productions www.teamstarkid.com

The web home of the former University of Michigan students whose “A Very Potter Musical” was named one of Entertainment Weekly’s 10 Best Viral Videos of 2009, the site serves as a portal to all three of their full-length musicals on YouTube, complete links to the group’s online presence, and updates on what’s coming down the pike. Satiate your Potter-lust with their original musical, which lovingly lampoons J. K. Rowling’s Potter books one, four, six, and seven (roughly), and then move on to “A Very Potter Sequel,” which rewrites the epilogue so they can cover books one, three, and five. 

The cast and crew have serious musical theater chops, and their productions read like the full-length versions of spoofs lifted from Christopher Guest movies. For those of you who haven’t seen “AVPM” or “AVPS,” you might recognize StarKid’s “Harry” as Darren Criss, “Glee”’s newest regular cast member.

 

Logo from www.teamstarkid.com. 

Show to See
Tig’s for the Giving: Tig Notaro and Very Special Guests (with Jen Kirman), Largo at The Coronet, Los Angeles, CA

Tig Notaro has been seen on “The Sarah Silverman Program,” “Last Comic Standing,” “Dog Bites Man,” and a whole bunch of talk shows and tours. She’ll also perform on “The Benson Interruption” and “Community.” Notaro’s unique presence and voice have made her a comic’s comic, and she pays it forward by hosting a monthly Tig & Friends show at the Largo at The Coronet.

This month, catch Jen Kirkman, writer and roundtable guest on “Chelsea Lately,” as one of her friends.



http://www.largo-la.com/largohome.html for tickets
Runs Mondays monthly,
$20
Shows at 8 p.m.