-I've got to say, everyone knows you as a comedian.

They know that you have your own podcast now.

But you've also been doing a lot more acting,

which I'm psyched about this.

One, let's say "Star Trek: Discovery."

It's back. You just finished it.

-Yeah. -Also a big, new action film.

-Yes, "Army of the Dead." I am -- I'm in this movie.

I don't know how I've gone to outer space

and now zombie films.

[ Both laugh ]

And also, I think, a year ago, I was on your show,

and I was saying how I'd had spinal fusion,

and you probably don't remember that.

But I -- That's -- That's an intense surgery.

-Yeah. -And I take this movie,

and I have no idea, because how would I know?

It's not like I've ever --

I'd never dreamed I would be in an action film.

So I had no idea

that I'd be having ammunition across my chest,

like a big, rectangular gas tank strapped to my back,

a machine gun... -What?!

-...a pistol on my thigh. And, uh...

But I'm not really doing anything.

-I can't wait to see this.

But the director wanted you, right?

-Zack Snyder, yeah.

He wanted me. I'm not -- [ Laughs ]

I don't -- I don't know why.

But when I was in the movie, they were greenscreening me in

because I was replacing another actor.

-Right. -And I was the only actor on set

in the filming, and I started to think

the first week that I was the star of the movie.

Because there was nobody else there.

And it's a big ensemble that I'm in,

and my character's not the main part of the ensemble.

-Right. -So it was a weird experience

to be alone and start to think, "Oh, I'm a big action star."

-Tig, this is insane. -And then I realized, Jimmy,

not only am I not the star, I realized that probably

a lot of the scenes that I was filming

was just me in the background, blurry.

'Cause, you know, they not only have to replace me --

or, replace the guy, the other actor, in close-ups,

they have to replace every moment that he was on screen.

And so I laughed so hard the day I realized

a lot of my stuff is just blurry, out of focus.

-Now, but we will see you, though, right?

-You'll see me, but, also, when you see me

off in the distance, just know that I --

that was a moment I probably thought I was front and center

and the star of the movie.

And at the end of filming -- I just want to show you --

Zack Snyder prese-- 'Cause I shared with him

my realization that I was not the star of the movie.

-Yeah. -That I was in the background.

And he presented me with an Oscar

with a greenscreen label that says Best Out-of-Focus Actor.

-[ Laughs ] Not bad. Not bad.

Your wife was a guest on your podcast a few weeks ago.

The podcast is "Don't Ask Tig." -Yes.

-Every episode, you and another person

give advice to people who write in questions.

Usually, you're the one giving advice on the show,

but there was an episode that you're gonna tell me --

There's a question, apparently, where you needed help?

What's going on? -Yeah. Well, I have this --

And I wouldn't typically find this to be an issue.

-Yep.

-Again, except there's a pandemic going on.

-Yep. -But we have --

We hung a swing.

It's a bench swing, hanging from a tree in our front yard.

We hung it there to, you know, swing our children

and spend lazy afternoons there. -Yeah.

-I never imagined that there would be a woman, with a child,

that would come by every single day, Jimmy Fallon.

-Oh. Oh, no, no, no, no, no.

-And get her 2-year-old out of the stroller

and go sit in our swing in our front yard.

-Oh, no, no, no. -Jimmy, every day.

I'll look out my window, and there's a woman --

And of course, any other time, when there's not a pandemic,

I would think that was an adorable sight.

And now I'm like, "You're on my swing.

I don't know --" -How close is the swing

to the -- to the -- to the street?

Does it look like a park?

Does it look like public property?

-No, it is clearly someone's home.

People live there. And not only do you have

to get into the yard, you walk onto the yard,

you have to walk up a hill -- you have to walk up a hill.

The only -- I tried to get into her head space

of going on someone's property

and just casually swinging with my baby.

-[ Chuckles ] Absolutely.

-Daily. Daily. -Absolutely not.

-The only way that would happen is, if I was completely drunk,

would I wander onto somebody's property and just be like,

"Yeah. Call the police.

I don't care." -"I don't care.

I'm gonna use your slide.

Let me go up and down your slide."

-Yeah, "Show me your slide. What's the problem?

-Oh, this is insane. -What would you do?

-Uh, I have two options.

I would make it harder to get up the hill.

Maybe add obstacles, you know? -Could be a thrill.

-And I think maybe I would just poke my head out and go,

"Hey, excuse me. Can I help you?"

Right? -Yeah, you know what she'd say?

"Yeah. Can you push me?" -[ Laughing ]

That's what she would say. If I said, "Can I help you?"

she would say, "Yes, give me a push.

Why hasn't someone come out here and pushed me?"

I don't want to help this woman. -Oh, my gosh.

Tig, this is unbelievable.

You have to let me know how you solve this problem.

I'm so sorry to hear about that.

-I'll give you a ring-a-ding and let you know.

-I'm happy to hear about everything else

going on in your life.

Please, my best to your family.

Stay safe, and come back to the show any time.

-Thank you, Jimmy. -Tig Notaro.

New episodes of "Don't Ask Tig" are released every Wednesday.