If her cool-defining appearance in the trailer for Zack Snyder’s Army Of The Dead was your first exposure to Tig Notaro, prepare to be mildly confused and/or disappointed (though you shouldn’t be): HBO announced today that it’s giving her a new comedy special, and in a somewhat odd twist, the whole thing’s going to be fully animated. HBO says this is going to be the first-ever animated stand-up special, though we’d like to see the math on that because surely someone out there has animated an entire stand-up special before. Animated specific bits or routines is pretty common, but nobody has said, “hey, let’s just do the whole thing” until now?
Anyway, the special is going to be produced by Ellen DeGeneres, who said in a statement that she thought Notaro should put Dory in it since it’s going to be animated, which is… not that funny. Notaro, meanwhile, said in a statement of her own that she was “DRAWN to the idea of creating a fully animated hour” after seeing animated versions of her other stand-up work (a much funnier statement), and added that it was a “joyful experience” to turn a solitary art form like stand-up into a collaborative effort with input from all the people who worked on the animation. A press release says that part was handled by Six Point Harness, which has produced stuff like Hair Love, Lazor Wulf, and Waffles + Mochi. The special will be release on HBO and HBO Max this summer.
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I think it’s a cool experiment to try, and I hope it pays off. I look forward to seeing what the animation style will be.
Tig needs to get on Lower Decks since her Discovery appearances are limited next season (COVID).
Jett Reno for the 32nd century!
Here’s hoping it’s done in Dr. Katz squigglevision. Just please not some Waking Life rotoscope bullshit.
A prequel to Duckman! Duckmom.
Not that it’s really thematically related, but Waffles + Mochi is adorable. Yes, I know it’s aimed at small children, but it’s still very cute… especially when you’re high.
Like Tig Notaro’s stand-up, this will be a groundbreaking animated show that stars live-action actors performing in front of rotating sets, all shot and filmed in front of a live studio audiencecant wait for this!
If your first exposure to Tig was Army of the Dead, stop whatever you’re doing and go watch Live. It’s the most remarkable 40some minutes I’ve ever experienced.
She’s plays one of the few tolerable characters on STD!