By Nick A. Zaino III Globe correspondent,Updated January 19, 2022
There is one obvious reason Tig Notaro is calling her new tour “Hello, Again.” The show, which comes to the Chevalier Theatre in Medford on Friday, is her reintroduction to live stand-up after a pandemic-induced year-and-a-half hiatus, which officially ended in September when she made her first appearance in Los Angeles to prepare for the road.
Notaro didn’t do stand-up online or at drive-ins during those roughly 18 months of downtime. “I just thought, I’m gonna lay low, hang out with my family, do my podcasts, and then return if and when the time is right,” she says, speaking by phone between shows on her current tour. “I’ve returned, and I’m not certain the time is right, but I’m doing it and people are buying tickets and showing up, so it feels good.”
There came a time during her time off when Notaro wondered if she would ever get onstage again. “I really didn’t know,” she says. “I love stand-up. But I’ve been doing it 25 years and I just thought, well, if this is the end of the road, I’ve had a great run. And I’m willing to pivot if need be. But luckily, this is still an option for now.”
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