Live (pronounced "liv") is the second live album by American comedian Tig Notaro. It is a deeply personal set performed just four days after Notaro was diagnosed with stage two breast cancer. The album was first released as a download on Louis C.K.'s website in 2012.[1] It was the first release that C.K. featured on his website by a comedian other than himself, though it is no longer available on the website.[2] The audio of the album was originally recorded at Notaro's regular monthly stand-up show Tig Has Friends at Largo for an episode of the radio show This American Life. Notaro did not want to put out the album at first, but C.K. convinced her to release it.
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Deluxe edition
editSecretly Canadian released the physical version of the album the next year on double-CD, download and a limited picture-disc vinyl as a Deluxe Edition.[3] The Deluxe Edition bonus audio was originally recorded for The Moth radio show.
Track listing
editDisc 1[4]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hello, I Have Cancer" | 3:44 |
2. | "You're Gonna Get Cancer!" | 2:26 |
3. | "Serious Inquiries Only" | 2:01 |
4. | "Funny Cancer Greeting Cards" | 1:50 |
5. | "Tit for Tat" | 3:12 |
6. | "No Questionnaires to Dead People" | 3:03 |
7. | "The C-Diff Diet" | 2:20 |
8. | "Triscuits" | 2:44 |
9. | "God is Crazy" | 1:31 |
10. | "Tapped Out" | 3:25 |
11. | "Chilean Miner" | 2:24 |
12. | "The Bee Joke" | 2:32 |
Deluxe Edition - Disc 2[5]
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Live at The Moth" | 15:56 |
Personnel
edit- Album Cover Design – Daniel Murphy
- Design Concept, Design (Co-design) – Tig Notaro
- Photography By – Robyn Von Swank
- Recorded By – Alec Dixon
Awards
editThe album was nominated in 2014 for the Grammy Award for Best Comedy Album at the 56th Annual Grammy Awards, which Tig hosted the Pre-Telecast Ceremony streamed online. Notaro lost to Kathy Griffin's Calm Down Gurrl.
Charts
editThe album peaked at No. 1 on Billboard's Top Comedy Albums chart.[6]
References
edit- ^ "TIG NOTARO TO RELEASE NEW ALBUM 'LIVE' VIA LOUIS C.K'S WEBSITE, WATCH HER RECENT INTERVIEW ON CONAN". SecretlyCanadian.com. 25 September 2012. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "ABOUT TIG NOTARO". LouisCK.net. 5 October 2012. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "LIVE: TIG NOTARO". SecretlyStore.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Tig Notaro – LIVE". Discogs.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "LIVE by Tig Notaro". Spotify.com. 16 July 2013. Retrieved 2018-04-21.
- ^ "Exclusive GRAMMY.com Interview With Tig Notaro". Grammy.com. 2 December 2014. Retrieved 2018-04-29.
Further reading
edit- Heritage, Stuart (19 October 2012). "Tig Notaro and her jaw-dropping cancer standup routine". The Guardian. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- Marantz, Andrew (5 October 2012). ""Good Evening. Hello. I Have Cancer."". The New Yorker. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- Notaro, Tig (5 August 2013). "Grammy nominated Tig Notaro LIVE available everywhere". Tig Nation. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- Ryan, Kyle (12 October 2012). "Tig Notaro: Live". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 21 April 2018.