Naomi Higgins is an Australian writer, performer, comedian, influencer, and former

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streamer. She wrote and starred in ''

Why Are You Like This ''Why Are You Like This'' is an Australian television comedy series that first screened on the ABC in 2018. It follows the adventures of best friends Penny and Mia, as well as Penny's housemate Austin. They are in their early 20s and socially c ...

'', for which she won an AWGIE comedy award.

Early life

Higgins has a double degree in science and engineering. She dreamed of being a stand up comedian from a young age.

Career

Higgins was a 2016

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National Finalist. Danielle Walker, the 2016 Raw Comedy National Winner, co-hosts the podcast ''Batch Bitch'' alongside Higgins. Higgins co-hosts the online video game review show '' Gamey Gamey Game'', along with Evan Munro-Smith and Ben Russell. In 2021, Higgins' TV show ''Why Are You Like This'' was released in Australia by the

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and internationally by

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. She co-wrote the series with Humyara Mahbub and Mark Bonanno, and starred as Penny, a younger version of herself. Higgins and her co-writers won the Comedy - Situation or Narrative category at the 54th Annual

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in 2021 for their work on ''Why Are You Like This''.

Filmography

Television

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Higgins, Naomi Living people Australian stand-up comedians Australian women comedians Australian women podcasters Comedians from Melbourne Year of birth missing (living people)