Naomi Higgins
Naomi Higgins (born 1992) is an Australian writer, performer, comedian, influencer, and former Twitch streamer. She is best known for writing and starring in Why Are You Like This, for which she won an AWGIE comedy award.
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Years active | 2016–present |
Known for | Comedy entertainment |
Notable work | Why Are You Like This |
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Years active | 2020-2022 |
Followers | 3.9 thousand |
Last updated: 12 June 2022 |
Early life
Higgins has a double degree in science and engineering. She had a humble upbringing and dreamed of being a stand up comedian from a young age.[1]
Career
Higgins was a 2016 Raw Comedy National Finalist.[2] Danielle Walker, the 2016 Raw Comedy National Winner, co-hosts the podcast Batch Bitch alongside Higgins.[3]
Higgins co-hosts the online video game review show Gamey Gamey Game,[4] along with Evan Munro-Smith and Ben Russell.
In 2021, Higgins' TV show Why Are You Like This was released in Australia by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and internationally by Netflix.[5] She co-wrote the series with Humyara Mahbub and Mark Bonanno, and starred as Penny, a younger version of herself.[5] Higgins and her co-writers won the Comedy - Situation or Narrative category at the 54th Annual AWGIE Awards in 2021 for their work on Why Are You Like This.[6]
Filmography
Television
Year | Title | Role |
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2017 | The Aunty Donna Live Spooktacular | Self |
2017 | Gocsy's Classics | Amy |
2017-2019 | Utopia | Sacha |
2018-2021 | Why Are You Like This | Penny |
2020 | YOLO: Crystal Fantasy | Maddison |
References
- "Why Are You Like This". YASS Magazine. 27 April 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "2016 RAW Comedy National Grand Final". Raw Comedy. 2016. Archived from the original on 7 March 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "Naomi Higgins". Wheeler Centre. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "ABC's Why Are You Like This Is Your New Aussie Gen Z Obsession". Girlfriend. 23 February 2021. Archived from the original on 7 August 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- Martin, Josh (19 February 2021). "INTERVIEW: Naomi Higgins Talks Her New ABC Comedy 'Why Are You Like This'". MTV Australia. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 7 August 2021.
- "Writers of Cursed!, The Dry, New Gold Mountain, The Great and Nitram among winners at the 54th Annual AWGIE Awards". Australian Writers' Guild. 8 December 2021. Archived from the original on 25 March 2022. Retrieved 29 January 2022.
Other 2021 AWGIE Award winners: ... Mark Bonanno, Naomi Higgins and Humyara Mahbub won the Comedy – Situation or Narrative category for Why Are You Like This [original emphasis]