Tig Notaro Was “Excited” to End ‘One Mississippi’ Because it Meant she Could Cut Ties With Louis C.K.

The end of Tig Notaro‘s series One Mississippi was bittersweet for the comedian, who only got to work on the series for two seasons before Amazon canceled it in 2018. Although she had plans for Season 3, Notaro was relieved she never got to continue because it meant the end of her relationship with Louis C.K., who was a producer on the series, IndieWire reports.

In an interview with the Last Laugh podcast, Notaro told the Daily Beast she was excited to end One Mississippi, despite her future plans. “There was also a part of me that felt like there was an element of negativity that was tied to the show through a particular producer,” she said. According to the Daily Beast, Notaro was “reluctant to even say [Louis C.K.’s] name out loud.” “A part of me was excited to just get the word that okay, it’s been canceled and be like, all right, let’s shut that chapter, I’m ready to move on in life.”

Louis C.K. was accused of sexual misconduct by multiple women in 2017, who reported that the comedian masturbated in front of them without their consent. The report didn’t come out recently, but his behavior was an open secret in comedy circles for years. Although Louis C.K. was an executive producer on One Mississippi, Notaro insisted he was not directly involved in the series, which included an episode that showed a boss masturbating in front of his female employee. Just months later, Louis C.K. issued a statement confirming that the accusations against him were true.

Notaro spoke to the Daily Beast last year about her former colleague’s predatory behavior, telling the outlet, “I think it’s important to take care of that, to handle that, because it’s serious to be assaulted. It’s serious to be harassed. It’s serious, it’s serious, it’s serious.”

Now, she says that although she’s grateful to have cut any ties with Louis C.K., she still wanted to carry on with One Mississippi and had plenty of ideas for Season 3. “You know, if some crazy world happened where Amazon or FX was like, ‘We gotta bring back this show, reboot One Mississippi, I would happily do it and I would have a million things to say,” she said. “Let’s say the craziest thing in the world happens and somebody brings One Mississippi back, I bet it would come back without [Louis C.K.’s] name on it.”

Listen to Notaro’s full interview on the Daily Beast’s Last Laugh podcast.

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