MaxFunCon

MaxFunCon 2009

2009-08-20T13:42:00.000-07:00

MaxFunCon is a convocation of awesome people who seek to become more awesome.

MaxFunCon is a destination vacation -- a chance to luxuriate in the mountains of Southern California and be entertained by world class funny people.

MaxFunCon is a place to learn -- how to make something, how to do something, how to be more awesome.

MaxFunCon is, above all, a coming together. We hope you will make your new best friends here.

Bullshit aside, MaxFunCon is an intimate, weekend-long gathering created by MaximumFun.org, the web community and online home of the public radio program The Sound of Young America, its blog, and its affiliated podcasts. Join us June 12th through 14th, 2009, and be entertained, informed and befriended.

Venue & Accomodations

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MaxFunCon is hosted by the UCLA Lake Arrowhead Conference Center, a lodge-style resort that's been in operation since the early 1920s. The center is set just off beautiful Lake Arrowhead, a secluded mountain lake two hours east of Los Angeles. Extensive facilities include sports fields and courts, swimming pool and indoor jacuzzi, a network of beautiful craftsman lodges and even a treehouse and "frontier village."

Guests stay in "condolets," double-occupancy mountain lodges with individual bedrooms and bathrooms and a fireplace in every living room. Gourmet food is cooked on site, and all accomodations, meals and refreshments are included in your conference registration.

Registration and Payment

2009-02-03T12:16:00.000-08:00

Priority registration is no longer available for MaxFunCon 2009 (see below).

MaxFunCon is currently sold out. HOWEVER: if you're interested in attending, please email waitlist@maxfuncon.com. We are going to work hard to open up some more slots, and it's possible some people who are already registered will withdraw. If you want to come, I want to help you come, so drop a line to get on the waiting list.

The etc:
$200 of your registration is a non-refundable deposit. Registered guests may cancel their reservation for a partial refund ($390) by May 1st, 2009. If the event should be canceled by the organizers for any reason, you will receive a full $590 refund.

If you cannot afford to pay the full ticket price now, we understand. We can arrange for you to pay your deposit now, and the balance by December 1st. Contact Jesse (jesse at maximumfun.org) to make arrangements.

Children are welcome to come to the Con, but please understand that the content, including the comedy shows, hasn't been programmed with children in mind. There will be swearing, innapropriate topics, and stuff that kids will find boring. However, if for example you and a spouse wish to bring children and alternate childcare, you are more than welcome to do so, and discount rates are available for children who will be staying with their parents. The facility has sports fields and equipment, hiking areas and of course Lake Arrowhead is quite nearby. If you wish to bring children, please email Jesse - jesse@maximumfun.org.

Entertainment & Education

2009-02-02T14:00:00.000-08:00

MaxFunCon is about being more awesome, and we've put together a comprehensive program of delightful entertainments and fascinating education. We'll add more to the list as they are confirmed (and of course the lineup is subject to change).

Keynote Address:
Thrill as John Hodgman (above), author of "The Areas of My Expertise" and "More Information Than You Require," resident expert on The Daily Show, and pseudo-actor in film and television offers his wit and wisdom to the gathered masses.

Podcasts:
Saturday afternoon, enjoy live tapings of some of the world's best comedy podcasts:
Never Not Funny
You Look Nice Today: A Journal of Emotional Hygiene
Jordan, Jesse GO!

Standup:
Saturday night, enjoy a blowout standup comedy spectacular, with some of the best standup comics in the country:
Maria Bamford
Tig Notaro
Jasper Redd
Chris Hardwick
Kasper Hauser
& More

Funny Music:
Who knew that funny music doesn't have to be awful? Join us Friday night at the mountain amphitheater for an evening of music that makes you laugh, with
Jonathan Coulton
& Hard & Phirm
and your host: Jimmy Pardo

Socializing:
Join your fellow MaxFunsters for a welcome reception Friday afternoon, with beer, wine, soft drinks and special punch prepared by Dr. Cocktail. Saturday night, frolic, dance and enjoy beer, wine, soft drinks and five historical cocktails hand-selected by the good doctor.

