| Maeve Higgins | |
|---|---|
 Higgins in 2014 | |
| Birth name | Maeve Anna Higgins[1] |
| Born | Cobh, County Cork, Ireland |
| Medium | Stand-up, television |
| Years active | 2004–2021 |
| Genres | Observational comedy, sketch |
| Notable works and roles | Naked Camera ‘’Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!’’ Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles |
Maeve Anna Higgins (born 24 March 1981) is a comedian from Cobh, County Cork, Ireland and is based in New York. She was a principal actor and writer of the RTÉ television production Naked Camera, as well as for her own show Maeve Higgins' Fancy Vittles. Her book of essays We Have A Good Time, Don't We? was published by Hachette in 2012. She wrote for The Irish Times and produces radio documentaries.[2] She previously appeared on The Ray D'Arcy Show on Today FM.[3] She is a regular panelist on the NPR radio show Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! Higgins appeared in her first starring film role in the 2019 Irish comedy Extra Ordinary.
- ^ Higgins, Maeve (1 April 2018). "The Luck of the Irish". The Progressive. Retrieved 17 April 2019.
- ^ "Valentines Bones". Documentary on One. RTÉ Radio 1. Retrieved 17 October 2018.
- ^ "What would Maeve do?". Today FM. Archived from the original on 10 November 2008.