Tig and Cheryl: True Story

By Tig Notaro and Cheryl Hines

TV & Film Comedy

What's Tig and Cheryl: True Story about?

Join Tig Notaro (One Mississippi, Star Trek) and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) as they discuss a new documentary every week, with plenty of hilarious diversions and memorable stories along the way!

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The Jinx - Part Two

04.05.2021

Tig and Cheryl return to wrap up their discussion of HBO's hit true crime docuseries, "The Jinx"! Topics covered include a handwriting specialist's use of the phrase "bang on," inappropriate internet popups, and Robert Durst's memorable trip to the bathroom. ...

Tig and Cheryl: True Story episodes:

04.05.2021 The Jinx - Part Two Tig and Cheryl return to wrap up their discussion of HBO's hit true crime docuseries, "The Jinx"! Topics covered include a handwriting specialist's use of the phrase "bang on," inappropriate internet popups, and Robert Durst's memorable trip to the bathroom. ...
03.29.2021 The Jinx - Part One True crime returns on Tig and Cheryl, as they watch and react to episodes 1-3 of HBO miniseries "The Jinx." Cheryl tells a spooky story, Tig makes Cheryl do multiple spit takes, and the "tump" debate is settled once and ...
03.22.2021 The King of Kong On today's episode, Tig and Cheryl welcome a surprise guest to the show... here's a hint: they're here to talk pork tacos! Plus our dynamic doc duo delves into the world of competitive arcade games with "The King of Kong." ...
03.15.2021 Framing Britney Spears Oops, they did a podcast again! Tig and Cheryl talk the new NY Times Britney Spears doc, "Framing Britney Spears." The discussion somehow leads to Tig and Cheryl sharing some incredible stories about... Barbara Streisand. Plus Cheryl learns to toot ...
03.08.2021 Long Shot (Curb Your Enthusiasm True Crime) On today's True Story, Tig and Cheryl delve into the short doc "Long Shot," about a Los Angeles man accused of murder. Plus, his case shares a surprising connection with a certain popular HBO comedy starring Cheryl Hines! Meanwhile, Tig ...
03.01.2021 Billie Eilish, with Billie's Mom Maggie Baird! Today on a very special episode of True Story, Billie Eilish's mom, Maggie Baird, joins Tig and Cheryl to talk about the newly released Apple TV doc about her daughter and family! They talk about how Billie's fashion sense was ...
02.22.2021 Hands On A Hard Body Tig and Cheryl tackle "Hands On A Hard Body," a charmingly heartfelt doc about a small-town Texas competition to win a pickup truck! Cheryl spills MAJOR beans about whether this doc made her cry (a la Dancing With The Stars), ...
02.15.2021 Searching for Sugar Man On today's episode of True Story, Tig and Cheryl explore the mysterious story of singer-songwriter Rodriguez... but not before taking detours covering Phil Collins urban legends, memorable bus rides, and a classic episode of Seinfeld! They also share what made ...
02.08.2021 The Imposter Today on True Story-- the return of True Crime! Tig and Cheryl delve into the gritty (just like Tig likes 'em) story of The Imposter-- a French guy who impersonates a Texas teen. Cheryl shares a garage sale story that ...
02.01.2021 Tiger (Tiger Woods doc) Tig and Cheryl discuss "Tiger," HBO's dive into the sometimes inspiring, sometimes scandalous life of the world's greatest golfer, Tiger Woods. Did Tig and Cheryl cry? Who did they find attractive? And can Tig convince Cheryl to finally "spill the ...
01.25.2021 Some Kind of Heaven (The Villages doc) Today on the podcast, "Some Kind of Heaven, which follows several residents of The Villages, the famed (or infamous) Floridian retirement community! Tig and Cheryl find innuendo in the term "national headlines," and somehow both The Staircase and My Octopus ...
01.18.2021 The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley (Theranos doc) Tig and Cheryl discuss The Inventor: Out For Blood In Silicon Valley, a doc about the rise and fall of blood-testing company Theranos, operated by the one-time rising star of the startup world, Elizabeth Holmes. Talk of fax machines, kazoos, ...
01.11.2021 The Bee Gees: How Can You Mend A Broken Heart For the first True Story episode of 2021, Tig and Cheryl take a time machine back to the '70s and watch the new Bee Gees doc that covers the incredible highs and tragic lows of the legendary folk-R&B-disco band. Our ...
