I hesitate to use pat terms like "heartwarming" and "feelgood," but Notaro is deeply skilled in turning painful, dark subject matter into a salve for her viewers.

| Aug 2, 2019

One of the delights of "Boyish Girl Interrupted" is the way it showcases Notaro's gift for physical comedy... The special also gets at Notaro's particular talent for mining the funniest details out of even relatively small incidents.

| Aug 2, 2019

Simply surviving what Notaro has is inspirational in and of itself, of course. But Boyish Girl Interrupted puts the machinery required to translate those experiences into great comedy on full display. It's almost awe-inspiring. But mostly, it's funny.

| Aug 2, 2019

Where "Live" saw Notaro reeling from a bruise, Boyish Girl Interrupted celebrates the healing. Notaro found a way to build upon her previous set without dismissing it entirely, and her joy at cracking that code radiates from every punchline.

| Aug 2, 2019

With great deadpan timing, a coolly nonchalant attitude and a gift for making silly jokes feel smart, Notaro keeps her Boston audience enthralled. And ultimately moved.

| Aug 2, 2019

No matter how dorky she got, Notaro could not have been cooler. There is a relaxed confidence in her delivery and a liveliness in her ideas.

| Aug 2, 2019

Shirt on or shirt off, Notaro is still going to remain one of the best standup comics around. Long may she run.

| Original Score: 9/10 | Aug 2, 2019

Thrives on the juxtaposition of Notaro's deadpan delivery and her dead-serious subject matter, and given that the whole enterprise manages to avoid feeling gimmicky at every build-up and punchline is a feat alone worthy of celebration.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 2, 2019

It's an engaging, conventional routine presented with stunning self-possession and artful timing, and built on contradiction.

| Original Score: A- | Aug 2, 2019

... [Tig] Notaro is wholly human in the special, someone whose stories delight with little embellishment.

| Mar 22, 2018