Tig Notaro On Sexual Abusers: 'They're Everywhere'

>> Stephen: HEY, EVERYBODY, WELCOME BACK.
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN MY NEXT GUEST TONIGHT IS A STAND-UP
COMEDIAN WHO CREATED AND STARS IN THE AMAZON SERIES "ONE
MISSISSIPPI."
>> WE JUST WANT YOU TO KNOW DESPITE THE CONTROVERSY AROUND
OTHER MINISTRIES, IS IT POSSIBLE TO PRAY THE GAY AWAY.
>> WHAT IF I WANT TO PRAY THE GAY TO STAY.
>> UM-- >> WE DON'T WANT THAT.
WE WANT YOU TO STOP SPREADING THAT SINFUL STUFF.
>> AND STOP TALKING ABOUT IT ON YOUR SHOW.
>> WELL, IT'S MY SHOW, AND IF I REMEMBER CORRECTLY, THERE'S
STILL A FIRST AMENDMENT, SO FEEL FREE TO NOT LISTEN TO MY SHOW.
>> WAIT!
>> HERE'S A PAMPHLET, AND THAT'S MY NUMBER ON THE BACK IN CASE
YOU NEED TO DISCUSS ANYTHING FURTHER.
I'M NIKKI.
>> NIKKI, STOP FLIRTING WITH ME.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: PLEASE WELCOME TIG
NOTARO!
♪ ♪ ♪ ( APPLAUSE )
>> Stephen: HI.
>> HI.
>> >> Stephen: IT'S NICE TO SEE
YOU AGAIN.
>> IT'S NICE TO SEE YOU.
I WAS BACKSTAGE HANGING AROUND WITH-- CLOWNING AROUND WITH
CONAN O'BRIEN.
>> Stephen: OH, GOOD.
CONAN IS HERE?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: CONAN IS HERE TONIGHT?
I DIDN'T KNOW THAT.
OF COURSE, HE'S HERE.
BECAUSE THIS IS FRIDAY.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: AND WE RECORDED THIS ON FRIDAY, LIKE WE RECORDED
CONAN ON FRIDAY.
>> RIGHT.
>> Stephen: AND WE'RE ALL HERE TOGETHER.
>> AND THAT'S WHY WE WERE BACK THERE CLOWNING AROUND.
>> Stephen: RIGHT ( LAUGHTER ).
>> BECAUSE CONAN AND I ARE BOTH HERE RIGHT NOW.
>> Stephen: RIGHT.
AND IF YOU HAD COME ON ANOTHER NIGHT, YOU WOULDN'T HAVE SEEN
CONAN.
>> EXACTLY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
( LAUGHTER ) DO YOU WANT-- WE DOTE HAVE TO.
WE DON'T-- >> WE SHOULDN'T.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: LAST TIME YOU WERE
HERE-- >> YES, CONAN WASN'T HERE.
>> Stephen: CONAN WAS NOT HERE.
NO, NO, NO.
I'M GOING TO ASK HIM NOT TO COME OUT.
( LAUGHTER ) YOU HAD A SIX-MONTH-OLD CHILD
THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE.
I IMAGINE THE CHILD IS LARGER NOW.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> ESPECIALLY SINCE THERE ARE ACTUALLY TWO CHILDREN.
>> Stephen: THEY'VE DOUBLED!
>> WELL-- >>
>> Stephen: IS IT LIKE-- >> THEY WERE ALREADY TWINS.
>> Stephen: THERE WERE ALREADY TWO OF THEM.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: OKAY, THAT'S INTERESTING.
>> AND SO -- >> Stephen: YEAH, I DIDN'T
KNOW THAT, YEAH.
>> I PROBABLY MENTIONED IT.
>> Stephen: I DON'T THINK YOU DID.
NO.
MOMS-- MOMS CAN GLOSS OVER THAT STUFF!
IT'S JUST, YOU KNOW, THAT'S SOMETHING A MAN NOTICES.
>> RIGHT, RIGHT.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> YEAH.
THERE IS ONE CHILD WE DO PAY WAY MORE ATTENTION TO.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: YOU'VE GOT TO.
