Tig Notaro reveals why shes no longer friends with Cheryl Hines
Tig Notaro recently appeared on a podcast and spoke openly about the disillusionment of her friendship with actress Cheryl Hines. The two used to be close friends and co-hosted a podcast of their own, called Tig & Cheryl: True Story, a show where they discussed documentaries and chatted with celebrities, which stopped producing new episodes in 2023. On Breaking Bread with Tom Papa, the comedian got candid about knowing when her friendship with the Curb Your Enthusiasm actress was over. "Cheryl was one of my favorite friends to be ridiculous with," she said. "And we made each other laugh so hard. And I love documentaries, and it was fun to have to watch a documentary every week, but also we took the pressure off, because we would ask each other things like, 'Who are you attracted to in this documentary?'"She continued, "But Cheryl's married to Bobby Kennedy Jr. When he was announcing his run, I just felt like I needed to step away, because there are beliefs that were like a gnat on the arm years ago that were getting further into the spotlight."Hines and Kennedy got married back in 2014, but it wasn't until he started his presidential bid that Notaro started to see things she couldn't ignore. "My friendship with Cheryl predated her marriage to Bobby, He was in environmental law. And, again, other beliefs he had were like a gnat on my arm," the comedian said. "But then it started to grow, and Cheryl wanted me to hear Bobby out. They had these good ideas, and I was like, 'I can't, I can't, I can't.' I just didn't trust it. And then he endorsed Trump, and then it just got hard."Notaro said that she couldn't see past Hines' ability to look past the things that Kennedy was endorsing and this idea of "agreeing to disagree" in their relationship, which she joked is usually more reserved for disagreeing on the temperature on the thermostat."You're okaying a particular ride for this country to go on," she said and that wasn't something she was willing to overlook. The podcast's host then told Notaro that he missed the show they worked on together. To which Notaro replied, "I agree. And it's really sad, because it did bring me so much joy. And Cheryl did bring me so much joy. But that's what I'm looking for, is I want to get back to prioritizing people that bring me joy and workloads that bring me joy."But Notaro has kept herself busy since their show ended and her most recent project coming out is a documentary (on which she served as a producer) called Come and See Me in the Good Light, centered around the love story between the late poet Andrea Gibson and her wife, Megan Falley.