Among America’s most original comedic voices delivers a darkly funny, wryly observed, and emotionally organic account of her 12 months of death, malignancy, and epiphany.

In the span of four months in 2012, Tig Notaro was hospitalized for a debilitating intestinal disease called C. diff, her mom unexpectedly passed away, she went through a breakup, and then she was diagnosed with bilateral breast cancer. Hit with this devastating barrage, Tig got her grief onstage. Times after getting her cancer analysis, about I’m Only a Person she broke new comedic ground, starting an unvarnished set with what: “Great evening. Hello. I’ve cancer tumor. How are you? Hi, how are you? Is usually everybody having a good time? I have cancer.” The established went viral immediately and was eventually released as Tig’s sophomore record, Live, which sold 100,000 units in just six weeks and was later on nominated to get a Grammy.

Right now, the wildly popular star takes stock of this no good, very bad year-a tough yet amazing period in which tragedy converted into absurdity and despair transformed into joy. An inspired combination of the deadpan silliness of her comedy and the open-hearted vulnerability that has emerged in the wake of this dire period, I’m Only a Person is usually a moving and frequently hilarious understand this extremely brave, extremely funny woman’s trip into the darkness and her thrilling come back from it.