Sometimes it feels like Star Trek: Discovery 's Jett Reno is just Tig Notaro transported through time and faking her way through a successful career in Starfleet. That's not a bad thing, but I and others have wondered over the years how the stand -up comedian gets so much runway in her scenes when Trek productions are historically very against improv and going off script. I asked the actress if she had a hand in writing Reno's lines for the series, and her answer legitimately surprised me.
As we prepare for the end of Star Trek: Discovery , Tig Notaro was kind enough to talk to CinemaBlend about her time on the show. In addition to learning the awful first name Jett Reno had , there was also a chance to ask the actress why Reno feels incredibly similar to Notaro's other roles . I speculated that maybe she had a hand in the show's scriptwriting when it came to the character, but when I asked, I was shocked by the answer: I don't, and I don't think I need one because the writers nail it every single time.
I get asked that all the time if I'm writing any of it or if I'm riffing any of it, and I wouldn't dare because they hand me gold every time. And I'm just like, man, it's incredible. Tig Notaro has nothing to do with the scripts in Star Trek: Discovery, which means the writers are just that good at capturing what makes her great.
It makes me sad the chances feel slim we'll see her in upcoming Trek projects , because Reno has become one of my favorite characters of the entire s.