Recognized for a dry, deliberately paced style that combines absurdity, physical comedy, and candidly personal subject matter, Tig Notaro emerged with her first comedy album in 2011. That year, she also began a four-year stay as host of the popular Professor Blastoff podcast. Notaro raised her profile further in 2012 with a memorable appearance on the public radio show This American Life before releasing her unplanned second album, Live. The recording of a profound improvised show that had followed a cancer diagnosis by mere days, it led to still more acclaim, including her first Grammy nomination. She later starred in the semi-autobiographical web series One Mississippi (2015-2017). ~ Marcy Donelson