Nikki Payne

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.

For the New Zealand rower, see Nikki Payne (rower).
Nikki Payne
Born (1976-01-17) January 17, 1976[1]
Lower Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada[1]
OccupationActress, Comedian

Early life

Payne 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

As 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 is a member of The Boom comedy troupe.

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.[7]

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.[8]

References
  1. Nikki Payne at The Canadian Encyclopedia
  2. "Mascot gig opened door for comedian Nikki Payne". Adrian Chamberlain, Times Colonist, June 9, 2016
  3. "Nikki Payne an inspiration to those who have trouble saying ‘inspiration’". Giggle City, February 29, 2012 By Mike Ross.
  4. "Comedians A-Z : Nikki Payne". The Comedy Network website. Canada: CTVglobemedia. Archived from the original on 2009-08-23. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  5. "Am I Right?? April 10, 2010". Am I Right?? website. Retrieved 2011-04-10.
  6. "The Next Big Thing - DVD". National Film Board of Canada onf-nfb.gc.ca website. Canada: Government of Canada. Retrieved 2010-05-07.
  7. "Nikki Payne named Canadian Comedy Person of the Year". The Expositor, August 30, 2012
  8. "Nova Scotia is racing to protect its fragile ‘Moose Sex Corridor’". Maclean's Magazine, Rosemary Counter, April 10, 2017
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