Educational:
You could spend all your time swimming or playing volleyball, but why not learn to be more awesome instead? Authors, thinkers and doers will help you learn stuff to impress your friends and win smartness contests. Also, how to make marshmallows.
Doing Creative Work with Merlin Mann
Wonderful Things with Mark Frauenfelder & Xeni Jardin
Improv Everywhere with Charlie Todd
Working Creatively in a Group with Kasper Hauser
Improvising with Jordan Morris
Cooking with Julia Crookston
10 Things You Didn't Know About Cocktails with Dr. Cocktail
& More

Preliminary Schedule

2008-09-21T16:12:00.001-07:00

Scroll to June 12-14th, 2009 to check out the preliminary schedule for MaxFunCon!

Please note that this is entirely preliminary and subject to change.

Now on Upcoming.org and Facebook!

2008-09-12T12:31:00.000-07:00

We've added MaxFunCon to Upcoming.org and Facebook. RSVP! Invite a friend!!

Your Host: Jesse Thorn of MaximumFun.org

2008-07-29T13:24:00.000-07:00

Thorn (right) interviews Stephen Colbert in 2007

Jesse Thorn is the host and curator of MaxFunCon, and the proprietor of maximumfun.org, a website about things that are awesome. The site is the home of Thorn's nationally syndicated public radio program, The Sound of Young America, as well as the podcasts Jordan, Jesse Go!, The Kasper Hauser Comedy Podcast, Coyle & Sharpe: The Imposters and more.

Thorn, 27, is the youngest nationally syndicated public radio host in history, and can be heard on the airwaves of major public radio stations like WNYC in New York and WHYY in Philadelphia. The Sound of Young America was the first public radio show west of the Mississippi to podcast, and is widely seen as a trailblazer in the convergence of public and new media.

Thorn and The Sound of Young America have been featured in Time Magazine, Salon.com, the Wall Street Journal, the New York Times and even the Santa Cruz Good Times.

Entertainment: John Hodgman: Keynote Address

2008-07-28T19:30:00.000-07:00

John Hodgman will be offering the Keynote Address of MaxFunCon 2009.

John Hodgman is a contributing writer for publications including The New York Times Magazine. He wrote an advice column for McSweeney's for over a year entitled "Ask a Former Professional Literary Agent," and currently curates and hosts the Little Gray Book Lectures—a monthly series that has been broadcast on This American Life. He now appears regularly on Jon Stewart's The Daily Show. He lives in New York City with his wife and children on the Upper West Side.

Entertainment: Jonathan Coulton

2008-07-27T14:43:00.000-07:00

Comic singer-songwriter Jonathan Coulton headlines our Friday night music show at MaxFunCon.

Jonathan Coulton is the Contributing Troubadour for Popular Science magazine and the musical director for John Hodgman’s Little Gray Book Lectures. He recently accompanied Hodgman on his book tour, singing songs about hobos and furry lobsters, all while wearing a funny hat. His songs about vengeful nerds, ennui-afflicted clowns, self-loathing giant squids, and devotees of a certain Swedish prefab furniture store are insanely clever without ever being too clever for their own good. They repeatedly lure you into laughing before suddenly breaking your heart. And the sick part is, you keep coming back. Coulton's is the voice of every spooky elementary school kid who could never quite keep his shirt tucked in or shoes tied; every lovelorn mason and mad scientist; every one of us who has ever sat despairingly on the floor, surrounded by parts of an Ikea endtable, weeping over our allen wrenches.

In 2005-2006 he recorded and published a new song every week as a free podcast called Thing a Week. This rate of output wouldn't be so astonishing if the songs weren't so constently well-written and produced. A few of these songs have become full-fledged internet smashes: his folky cover of Sir Mix-a-Lot's "Baby Got Back," a visual ode to Creative Commons called "Flickr," and of course "Code Monkey," the anthem of software designers everywhere. The office zombie song "Re: Your Brains" made the Dr. Demento Funny 25 countdown for 2006. But it's the less obvious ones that sneak up on you and punch you right in the chest - the song about George Plimpton that makes you want to get out there and do something that really matters, or the song about an office crush that you're certain was written about you and that girl you keep meaning to ask out on a date.

A fully independent musician with the heart of a geek, Coulton has a pioneering (and so far, surprisingly successful) plan to make a living as a niche artist. He's passionate about Creative Commons, and releases all his music under a CC license that allows for file sharing and copying, as well as non-commercial derivative works. And his community of fans has rallied around him to generate airplay on hundreds of podcasts, create a library of music videos, and even set up gigs through Eventful.com.

