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Don't Ask Tig

by American Public Media · English · Comedy

Need advice? Comedian Tig Notaro doesn’t have all the answers, but that won't stop her from fielding your questions on life's many challenges. With the help of her friends and the occasional expert, Tig gives her best inexpert guidance on everything from lost love to giving yourself a haircut with t

New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 41 min
Latest: 12 Mar 2025
Language: English

Latest episode

12 Mar 2025 · 1 hr 14 min

Presenting “NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING”

We have a special episode to share today of the podcast, NOBODY KNOWS ANYTHING, a new LAist Studios podcast that gamifies the Hollywood creative process. Every week, the show puts your favorite actors, directors, and screenwriters through the wringer (a.k.a. through a series of games) to see if they’ve got what it takes to make it in Hollywood because the truth is, as famed screenwriter William Goldman put it, “Nobody knows anything.” In this episode, guests Fortune Feimster, Dana Fox, and Abdullah Saeed go head-to-head in a battle for points over movies about time travel, time loops, and…

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11 Dec 2024 · 39 min
[encore] Stephen Colbert
This episode originally aired November 25, 2020. Stephen Colbert flies in with some special holiday advice, complete with catty pilgrims and vegan eggnog. This episode is sponsored by Sakara ( sakara.com/DontAskEarlyAccess ) and BetterHelp Online Counseling ( betterhelp.com/Tig ).
13 Nov 2024 · 43 min
[encore] Kate Micucci
This episode originally aired November 23, 2022. For this Thanksgiving-themed episode, Kate Micucci — actor, musician, comedian and co-founder of the folk duo Garfunkel and Oates — shares the holiday tradition that always brings her to tears. She and Tig reminisce about a hilarious yet embarrassing incident that happened in Kate’s parents’ living room. Then, Tig and Kate help a listener wondering how they’ll know when they meet the love of their life, and offer tips to a listener in Sweden trying to make a vegan Thanksgiving dinner. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp (go to…
9 Oct 2024 · 44 min
[encore] Phoebe Robinson
This episode originally aired September 29, 2021. How do you get your man to say he loves you? Tig and comedian Phoebe Robinson team up to answer that question and find themselves at odds with an old-time advice columnist who thinks women should not go looking for love. Phoebe, who is also the host of her own Comedy Central series “Doing the Most with Phoebe Robinson” and of the podcast turned HBO special “Two Dope Queens” and Tig share a laugh over forgetting what they're talking about right in the middle of their conversation. And they have some fun advice for a listener with a cranky…
11 Sep 2024 · 34 min
[encore] LeVar Burton
This episode originally aired August 04, 2021. Don’t know how to deal with romantic feelings for a coworker who is already in a relationship? Still feeling guilty from that illegal left turn you made decades ago that potentially caused a multi-vehicle pileup? Well, actor and television host LeVar Burton drops by Don’t Ask Tig to help you out. LeVar, who played Lieutenant Commander Geordi La Forge in “Star Trek: The Next Generation,” gives Tig some well-needed advice, commander to commander, about the joys and anxieties that come with being a part of the iconic franchise. This episode is…
14 Aug 2024 · 28 min
[encore] Atsuko Okatsuka
This episode originally aired December 2, 2020. What if you accidentally broke up with your soulmate? Comedian Atsuko Okatsuka of “ Let’s Go, Atsuko! ” joins Tig to talk unrequited love, game shows gone wrong and mismatched hiking abilities. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Online Counseling ( betterhelp.com/Tig ).
10 Jul 2024 · 39 min
[encore] Aisha Tyler
This episode originally aired November 11, 2020. Aisha Tyler and Tig met over 20 years ago doing stand-up, and now they’re here to swap advice on downsizing, dealing with parents who only watch Fox News, and the country mouse vs. city mouse divide. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Online Counseling ( betterhelp.com/Tig ).
12 Jun 2024 · 39 min
[encore] Indigo Girls
This episode originally aired October 07, 2020. Tig and the Indigo Girls are here to offer you advice...or are they? Topics they might cover include honing your craft, healthy partnerships and how to get off the phone. This episode is sponsored by Sakara ( sakara.com/DontAsk ), BetterHelp Online Counseling ( betterhelp.com/Tig ) and Indeed (indeed.com/Tig). Need advice? Submit your question for Tig at dontasktig.org/contact. Follow us on Facebook , and Instagram at @DontAskTig.