>> JUST AS AN EXPERIMENT.
WE'LL SEE.
>> Stephen: SURE, YOU'VE GOT TO.
YOU'VE GOT TO TOUGHEN THEM UP.
YOU HAVE TO TOUGHEN ONE OF THEM UP FOR LIFE.
>> YEAH, LIFE'S EASY.
>> Stephen: YEAH.
SO... HOW ARE THEY?
( LAUGHTER ).
>> WELL, THEY'RE BIGGER.
AND -- >> Stephen: BOY AND A GIRL?
GIRL AND A BOY?
>> NO.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT THEY'RE --
>> Stephen: TWO GIRLS?
TWO BOYS?
>> TWO BOYS!
>> Stephen: ALL RIGHT.
>> AND THEY'RE GREAT.
YEAH.
I -- >> Stephen: YOU WERE LOOKING
FOR A MINI VAN THE LAST TIME YOU WERE HERE.
>> I GOT ONE.
>> Stephen: WHAT DID YOU GO WITH THE FORD?
>> NO, I WENT WITH -- >> Stephen: CHRYSLER?
>> NO.
>> Stephen: CRUMPLE?
>> A CHRYSLER CRUMBLE.
( LAUGHTER ) I GOT A TOYOTA SIENNA.
>> Stephen: THAT'S A GOOD ONE.
>> IT'S REALLY NICE.
>> Stephen: ARE THEY SPONSORS?
FANTASTIC CAR.
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
INCREDIBLE CAR.
NO OTHER CAR TO GET.
NO OTHER CAR TO GET.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> YEAH.
IT'S-- IT'S-- IT'S A NICE VEHICLE.
WORKS-- WORKS WELL WITH THE TWO CHILDREN WE HAVE.
( LAUGHTER ) AND WE ACTUALLY-- WE WERE LIVING
IN THE HILLS, AND REALIZED WE COULDN'T STROLL THE BABIES UP OR
DOWN HILL.
SO WE HAD TO MOVE TO FLAT LAND.
( LAUGHTER ).
>> Stephen: MEANING, LIKE, YOU WOULDN'T-- IT WASN'T SAFE?
LIKE IF, IF YOU GET OF THE BABY CARRIAGE-- PHEW!
>> YEAH, YOU WOULDN'T SEE THE CHILDREN EVER AGAIN.
AND WE WANTED TO SEE THEM AGAIN.
SO...
( LAUGHTER ) WE MOVED TO FLAT LAND.
>> Stephen: OKAY.
BUT STILL IN LOS ANGELES?
>> YES.
>> Stephen: BECAUSE THE SERIES TAKES PLACE IN MISSISSIPPI.
>> OH, YEAH, "ONE MISSISSIPPI."
>> Stephen: WHICH IS WHERE YOU'RE FROM?
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
>> Stephen: ACCORDING TO THEM.
I'M TELLING THEM THAT.
I'M NOT TELLING YOU THAT.
>> I'M ORIGINALLY FROM MISSISSIPPI.
>> Stephen: DO YOU GO BACK THERE EVER?
>> YEAH, A COUPLE OF TIMES A YEAR.
AND THAT LAND IS ALSO FLAT.
>> Stephen: OH, YEAH, SURE, SURE.
>> BUT WE FILM SOME OF IT IN S.
>> Stephen: PRETENDING TO BE MISSISSIPPI.
>> YEAH, WE MAKE BELIEVE.
>> Stephen: WHAT PARTS-- WHAT PARTS OF LOS ANGELES SEEM LIKE
MISSISSIPPI TO YOU?
>> ONLY IN-- WE SHOOT ALL INTERIOR SCENES IN LOS ANGELES.
>> Stephen: IN LOS ANGELES.
( LAUGHTER ) OKAY.
>> AND ANY TIME WE STEP OUTSIDE --
>> Stephen: SO THAT SCENE WE SAW WAS IN MISSISSIPPI?
>> WELL, IT WAS IN LOUISIANA.
( LAUGHTER ) >> Stephen: DO YOU EVEN HAVE
CHILDREN?