All songs from the Thing a Week project are now available on CD, either individually or in a charmingly packaged box set - an entire year's worth of songs from a bold experiment in independent musicianship and internet superstardom.

Entertainment: Maria Bamford

2008-07-25T12:49:00.000-07:00

Maria Bamford & Blossom the Pug

Maria Bamford will be performing at our Saturday night standup comedy showcase.

What 37-year old comedian stars in her own web sitcom on SuperDeluxe.com, starred in the Comedy Central series, "The Comedians of Comedy Tour" (as well as in the independent film of the same title out on NETFLIX), is in Variety's TOP TEN COMICS TO WATCH, has been the talk of Montreal, Edinburgh, Aspen, Kilkenny and Melbourne Comedy Festivals and was voted by Comedy Central viewers as one of their Top Ten Favorite Comics?

ME! MARIA BAMFORD! That's who, sweetpeas!

Maria started her performing arts career in Duluth, Minnesota at the age of 11 where she starred in the Chester Park Elementary production of "How the West Was REALLY Won!" (Conservative message that didn't include the perspective of indigenous nations). A short 24 years of self-discovery and secretarial work later, look at her now! She is certainly on some kind of predestined journey!

NETFLIX "The Comedians of Comedy Tour"
Comedy Central's "The Comedians of Comedy Tour"
Los Angeles Magazine's COMIC TO WATCH (2005)
LA WEEKLY Pick of the Week
Variety's Top Ten Comics to Watch
Late Night with Conan O'Brien
The Tonight Show with Jay Leno
Comedy Central Presents...Maria Bamford
Comedy Central: Premium Blend, USO Tour,
World Comedy, Tough Crowd
International TV: ROVE LIVE, THE GLASS HOUSE, THE GALA
Prairie Home Companion with Garrison Keillor on PRI
Best in the Festival Melbourne Comedy Festival Winner

Entertainment: Jimmy Pardo

2008-07-24T11:19:00.000-07:00

Jimmy Pardo will be performing as part of our Saturday night comedy spectacular.

Jimmy Pardo is a stand-up comic. In fact, he is considered a comic's comic. In addition to having a half hour special on Comedy Central, his stand-up television credits include The Tonight show with Jay Leno, The Late Late Show, and countless others. Seriously. Countless others.

Maybe you've enjoyed his on-camera work while he was host of "National Lampoon's Funny Money", "Movies At Our House" or "The Surreal Life". He has also appeared on the sitcoms "That 70's Show", "Becker", a few others and countless pilots. Seriously. Countless.

Not to ignore his love of the footlights, he starred in his critically acclaimed one man show "Attention Must Be Paid" and "Jimmy Pardo's Dance Party". He is also a favorite on the syndicated "The Bob & Tom Radio Show".

You can currently catch him performing across the country, hosting his podcast "NEVER NOT FUNNY" and hosting his monthly show at The UCB Theatre in LA, "RUNNING YOUR TRAP WITH JIMMY PARDO"

How Jimmy is not yet a household name is considered to be the Eighth Wonder of the World by the comedy community.

Education: Merlin Mann

2008-07-24T01:22:00.000-07:00

Merlin Mann is the founding editor of 43folders.com, a family of websites about personal productivity, “life hacks” and simple ways to make your life a little better. In addition to performing with You Look Nice Today, Merlin will address MaxFunCon on the subject of farting into a jar and keeping it forever.

Merlin was born in Cincinnati, Ohio and raised on Florida’s humid Suncoast. In his senior year of high school, Merlin dropped his 1st period BASIC class so he could strum Major7 chords in the school’s stage band. Somewhere in this is a story that should tell you much of what you need to know about him.

In 1990 -- despite turning in a wildly mediocre thesis on the ideological hegemony of television -- Merlin was kindly awarded a B.A. from the prestigious New College of Florida.

Past lives have found Merlin toiling as a web developer, project manager, waiter, hardware store remodeler, court room exhibit designer, reluctant telemarketer, and enthusiastic but unprofitable indie rock musician.

Merlin's writing has been carried in fine periodicals like WIRED, Make, Popular Science, and MacWorld, while 43 Folders has been featured favorably in The New York Times Magazine, The Washington Post, Time, and The Wall Street Journal, to name a few.

43 Folders is currently enjoyed by over 2,500,000 unique (and very good-looking) visitors each year, with an oddly popular RSS feed that apparently gets loaded over 100,000 times every day. There’s just no accounting for taste, is there?

