Tig Notaro on Andrea Gibson’s Final Year & the Much-Needed Wake-Up Call They Gave Us to Start Living Today
Each of us, every day, have a chance to really grab our life and live it to our fullest—and Maria’s latest Life Above the Noise conversation is inspiring us to do exactly that.
For this raw, funny, and deeply moving new episode, Maria sat down with comedian, activist, and executive producer Tig Notaro, whose Oscar-nominated documentary Come See Me in the Good Light follows her dear friend, Poet Laureate Andrea Gibson, during the final year of their life.
Tig reveals why her film about grief and dying is the wake-up call we all need to start living today—honestly, courageously, and on our own terms. As Andrea so powerfully reminded us, “Don't wait for a terrible diagnosis to start living your life like I did.”
Chapters
00:00 – Pope Francis' permission to laugh
00:56 – Who was Andrea Gibson?
05:40 – Finding your way as an outsider
07:14 – The genesis of the documentary
09:18 – The film's message: living, not dying
17:42 – Suicidal ideation vs. the will to live
19:08 – The Sundance win and Oscar nomination
24:43 – Grief on a press tour
28:43 – How the film title was chosen
31:07 – A production built on love
33:58 – Trusting your gut
37:38 – Living is a daily decision
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