( LAUGHTER ) ( APPLAUSE )
NONE OF THESE STORRS IT'S NOT HOLDING UP, TIG.
IT'S NOT HOLDING UP.
>> I'LL BE HONEST.
I DON'T EVEN HAVE A TV SHOW.
( LAUGHTER ) I JUST FILMED THAT CLIP SO I HAD
SOMETHING TO WALK OUT TO.
( APPLAUSE ).
>> Stephen: GOOD.
( CHEERS ) YOU BROUGHT A GAME AT LEAST.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: NOW, THE NEW SEASON, THE NEW SEASON OF--
SECOND SEASON OF "ONE MISSISSIPPI," IT DEALS A FAIR
AMOUNT WITH MEN SEXUALLY ABUSING OR SEXUAL HARASSMENT OF WOMEN
WITH, YOU KNOW, THE REVELATIONS ABOUT BILL O'REILLY, ROGER
AILES, RUT HARVEY WEINSTEIN.
DO YOU THINK WE'RE AT A PLACE RIGHT NOW WHERE WOMEN MIGHT FEEL
MORE COMFORTABLE COMING FORWARD OR SEE EXAMPLES OF HOW COMING
FORWARD ACTUALLY HAS RAMIFICATIONS FOR THE MEN WHO
DID THIS?
DO YOU SEE ANY HOPE IN THE TERRIBLE NEWS?
>> YOU KNOW, I-- THAT IS THE KEY WORD.
"I HOPE."
AND I FEEL LIKE THERE IS HOPE.
I FEEL LIKE IT'S CRACKING THE GLASS.
BUT IT'S ALSO SNAG NEEDS TO BE CONTINUED TO-- CONTINUE TO
DISCUSS IT AND PUSH IT FORWARD.
AND FOR PEOPLE TO UNDERSTAND THAT-- IT'S HAPPENING.
IT'S-- YOUR HEROES, YOUR PEOPLE YOU WORK WITH, FAMILY MEMBERS--
YOU HAVE TO BELIEVE PEOPLE WHEN THEY COME FORWARD.
AND EVEN PEOPLE THAT HAVEN'T COME FORWARD YET, THERE ARE
STILL, YOU KNOW, SPORTS FIGURES, STAND-UP COMEDIANS, POLITICAL
FIGURES-- THEY'RE EVERYWHERE.
AND IT'S REALLY, REALLY IMPORTANT--
( APPLAUSE ) I JUST REALLY HOPE PEOPLE WILL
NOT DROP THE BALL.
AND IT'S SUCH AN EXCITING THING THAT THESE-- THAT PEASE ABUSERS
ARE ACTUALLY BEING TAKEN DOWN BECAUSE IT'S-- IT'S REALLY--
( APPLAUSE ) >> Stephen: HOPEFULLY PEOPLE
WILL BE WILLING TO IT BE TO TALK ABOUT IT.
>> YEAH.
>> Stephen: IF PEOPLE SUPPORT THEM.
>> YEAH, YOU HAVE TO, YOU HAVE TO SUPPORT THEM AND ENCOURAGE
PEOPLE TO-- TO COME OUT AND KNOW THAT YOU WILL BE THERE IF AND
WHEN THEY DO.
>> Stephen: WELL, THANKS SO MUCH FOR BEING HERE TONIGHT.
>> THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
AND I KNOW THAT WASN'T THE FUNNIEST ENDING.
( LAUGHTER ) BUT I APPRECIATE YOU --
>> Stephen: YOU DON'T HAVE TO BE FUNNY ALL THE TIME.
>> AND I'M NOT FUNNY ALL THE TIME, AND YOU CAN ASK PLENTY OF
PEOPLE THAT CAN BACK THAT UP.
THANKS FOR HAVING ME.
>> Stephen: GOOD LUCK TO YOU AND ALL THE KIDS.
( LAUGHTER ) "ONE MISSISSIPPI" IS AVAILABLE
ON AMAZON, AND SHE'S DOING STAND-UP IN D.C. THIS MONTH.
TIG NOTARO, EVERYBODY!
WE'LL BE RIGHT BACK.
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