There is no graphic lesbian sex in Tig Notaro’s new documentary — but there is a character study about human perseverance, arresting art, and tender relationships in the face of debilitating cancer.

wp:paragraph --> Comedian Tig Notaro said receiving her cancer diagnosis ... featured her surgery scars in her 2015 comedy special Boyish Girl Interrupted, which aired on HBO.

When Ryan White initially asked producer Tig Notaro why documentaries aren't funnier, he did not expect her to pitch a queer poet's terminal cancer journey as the antidote. "Tig called us a couple ...