Aside from writing for 43 Folders, Merlin is also the creator of The Merlin Show, 5ives, and 30 Seconds with Phone Guy. And, in addition to doing an occasional podcast for 43 Folders, Merlin is a host on the popular MacBreak video podcast as well as appearing as a regular guest on the MacBreak Weekly audio roundtable.

More recently, Merlin's become a sought-after speaker and presenter, who's received rave reviews for delivering his energetic productivity talks at Apple, Google, Yahoo!, Adobe, Xerox PARC, as well as many other esteemed companies and organizations.

Merlin currently does most of what he does in front of a Mac in the western third of San Francisco, California, where the climate is foggy, the pork xiu mai is plentiful, and his gorgeous wife and daughter are within arm’s reach.

Entertainment: Jasper Redd

2008-07-23T17:17:00.000-07:00

is a Los Angeles-based, Knoxville-born standup comic. He's been seen on Late Night with Conan O'Brien, Last Call with Carson Daly, and has a Comedy Central Presents special coming in the new year. He's also been seen performing with the Comedians of Comedy. He drives a 96 Olds.

Education: Jenny Ryan

2008-07-22T19:42:00.000-07:00

Jenny Ryan will be leading the craft portion of our education offerings. Jenny is a writer, crafter, and event thrower based in Silver Lake, CA. She is a contributing writer and blogger for CRAFT magazine and is the author of a new how-to book called SewDarnCute: 30 Sweet & Simple Projects to Sew & Embellish (St. Martin's). Her handmade accessories and housewares have been featured in BUST, Knit.1 and Crochet Today magazines. She has appeared on two episodes of the DIY Network's needlecrafts show "Uncommon Threads" as well as on KNBC's "Your LA" morning show. Jenny also moonlights as the organizer of LA's popular indie craft fair Felt Club, and is the co-owner of Home Ec, a hands-on crafting workshop opening in the Silverlake area of Los Angeles in January 2009.

Entertainment: Never Not Funny: The Jimmy Pardo Podcast

2008-07-22T09:47:00.000-07:00

"Never Not Funny" is a party conversation with one of the funniest men on the planet: comedian and TV personality Jimmy Pardo ("The Tonight Show," "That '70s Show," "The Surreal Life"). Every week, he sits down with producer Matt Belknap and a guest from the world of comedy to shoot the breeze, share stories and laugh at life. The free-flowing discussion can lead anywhere, but whether Jimmy's talking about growing up in the '70s and '80s, his unbridled love of classic rock or facing the trials of modern life, it's bound to strike a chord with listeners of all ages, and it's guaranteed to make you laugh. Never Not Funny has twice been awarded "Best of iTunes" by the iTunes staff, and was the recipient of the Rooftop Comedy Award for Best Comedy Podcast.

Pardo and Belknap will be bringing the "Never Not Funny Live" experience to MaxFunCon. They've previously performed the show live at the esteemed Upright Citizens Brigade Theater in Los Angeles.

Education: Charlie Todd of Improv Everywhere

2008-07-21T12:23:00.000-07:00

Charlie Todd will be giving a talk on his comedy cum performance art group Improv Everywhere.

Charlie Todd is the founder of Improv Everywhere, producing, directing, performing, and documenting the group's work for over seven years. He is also a teacher and performer of improv comedy at the Upright Citizens Brigade Theatre. New York Magazine called him "One of the 10 funniest people you haven't heard of." Now that you've heard of him that doesn't mean much.

Entertainment: Jordan, Jesse Go!

2008-07-20T12:11:00.000-07:00

Jordan, Jesse GO! is probably America's favorite podcast, though we haven't run the numbers on that. Join Jesse Thorn, "America's Radio Sweetheart" (PRI's "The Sound of Young America") and Jordan Morris "Boy Detective," (Fuel TV's "The Daily Habit") on a hilarious journey through young adulthood. The program that decided America's most pressing question: Shia LaBouf or Boof Bonser?

Jordan, Jesse GO! will be performing with You Look Nice Today as part of the Monsters of Podcasting.

Entertainment: You Look Nice Today

2008-07-20T12:01:00.000-07:00

You Look Nice Today is an audio-based Journal of Emotional Hygiene, staffed by lonelysandwich, scottsimpson, and hotdogsladies. YLNT will be recording a podcast live for your enjoyment, as part of the Monsters of Podcasting.

