Had I not been born in KS. and attracted to a cute, blonde haired blue eyed boy in Kindergarten named Randall, I may have very well been gay. There are some of us that have very lesbian qualities but I also don’t think we should judge us androgynous types either. In 6th grade when I did cut all my hair off my ‘lil middle school boyfriend broke up with me to which I said, Good Riddance nerd!

I bring all this up because for as long as I can remember I was an avid fan of lesbian comedians even before truly knowing they were gay. I followed Ellen DeGeneres while she still had a mullet. I enjoyed Paula Poundstone and Rosie O’Donnell before her TV show – but my ultimate jam – my hero of comedians has and always will be Tig Notaro. I promise I watch more than chick comedians but I figured as long as I was on the kick I’d continue to educate you on the best.

While Tig is a super hilarious character, she became even greater in my mind after surviving breast cancer, a double mastectomy, her beloved mothers death and then turned it all into a wonderfully emotional stand-up set and then Amazon TV show. Sometimes we enjoy peeps more because we truly relate to their experiences and words that come out of their mouth. After dealing with my own beloved fathers death, and spending time with family under those circumstances (including step-parents as Tig does) Tig’s show One Mississippi literally made me LOL and cry from my own realistic memories all at once. It takes a special show to actually pit your emotions against each other and force them to battle out your own feelings.

The style is artistic, the dialogue realistic, and the humor is the slow, daunting observational ironies that life throws us in times of crises. Following this show means following parts of Tig’s real life. She does her radio show, falls in love and eventually marries. Again, I don’t do spoilers I’m just relating again how much I love shows based on real life. As if all the above wasn’t enough Tig also deals with some childhood memories that many of us can understand but not many of us handle as well as she does and doesn’t, because really, is there a right way to handle trauma?

Today, Tig has some great podcasts and appearances viewers can stream that are highly worth your time. One Mississippi isn’t new and it’s only two seasons on Amazon but all of it is worth it. I cannot stress enough how envious I get of all the physiques of these main characters. I totally understand that Tig had to go through cancer, chemo, a double mastectomy and years of recovery to get her thin model frame but good lord, exercise sucks too! I used to always shop in the boys section because I absolutely hate the curves sewn into women’s shirts and jeans. Then I had two kids, passed age 35 and I began to wonder why the dude clothes didn’t have curves sewn in to fit me better.

I’ve got some fun shows even podcast episodes lined up to review this week, but as long as my comedian comedies keep popping into my mind I wanna be sure to cover them all. Drama is great and docs are educational but nothing keeps a mind healthy like dirty, real comedy.

The Crawford Categories One Mississippi falls into are for sure: Drama Club, LOL, and Mama Likes

The best part about sexuality is you don’t have to be gay to enjoy gay jokes, you don’t have to be straight to enjoy straight jokes. In fact, my favorite people are the ones still walking around confused what all the letters stand for because at least they’re trying. Humans are humans people and until I find anyone funnier – lesbian comics are still the best I’ve seen, the hardest I’ve laughed and the people that remind me most often it’s fine if I have curves and still dress like a boy.