8 May 2024 · 36 min
[encore] David Sedaris
This episode originally aired November 18, 2020. Did you know wine can expire? Bestselling author and humorist David Sedaris joins Tig to tackle questions about terrible gift-givers and more! This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Online Counseling ( betterhelp.com/Tig ).
10 Apr 2024 · 44 min
[encore] Stephanie Allynne
This episode originally aired April 19, 2023. This Don’t Ask Tig episode is a first — the first time a guest returns and it’s none other than actor and comedian Stephanie Allynne — Tig’s wife! Stephanie and Tig share hilarious moments from their visits to Tig’s hometown in Mississippi — all centered around a cemetery. The couple gives advice to a listener who wonders if a person can have too many cats, help a woman pick out a hairstyle to change her life and give a fan some zinger retorts to people who mistake her partner for a man. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp (go to…
27 Mar 2024 · 42 min
[encore] Phoebe Bridgers
This episode originally aired April 20, 2022. Indie pop rock sensation and Grammy nominee Phoebe Bridgers talks about life as the child of a standup comedian, the origins of her ghoul-inspired style and the worst advice she recently gave a friend. Then Phoebe and Tig help a listener who feels guilty about a past romantic affair and counsel a father who doesn’t like to punish his young daughter who can’t seem to stop misbehaving. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (go to Betterhelp.com/TIG for 10% off the first month of online therapy), Netsuite (go to Netsuite.com/TIG for a…
13 Mar 2024 · 31 min
[encore] Nicole Byer
This episode originally aired August 12, 2020. Emmy nominee Nicole Byer thinks you should get a hobby! Nicole and Tig dispense advice on how to make friends as an adult and whether you should take that big risk you’ve been dreaming about. Need advice? Submit your question for Tig at dontasktig.org/contact . Follow us on Twitter , Facebook , and Instagram at @DontAskTig.
28 Feb 2024 · 36 min
[encore] Sanjay Gupta
This episode originally aired September 22, 2021. This is your chance to hear advice on careers, love and COVID from one of America's best-known doctors, Sanjay Gupta! Dr. Gupta is not only an Emmy-award winning CNN medical correspondent, he's also a neurosurgeon and was once listed on People Magazine's sexiest people alive. So, it's safe to say, he's overqualified to join Tig as they offer guidance to a high school student on how to break it to her mother that she wants to be a TV journalist instead of a doctor. They also help a listener decide whether to stay in their marriage or pursue a…
14 Feb 2024 · 45 min
[encore] Kristen Bell
This episode originally aired October 12, 2022. Tig is back! She kicks off season 3 with one of her BFFs, actress Kristen Bell, acclaimed for so many roles on TV (The Good Place, Veronica Mars and more) and in movies (Anna in Frozen, Forgetting Sarah Marshall). Kristen talks about road-tripping with her famous actor/podcast host husband, Dax Shepard, and their kids. Tig and Kristen also offer some hilarious advice about neighborhood party invitations, dealing with jealous wives and how to get a colleague to stop playing the song “Let It Go.” This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp (go to…
31 Jan 2024 · 43 min
[encore] Ron Funches
This episode originally aired Oct 13, 2021. Need some insider tourist tips about where to visit on a trip to L.A.? Tig and actor/comedian Ron Funches have some off-the-beaten-path ideas you won't find in any guidebooks. Ron, the voice behind Cooper on the animated hit Trolls and on Bob’s Burgers and Adventure Time, also talks about his online dating experiences, why Lucille Ball is his inspiration and he and Tig offer advice to a jokester whose friends are offended by his humor. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (go to Betterhelp.com/TIG for 10% off the first month) and Indeed (go to…
17 Jan 2024 · 35 min
[encore] Lucy Lawless
This episode originally aired Feb 2, 2022. Kiwi actor and singer Lucy Lawless stars in Acorn TV's My Life Is Murder and is beloved as Xena: Warrior Princess from the 90's TV series and more. She and Tig reminisce about their history that goes way back and their shared experience as lesbian icons. They give advice to a mom annoyed by her daughter's cell phone addiction and counsel a woman on how to fend off a family of huggers. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (go to Betterhelp.com/TIG for 10% off the first month of online therapy), and EthosLife.com. Need advice? Submit your question…
