Nikki Payne (also credited as Nikkie Payne), is a Canadian comedian and actress, from Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada.[1] Born with a cleft palate,[1] she is well known for incorporating her lisp into her comedy act.[1] She has won three Canadian Comedy Awards for Best Stand-up Newcomer and Best Female Stand-up in 2003, 2005 & 2008.
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| Born | January 17, 1976[1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, Comedian |
Early life
editPayne was born at Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia. She attended the Nova Scotia Community College in Truro, where she acted as a sports team mascot.[2] She then attended Humber School of Comedy and The Second City Conservatory.
Career
editAs well as performing in comedy clubs,[3] Payne has appeared in Last Comic Standing, Video on Trial, Buzz,[4] Am I Right??,[5] Satisfaction, and the NFB documentary The Next Big Thing.[6] She has also appeared in the Canadian sketch comedy show Comedy Inc. She was also a member of the comedy troupe The Boom.[7]
By 2012 Payne was performing her comedy routines on the theatre circuit.[3] That year she was named Comedy Person of the Year at the annual Canadian Comedy Awards in Toronto.[8]
Payne is a frequent guest on CBC Radio's The Debaters.
She won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series at the 2nd Canadian Screen Awards for her appearance on Satisfaction.
In 2017 Payne acted as host of the Nature Conservancy of Canada's documentary film, The Enlightened Redneck’s Guide to Moose Sex.[9]
References
edit- ^ a b c d e "Nikki Payne". The Canadian Encyclopedia. Retrieved January 27, 2022.
- ^ "Mascot gig opened door for comedian Nikki Payne". Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist, June 9, 2016
- ^ a b "Nikki Payne an inspiration to those who have trouble saying ‘inspiration’". Giggle City, February 29, 2012 By Mike Ross.
- ^ "Comedians A-Z : Nikki Payne". The Comedy Network website. Canada: CTVglobemedia. Archived from the original on August 23, 2009.
- ^ "Am I Right?? April 10, 2010". Am I Right?? website. Retrieved April 10, 2011.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "The Next Big Thing - DVD". National Film Board of Canada onf-nfb.gc.ca website. Canada: Government of Canada. Retrieved May 7, 2010.
- ^ "Boom Comedy Bio". Tumblr. tumblr.com. Retrieved 9 December 2023.
- ^ "Nikki Payne named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year". The Expositor, August 30, 2012
- ^ "Nova Scotia is racing to protect its fragile ‘Moose Sex Corridor’". Maclean's Magazine, Rosemary Counter, April 10, 2017
External links
edit- Nikki Payne at IMDb