Nikki Payne | |
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| Born | January 17, 1976 [1] |
| Occupation(s) | Actress, comedian |
| Years active | 2001–present |
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.
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.
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 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]