3 Jan 2024 · 40 min
[encore] Jameela Jamil
Jameela Jamil has the advice you need in the new year, whether you’re facing your nemesis or your own insecurities. Jameela and Tig talk bad kissers, loud roommates, and how to stand up for yourself in all situations. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp Online Counseling (betterhelp.com/Tig) and by Sakara (sakara.com/DontAsk). Need advice? Submit your question for Tig at dontasktig.org/contact. Follow us on Twitter, Facebook, and Instagram at @DontAskTig.
20 Dec 2023 · 41 min
[encore] Conan O'Brien
Tig's old pal, the one and only Conan O'Brien, discusses the people he turns to for advice and why the storied prankster himself doesn't actually like pranks. The legendary late-night host helps Tig counsel a grandmother magician on how to handle six-year-old hecklers, criticizes an overzealous office whistleblower and reflects on advice he's given to college graduates in commencement speeches he delivered over the past two decades. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (go to Betterhelp.com/TIG for 10% off the first month of online therapy), Indeed (go to Indeed.com/TIG for a $75…
6 Dec 2023 · 42 min
[encore] Aparna Nancherla
The delightful and hilarious actor Aparna Nancherla reunites with her good friend Tig on Zoom. Who can forget Aparna from shows like Netflix's BoJack Horseman, Comedy Central's Corporate, and Fox's The Great North? In this episode, Tig and Aparna talk about how the pandemic has us all dropping longtime friends, but maybe not forever. Aparna asks for Tig's advice on the daunting task of writing her first book. Together they give guidance to a woman who wants to give her partner the best Christmas ever before he deploys for military service and try to help a son whose senior-citizen mom keeps…
22 Nov 2023 · 40 min
[encore] Gary Gulman
This episode was originally broadcast on December 8, 2021. Standup comedian Gary Gulman has been in the comedy biz for over 20 years. He’s a regular on the late night circuit and has his own HBO special called “The Great Depresh.” In this episode of Don't Ask Tig, Tig and Gary break down some myths surrounding the relationship between comedians and depression. Gary offers a strategy for battling procrastination that he derives from a Jewish tradition, and shares what his college therapist taught him about understanding the opposite sex. He and Tig help a college athlete struggling to…
8 Nov 2023 · 34 min
[encore] Taylor Dayne
This episode was originally broadcast on November 3, 2021. Who better to be Tig's guest on her 50th episode than actress Taylor Dayne — one of her favorite singers — with the real story behind how their fun and serendipitous friendship got started. Taylor also reveals her reaction to being the subject of one of Tig's popular standup stories. Together they share parenting advice, offer guidance on how to not get nervous if you're invited to sing at a best friend's wedding. And together they help a caller decide if she should contact the biological father she never knew, but has discovered on…
25 Oct 2023 · 46 min
[encore] Samantha Bee
This episode was originally broadcast on September 15, 2021. No one speaks their mind quite like comedian and TV host Samantha Bee, and this time she's upfront and personal with Tig. Together they advise a listener on how to snap out of a crush on their therapist and tackle the tough issue of figuring out if someone actually likes you or is just being polite. Then Tig and Samantha bond over how and when they each had that "birds and bees talk" with their own kids and also how they personally cope with grieving a lost loved one. This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp Online Counseling…
11 Oct 2023 · 41 min
[encore] Deon Cole
This episode was originally broadcast on February 16, 2022 Actor and comedian Deon Cole, a regular on Black-ish and Grown-ish, stops by Don't Ask Tig to talk privacy, positivity and how to be uniquely yourself. He and Tig give advice to a mom who can't get her smelly teenager to shower, and they can't stop laughing about Dear Abby's suggestions to a newlywed husband who's bothered that his wife sleeps, eats and even cooks in the nude! This episode is sponsored by Betterhelp (go to Betterhelp.com/TIG for 10% off the first month of online therapy), Shopify (go to Shopify.com/TIG for a free 14…
27 Sep 2023 · 40 min
Julia Louis-Dreyfus