The three hosts met on Twitter.com, and soon realized that none of them had anything better to do than this. And Twitter.

Nota bene: You Look Nice Today is an audio program that has been prepared by and for “adults.” As a Journal of Emotional Hygiene, our program tackles many of the painful issues typically encountered by persons of this awkward age. Consequently, an uncontrollable level of candor and seemingly non-stop tsunami of profanity may be encountered by listeners. Please do not present this material to non-adults.

Entertainment & Education: Kasper Hauser

2008-07-19T21:41:00.000-07:00

Kasper Hauser, one of the country's most acclaimed sketch comedy groups, will be performing as part of our Saturday night comedy showcase. They'll also be leading a workshop on being creative as part of a team.

Kasper Hauser has headlined many of the best comedy clubs and festivals in the U.S. and won the Herald Angel award at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival. They cowrote and starred in the feature films "Fishing with Gandhi" and "Cow Monkey," and have appeared on Comedy Central. Their podcast was nominated for a Rooftop Comedy award for "Best Comedy Podcast," and was chosen as one of the "Best of iTunes" by the iTunes staff. Their book, "SkyMaul: Happy Crap You Can Buy From A Plane," was probably the only book ever to be lauded by both Dave Barry and the late David Foster Wallace.

Time Out New York called the group's work "inspired lunacy," adding "this quartet is one of the few comedy teams which has rightfully earned the description 'Pythonesque.'"

Education: Ted Haigh, aka Dr. Cocktail

2008-07-15T11:12:00.000-07:00

Ted Haigh, better known as Dr. Cocktail, is one of the world's foremost experts on the history, lore and preparation of mixed drinks. Dr. Cocktail will be preparing libations for our welcome reception and Saturday night celebration. He'll also be offering a seminar on "10 Things You Didn't Know About Cocktails."

When Mr. Haigh slips the surly bonds of the workaday world, he transforms into Dr. Cocktail, a sort of super hero whose secret powers include Dewey Decimal System mastery, old bookstore/antique shop/flea market/yard sale/auction/liquor store/bar search prowess, bookworm magnifying glass wielding, and a muscular liver. He (meaning I) first revealed this heroic persona as the cocktails & spirits maven for America Online and later as co-proprietor of CocktailDB.com, The Internet Cocktail Database, a comprehensive online encyclopedia of mixed drink recipes, reference work, barware, and ingredients; catalogued, defined, and depicted. He is also the author of the book "Vintage Spirits & Forgotten Cocktails."

In 2004, he was profiled by MaxFunCon speaker John Hodgman for the New York Times Magazine. Said profile is available here.

Education: Jordan Morris

2008-07-10T19:42:00.000-07:00

Jordan Morris is an actor, writer, television and podcast personality based in Los Angeles. He's seen regularly on Fuel TV's The Daily Habit, and heard weekly on the award-winning podcast Jordan, Jesse GO!. He's also an experienced improviser, and an improv instructor, certified by The Upright Citizens' Brigade Theater in Los Angeles.

Morris will be sharing his improv expertise for both experienced improvisers, and those who've never improvised before.

Entertainment: Chris Hardwick

2008-07-07T14:42:00.000-07:00

Chris Hardwick will perform as part of our Saturday night standup lineup. He'll also be performing, as one half of the duo Hard N Phirm, at Friday night's comedy music show.

Chris Hardwick is a Los Angeles-based standup comedian, musician, television host and dyed-in-the-wool geek. He first came to national prominence as the host of MTV's "Singled Out," and has since hosted shows like PBS' Wired Science, the syndicated "Shipmates," and G4 TV's "Attack of the Show." His varied acting resume includes appearances in "Termanator 3" and "House of 1000 Corpses."

Entertainment: Hard & Phirm

2008-07-07T14:15:00.000-07:00

Hard & Phirm will be performing as part of our Friday night funny music show.

Chris HARDwick aNd Mike PHIRMan’s work has been downloaded millions of times over from the vast expanse of Earth’s Internet. They also regularly perform in front of people, sometimes at such highly-touted venues as the Improv, the Punch Line, the Aspen Comedy Festival, Seattle’s celebrated Bumbershoot Festival, SxSW and Coachella. They’ve also appeared inside your home via ABC’s Jimmy Kimmel Live, MTV, and VH1’s I Love the [insert Generation X Demographic Era].