12.21.2020 Tig (Netflix doc) with Stephanie Allynne It's been five years since the documentary "Tig" premiered at Sundance, and A TON has happened since! Stephanie Allynne (you know her from "L Word: Generation Q", not to mention the "Tig" doc!) joins Tig and Cheryl to discuss the ...
12.14.2020 The Vow (NXIVM Cult Doc) - Part Two Tig and Cheryl return to discuss the final episodes of HBO NVIVM cult doc "The Vow." They discuss why people are drawn into cults, giving Prince Charles a ring, and "birthing news" interrupts the show-- Tig and Cheryl want YOU ...
12.07.2020 The Vow (NXIVM Cult Doc) - Part One Tig and Cheryl take a look at the crazy world of NXIVM, a multi level marketing cult that once counted TV star Allison Mack among its members. Our intrepid cohosts discuss IQ tests, midnight volleyball, and getting branded... in fact ...
11.30.2020 My Octopus Teacher Join Tig and Cheryl as they dive in to the delightful undersea d-octo-mentary "My Octopus Teacher"! Tig talks about the experience of watching the doc with her sons, and Cheryl wonders if the documentarian ever had a sex dream about ...
11.23.2020 BONUS: Amanda Knox Interview! Today, on a very special BONUS episode of True Story, Amanda Knox herself pays a visit to the podcast to discuss the documentary that shares her name. Tig and Cheryl get answers on Amanda's police interrogation, her time in prison, ...
11.16.2020 Amanda Knox Tig and Cheryl discuss Netflix's "Amanda Knox," a look back at the tabloid-headline making murder case that includes a host of interviews from key players, including Amanda herself. Cheryl celebrates the anniversary of a memorable massage, Tig speculates on how ...
11.09.2020 The Queen of Versailles Join Tig and Cheryl for a tour of an unfinished mega-mansion on the outskirts of Orlando, as they discuss the hit documentary "The Queen of Versailles"! Tig and Cheryl share laughs over doggie bags and dog doors, swap timeshare stories, ...
11.02.2020 20 Feet From Stardom Tig and Cheryl explore the long walk to the spotlight as they discuss the Oscar-winning backup singer doc "20 Feet From Stardom". Our doc-duo swaps stories about discovering their singing abilities (or lack thereof), get chills from listening to "Gimme ...
10.26.2020 Boys State Tig and Cheryl elect to discuss Boys State, a timely 2020 documentary following a group of teenage boys as they run for office at an annual mock government summer camp held in Austin, Texas. Our hosts are impressed by the ...
10.19.2020 Metallica: Some Kind of Monster Enter Sandman, as well as Tig and Cheryl, as our favorite doc-duo discusses this alternately heavy and hilarious documentary chronicling the interpersonal drama of one of the biggest rock acts of all time. From one band member's questionable fashion sense, ...
10.12.2020 The Staircase Tig and Cheryl take on their first true crime documentary with the classic docuseries The Staircase. Aside from analyzing whether an owl might have commited the crime, Cheryl can't get over the poor cooking skills of a convicted murderer, and ...
10.05.2020 Marina Abramovic: The Artist Is Present Tig and Cheryl discuss daring performance artist Marina Abramovic on this extremely revealing (in more ways than one) episode of True Story! Our two hosts review which moments in the film made them cry, before nearly crying laughing at their ...
09.28.2020 Tiger King, with Director Eric Goode Tig and Cheryl welcome their first guest to the podcast, Tiger King director and producer Eric Goode! Tig and Cheryl get answers on some of their biggest questions about the bizarre world of Joe Exotic, Carole Baskin, and captive tigers, ...
09.21.2020 FYRE: The Greatest Party That Never Happened Tig and Cheryl discuss Fyre: The Greatest Party That Never Happened, a doc chronicling the most infamous fiasco in music festival history. The duo make plans to save the swimming pigs, review potential lessons Tig could learn from "The Secret", ...
09.14.2020 A Band Called Death On the very first episode of True Story, Tig and Cheryl discuss A Band Called Death, a doc about a trio of brothers who formed a '70s punk band in Detroit that gets rediscovered decades later. Tig shares a story ...
09.08.2020 Announcing Tig and Cheryl: True Story! Tig Notaro (Star Trek, One Mississippi) and Cheryl Hines (Curb Your Enthusiasm) are excited to announce their new podcast! Every week they'll discuss a different documentary, with plenty of memorable stories and hilarity along the way. Subscribe now-- the first ...