Everybody knows actress Julia Louis-Dreyfus for her iconic roles as Elaine in “Seinfeld” and Vice President Selina Meyer in “Veep.” In this Season 3 finale of Don’t Ask Tig, Julia talks about her childhood dreams of acting and what she’s learning from guests on her new Lemonada Media podcast “Wiser Than Me” (link.chtbl.com/wiserthanmepodcast). Tig and Julia can’t stop laughing over their advice to a woman who needs help getting sexy with her husband, what to do about a mom with a raunchy sense of humor and a listener who has a crush on her boss’s boss. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp…
20 Sep 2023 · 48 min
Fortune Feimster & Mae Martin LIVE
Taken from a special live event, Tig is joined by her good friends, comedians Fortune Feimster and Mae Martin, in this hilarious episode of Don’t Ask Tig. The trio give advice on talking to eight-year-olds, understanding the North Carolina accent, gay dating for the first time, and deciding when it’s the right time to move in with someone. Fortune Feimster’s credits include the hit Netflix show “FUBAR” and “The Mindy Project,” “Chelsea Lately,” NBC’s “Kenan,” and “Champions.” Mae Martin is the star of their own award-winning Netflix series “Feel Good,” and the Netflix special, “SAP,” as well…
13 Sep 2023 · 45 min
Bob & Erin Odenkirk
Tig’s guests are actor Bob Odenkirk, star of “Better Call Saul,” and his daughter, artist and illustrator Erin Odenkirk. The duo talk about what inspired them to write their new children’s book, “Zilot & Other Important Rhymes.” Bob opens up about how difficult it was for him starting out in comedy and the lessons that taught him. Then the three advise a mother who is concerned about her eight-year-old using sarcasm in school, and assign penance to a listener who confessed to stealing a tomatillo plant from a neighbor’s garden. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp (go to…
6 Sep 2023 · 44 min
Sabrina Jalees
Comedian, writer, producer, and actor Sabrina Jalees stars in the CBS TV show “Carol’s Second Act,” Netflix’s “The Comedy Lineup,” and hosts the hit Canadian dating show “Farming for Love.” Sabrina talks about how to be a great wingman or wingwoman, shares surefire tips with listeners looking for love, and how she finds affordable first-class travel. Tig and Sabrina help a listener debating whether to tell a friend that her hair looks awful, and advise a woman worried that her twin sister resents her romantic partner. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp (go to Betterhelp.com/TIG for 10%…
1 Sep 2023 · 34 min
Listen Now: Tiny Huge Decisions
Tig is off this week but will be back with a new episode next Wednesday. In the meantime, we’re excited to share “Tiny Huge Decisions” – a new podcast from APM Studios and Chalk and Blade about two best friends, Mohsin and Dalia, as they make a life-changing decision: will she be the gestational surrogate for Mohsin and his husband? It’s emotional, intimate, and more than a little complicated. Listen to the first episode now and find “Tiny Huge Decisions” wherever you get your podcasts!
23 Aug 2023 · 43 min
Jessi Klein
Actor, Emmy and Peabody award winning writer, creator, and producer Jessi Klein is this week’s guest. She voices Jessi in “Big Mouth” and has written for shows like “Dead to Me” and “Transparent.” Tig and Jessi’s conversation takes a surprising turn as they talk about swooning over big strong men and the worst advice they’ve ever gotten and given. Together they counsel a woman with writer’s block and suggest how to help kids approach big life transitions. OUR SPONSORS: BetterHelp - betterhelp.com/tig Indeed - indeed.com/tig Rakuten - rakuten.com Simple Green - simplegreen.com Donate to Don't…
16 Aug 2023 · 33 min
Kristen Schaal
Actor Kristen Schaal of “What We Do In The Shadows” and “Bob’s Burgers” fame talks about being criticized for her unique voice, and the possibility of her and Tig starring in a “Golden Girls” remake. Together they advise a woman thinking about moving to a rural ranch for love, a wife who’s tired of her husband constantly locking himself out of their house, and a gang of kayakers trying to find an edgy, fun name for their group. This episode is sponsored by BetterHelp (go to Betterhelp.com/TIG for 10% off the first month of online therapy), Indeed (visit indeed.com/TIG for a $75 sponsored job…

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Publisher: American Public Media
Language: English
Category: Comedy
New episodes: Every two weeks
Typical length: 41 min
Latest episode: 12 Mar 2025
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