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Tig (affectionately named by her brother as a child) was born in Jackson, MS and raised by her single mother with one older brother in Pass Christian, MS. During hot Mississippi summer days, her artistic and free-spirited mother would feed them all three meals at once, then 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. Thus, contributing to Tig forming some interesting perspectives on life. The family eventually moved to Houston, TX where they gained a new father who brought structure and alas?a house with no donkey.

After serving time in a Texas high school, too much time in fact, she failed three grades by entertaining classmates rather than entertaining the notion of a successful academic career, Tig decided to drop out of school and move to Denver, CO. In search of a fresh start and having always loved music, she launched "Tignation Promotions", managing and promoting bands nationally. However, during her time off from work, Tig regularly attended amateur night at Comedy Works in downtown Denver, secretly wanting to be up on stage, but not yet confident enough to make that step beyond envious audience member. Success of "Tignation" finally sparked a movie to Los Angeles, CA to explore greater ventures in the music industry.

Immediately upon arriving to L.A., Tig discovered not only opportunities in music, but the massive world of stand-up comedy as... [MORE] Tig (affectionately named by her brother as a child) was born in Jackson, MS and raised by her single mother with one older brother in Pass Christian, MS. During hot Mississippi summer days, her artistic and free-spirited mother would feed them all three meals at once, then 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. Thus, contributing to Tig forming some interesting perspectives on life. The family eventually moved to Houston, TX where they gained a new father who brought structure and alas?a house with no donkey.

After serving time in a Texas high school, too much time in fact, she failed three grades by entertaining classmates rather than entertaining the notion of a successful academic career, Tig decided to drop out of school and move to Denver, CO. In search of a fresh start and having always loved music, she launched "Tignation Promotions", managing and promoting bands nationally. However, during her time off from work, Tig regularly attended amateur night at Comedy Works in downtown Denver, secretly wanting to be up on stage, but not yet confident enough to make that step beyond envious audience member. Success of "Tignation" finally sparked a movie to Los Angeles, CA to explore greater ventures in the music industry.

Immediately upon arriving to L.A., Tig discovered not only opportunities in music, but the massive world of stand-up comedy as well. Inspired, she gave herself two weeks to check out comedy shows, promising herself she would get up on stage within that time. On the 14th day she got up and hasn't stopped since. What originally began as stagefright, now magnifies her deadpan delivery and combines exaggerated stories originating from her true-life experiences. With the innumerable amount of comedy venues in L.A., along with her natural talent, Tig's comedic career instantly took off. In fact, during her first year in comedy, Tig returned to Comedy Works as a featured comic and "killed" the room (or so she says).

Tig has performed at numerous showcases and festivals, and with such acts as Sarah Silverman, Jim Gaffigan, Wendy Liebman, Kathleen Madigan, David Cross, and Laura Kightlinger to name a few. Tig was voted 2nd runner up in Comedy Central's "Laugh Riots" national stand-up comedy competition, chosen for Uproar Records "Pretty Funny Women" CD, performed at Marshall's Women in Comedy Festival in L.A., The Chicago Comedy Festival, The Boston Comedy Festival, The Kilkenny Comedy Festival in Ireland and The Toyota Comedy Festival in New York two years in a row. Currently, Tig can be seen on Comedy Central's TV show "Premium Blend", featured on comedycentral.com's "Best of the Improv" and in 2004 catch Tig in her very own half hour "Comedy Central Presents" special!

Along with devoting her time to stand-up, Tig is also writing, producing, directing and starring in comedic short films that are extensions of her storytelling. "ZeroDollarsAndZeroSenseProductions", the film company she and producing partner Beth Schorr started in 1999, released "Poop Dreams: A Series of Stained Shorts", funded by cult film director Sam Raimi (Spider-man) and his producing partner Robert Tapert, among many other generous folks. "Clown Service", their next film, is due out sometime this year. Be sure to catch Tig regularly at such venues as The Improv, The Comedy Store, any given Holiday Inn Lounge, and of course on the road?

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