Hard ‘N Phirm are both able and eager to display their comedy wares with a non-stop hilarity smoothie of stand-up comedy, music and video.

They currently reside in Los Angeles and are nice.

Education: Mark Frauenfelder & Xeni Jardin

2008-07-05T10:43:00.000-07:00

Mark Frauenfelder and Xeni Jardin are editors of Boing Boing, a directory of wonderful things. The site is one of the world's most renowned blogs.

Frauenfelder founded Boing Boing as a print zine, bOING bOING, in 1988. He's an accomplished writer and illustrator, and has published a number of books on technology and culture.

Jardin is a tech journalist, whose work outside of the BoingBoing Blog includes reporting for National Public Radio, hosting Boing Boing TV, and writing for Wired magazine.

Entertainment: Tig Notaro

2008-07-02T22:01:00.000-07:00

Tig Notaro will perform as part of our standup comedy showcase Saturday night.

Tig (affectionately named by her brother as a child) was born in Jackson, MS and raised by her single mother in Pass Christian, MS. During hot summer days, her artistic and free-spirited mother would feed the children all three meals at once, then hose down their diapered bodies in highchairs to cut back on cooking and cleaning, leaving more time for her to paint donkeys on the outside of their house. The family eventually moved to Texas, where they gained a new father who provided structure and alas...a house with no donkeys painted on the walls.

While serving time in a Texas high school, Tig failed three grades by entertaining classmates rather than entertaining the notion of a successful academic career. She decided to drop out of school in 9th grade at the tender age of 43 and move to Denver, CO., where she worked briefly in the music industry before moving to LA to lodge herself firmly into the always fun and always easy world of comedy.

Since getting her start in stand-up back in 1498, Tig has appeared in a number of television shows, including a recurring guest-hosting role on AMC's "Movies at Our House" and most recently as Officer Tig on "The Sarah Silverman Program." She has her own special, "Comedy Central Presents Tig," and guest-starred on Comedy Central's "Dog Bites Man." She has also performed on NBC's "Last Comic Standing," ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live," NBC's "Last Call With Carson Daly," ABC's "Comics Unleashed," and Comedy Central's "Premium Blend."
But, most importantly, Tig was fired as the sidekick on E!'s "The Chelsea Handler Show" pilot and Fox's "Girl Least Likely" pilot.

In 2006, Tig and fellow comedian Martha Kelly started the innovative Crackpot Comedy Tour, a series of house concerts across the country in the living rooms, basements, rooftops, garages, backyards, lofts and barns of their fans. The tour features rotating guest comics and local MCs in each town with occasional surprise celebrity drop-ins. Look for the Crackpot DVD on Stand-up Records-coming soon. Tig also completed, "Have Tig at Your Party," her DVD that features Tig standing still for an hour and speaking infrequently into the camera, in hopes of blending into any party once you press play. A la the burning log in the fireplace video. "Have Tig at Your Party" also includes segments of her stand-up and an infomercial with testimonials from fellow actors and comedians about what it was like to actually have had Tig at their parties. Over the years, Tig has also worked on various short films funded by director Sam Raimi (Spider-man, Evil Dead, Simple Plan), and started the highly unknown and unsuccessful, "ZeroDollarsAndZeroSenseProductions" with her producing partner and childhood friend, Beth Schorr.

Sure, this all sounds pretty exciting and promising, but when all is said and done, you might want to know that Tig has never been invited to the prestigious Just For Laugh's Festival in Montreal. However, for whatever its worth, she will be appearing at Bumbershoot 08' in Seattle. In previous years, Tig has been to SXSW in Austin, The Chicago Comedy Festival, The Boston Comedy Festival, Toyota Comedy Festival in NYC, The Bridgetown Comedy Festival in Portland, Marshall's Women in Comedy Festival in LA and The Cat's Laugh Festival in Kilkenny, Ireland.
*On a side note, She has also been known to frequent county fairs. Totally unrelated to any and all of the above information.

These days, Tig performs regularly at the Hollywood Improv, the UCB Theater, and at Largo in her monthly show, "Tig Notaro and Friends"..... and of course, headlining clubs, colleges, theaters, and living rooms across the universe.

Tig currently resides in Venice Beach, CA, on the same street as Julia Roberts, but in a much smaller house.